ASUS Prime Z270-AR LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard

Ready for 7th Generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors, the Prime Z270-AR LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard from ASUS delivers improved performance with customizable style. 5-Way Optimization provides intelligent auto-tuning and dynamic fan calibration, AURA Sync RGB lighting and 3D printing mounts customize your build, while dual M.2 and USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C deliver transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s. This motherboard is designed to fit in ATX sized cases and supports both 6th and 7th generation Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, and Celeron processors, the LGA 1151 socket, and the Z270 chipset. This motherboard is compatible with Windows 10 (64-bit), 8 (64-bit), and 7 (32/64-bit), although Windows 8.1 and 7 are only supported using 6th generation processors.

The ATX form factor of the Prime Z270-AR can support 64GB of RAM and comes with four dual-channel DIMM slots that can each hold 16GB of DDR4 3866 (OC), 3800 (OC), 3733 (OC), 3600 (OC), 3466 (OC), 3400 (OC), 3333 (OC), 3300 (OC), 3200 (OC), 3000 (OC), 2800 (OC), 2666 (OC), 2400 (OC), and 2133 MHz non-ECC and unbuffered memory. It also has a total of 6 x SATA III 6 Gb/s ports that support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors that support SATA & PCIe SSDs, 8 x USB 3.0 ports (4 front, 4 back), 1 x Thunderbolt header, and 1 x Gigabit LAN port. For those looking to expand their system using PCIe, there are 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8) slots, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (max at x4), and 4 x PCIe x1 slots.

For delivering sharp, clear graphics, this motherboard supports integrated Intel HD Graphics with access to up to 1,024MB of shared graphics memory and is equipped with one HDMI video output, with both 2-way NVIDIA SLI (x8/x8) and 3-way AMD CrossFireX (x8/x8/x4) technology supporting multi-GPU output. Using the 8-Channel ALC 887 HD audio codec, this motherboard can support ASUS Crystal Sound 3, STD Headphone:X, and DTS Connect, as well as audio with higher fidelity than standard controllers. Audio can also be output using the integrated S/PDIF jack.

ASUS’ Prime Z270-AR LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard is equipped with features such as 100% Solid Capacitors, AI Charger, Auto Tuning, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, ASUS MyLogo 2, ASUS O.C. Profile, MemOK!, Q-Connector, Q-Design, Q-Shield, a heat-sink, Dual Intelligent Processors 5 with 5-Way Optimization, DIGI+ VRM, TPU, AI Suite3, UEFI BIOS, Turbo LAN, EZ Flash 3, ASUS 5X Protection III, Fan Xpert 4, ASUS SafeSlot, and more. This motherboard is protected by a limited 3-year warranty.