Z170
In this review we are having a look at GIGABYTE's Z170X-Ultra Gaming and Z170X-Designare, motherboards that were designed with a way of bringing U.2 support to the market. The two motherboards share many similarities, yet also several important differences, which we will examine and compare to other products currently available in the market.
Consumer 10GBase-T Options: Motherboards with 10G Built-In
Any of our long time readers will know that I can have a soft spot for high-speed networking. Throughout the years I’ve been plagued with bad WiFi, irregular house...
60 by Ian Cutress on 7/20/2016
Corsair's Bulldog PC Barebone for the Living Room is now Available: $299/$399
Many PC and chassis makers these days are trying to address console gamers with computers that are as small as game consoles and fit into the living room design-wise...
13 by Anton Shilov on 5/27/2016
The MSI Z170A SLI PLUS Review: Redefining the Base Line at $130
MSI’s motherboard range seems to expand every generation. Alongside the channel range, there’s the MSI Gaming, micro-ATX gaming, OC Certified, Krait, ECO, SLI PLUS, PC Mate and some I...
62 by Ian Cutress on 4/13/2016
The ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme Review: The Other $500 Option
On the back of our last $500 motherboard review, it was clear that a number of readers were surprised that a mainstream motherboard could cost so much. We took...
70 by Ian Cutress on 4/7/2016
The GIGABYTE Z170X-UD5 TH Motherboard Review: An Entry to Thunderbolt 3
At the initial phase of Intel’s Skylake processor launch, a myriad of Z170 equipped motherboards were released to enable the platform. One of the prominent features of Z170 was...
29 by Ian Cutress on 2/19/2016
Supermicro Quietly Launches the C7Z170-OCE: Multi-GPU focused with PLX8747 for $300
One of the biggest changes to the motherboard scene since the release of Skylake is the distinct lack of motherboards designed to cater for more than two PCIe cards...
21 by Ian Cutress on 1/18/2016
ASUS Introduces ROG Maximus VIII Formula with Pre-Installed Water-Block
ASUS' ROG website introduced an updated member this week - a new motherboard based on Intel's Z170 which comes with a factory-installed CrossChill EK hybrid cooling block from EKWB...
16 by Anton Shilov on 12/31/2015
The ASUS Maximus VIII Impact Z170 ROG Mini-ITX Motherboard Review
For the Z170 platform, ASUS is slowly increasing the number of Republic of Gamers motherboards available. Alongside the seniors Gene/Formula/Extreme, we have the Impact as a junior, sophomore models...
42 by Ian Cutress on 12/29/2015
The GIGABYTE Z170X-Gaming G1 Review: Quad-SLI on Skylake, and now with Thunderbolt 3
This is a review of a $500 motherboard for Skylake processors. For some readers, there’s going to an instant reaction of a series of question marks, confused emoji and...
67 by Ian Cutress on 12/1/2015
The ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ Review: When You Need Triple M.2 x4 in RAID
When we first analyzed the Z170 chipset from Intel, we were pleased to see that it offered 26 high speed input/output ports, which included 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes and...
64 by Ian Cutress on 11/27/2015
The ASUS Z170-A Motherboard Review: The $165 Focal Point
In the world of technology, you could speculate if there is ever a golden age, or a renaissance. All the time we expect technology to grow and improve, being...
30 by Ian Cutress on 10/20/2015
ASUS Announces the Z170-based Maximus VIII Extreme ROG Motherboard
We caught a glimpse of it very briefly in our motherboard overview at the time that Intel launched its 6-th Generation Skylake processors, but at the end of last...
18 by Ian Cutress on 10/19/2015
The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 Review: The Step Up to Skylake
June, July and August in 2015 have all been a roller coaster of desktop and processor news. Intel officially launched the Broadwell processors at Computex, with NVIDIA also entering...
56 by Ian Cutress on 9/21/2015
Intel Skylake Z170 Motherboards: A Quick Look at 55+ New Products
Along with the launch of the two Skylake-K processors today, we also have a raft of new motherboards to go with them. The Skylake processors use the LGA 1151...
85 by Ian Cutress on 8/5/2015
A New Challenger Appears: Realtek Dragon NIC on ECS Z170 Motherboards
When a motherboard manufacturer develops a product, it has to consider which third party controllers are going to be used. When we discuss network controllers, there are several entrants...
27 by Ian Cutress on 7/6/2015
ASRock at Computex 2015: Pre-Show PR gives Z170 Motherboards and 4T4R Router
Next week is the annual Computex trade show and we have a substantial number of meetings booked, but as part of the regular pre-show ritual, companies are coming at...
38 by Ian Cutress on 5/29/2015
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