Asus ROG Strix Z370-e Gaming Motherboard

ATX Form Factor Intel Z370 Chipset LGA1151 Socket 4 x Dual-Channel DDR4-4000 OC Memory 6 x SATA III 2 x M.2 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 4 x PCIe 3.0 x1 USB 3.1 Type-C USB 3.0 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.2 Aura Sync RGB Lighting NVIDIA SLI/AMD CrossFire Support The ASUS Republic of Gamers Strix Z370-E Gaming LGA1151 ATX Motherboard comes equipped with an Intel Z370 chipset and an LGA1151 socket to make it compatible with Intel’s 8th-generation Core processors. When compared to other versions of the Strix line of motherboards this Strix Z370-E motherboard is outfitted with 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. For wired connections the Z370-E motherboard has two USB 3.1 and two USB 3.0 ports as well as DVI-D HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. The two USB 3.1 ports transfer data at 10 Gb/s speeds and one of the two ports features a USB Type-C design for a quick connection with a USB-C cable. Other notable differences between this motherboard and other Strix motherboards are the number of PCIe slots which include three PCIe 3.0 x16 and four PCIe 3.0 x1. There’s also onboard RGB lighting to illuminate the insides of your case. ASUS has built this motherboard with six SATA ports and two M.2 sockets that support SATA- and NVMe-based storage drives. For short-term memory four DIMM slots are available and you can overclock user-supplied memory chips up to 4000 MHz frequencies. Aside from memory support a SupremeFX S1220A audio processor delivers surround sound through the motherboard’s six audio jacks. Additionally your system can access the Internet reliably by using the motherboard’s Gigabit Ethernet port.