Rog Strix Z270i Gaming Mini Itx
ASUS has but added to its Intel 200-series motherboard lineup with the proclamation of 2 new mini-ITX motherboards. Dubbed the ROG Strix H270I Gaming and ROG Strix B250I Gaming, these ii models differ when it comes to chipsets, but they are otherwise functionally identical in most respects.
Up until now, the ROG Strix Z270I was the only 'loftier-end' mini-ITX model in the ASUS LGA1151 production line, and given the absence of a Maximus Nine Touch it has served as the spiritual successor to the Maximus VIII Bear upon that we reviewed back in December 2015. The lineage between the ROG Strix Z270I and these two latest models is much more than obvious. Aside from one less MOSFET heatsink, the chipset, and some different VRM components, all three of these motherboards are all largely indistinguishable. Having said that, whereas the higher-end Z270-based model supports both CPU and memory overclocking, these two new more affordable models are aimed at those running stock-clocked CPUs. As such, they are also limited to memory speeds of DDR4-2400. While we are on the subject of memory, both motherboards clearly only have two memory slots and therefore organization retentivity is limited to 32GB.
An interesting function of these mini-ITX models is that ASUS have managed to fit two M.two connectors on a tiny PCB footprint. This is due to a double-decker heatsink blueprint that allows an M.2 drive to be sandwiched between a top cover heatsink and a lower level PCH heatsink. The secondary K.2 connector is located on the back of the motherboard. Both M.2 connectors can handle full-speed PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs, too every bit Intel Optane Retentiveness, but merely one of them supports SATA-based M.ii solid state drives.
Both motherboards have 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports and support Intel Rapid Storage Technology, although just the Strix H270I has RAID 0, 1, v, ten and Intel SRT capabilities. There is a minor deviation when it comes to USB connectivity, with the H270I supporting eight USB three.0 ports (half-dozen rear, one header) and the B250I supporting six USB 3.0 ports (iv rear, one header) and 2 USB two.0 ports (two rear).
The H270-based model besides has two gigabit LAN ports (ane powered by an Intel I219V and the other a Realtek RTL8111H) while the B250-based model only has a single gigabit LAN port courtesy of an Intel I219V controller. All of these LAN ports are protected by LANGuard surge protectors and tin can be managed using the ASUS GameFirst Iv traffic management software. Both models also accept onboard dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1, and an included 2x2 external antenna. For those planning to use integrated graphics, both motherboards feature HDMI 1.four and DisplayPort ane.2 video outputs.
Given the obvious size constraints, the Strix H270I and Strix B250I only accept ane PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, and information technology is SafeSlot metal-reinforced (additional PCIe rigidity for heavy GPUs). Onboard audio duties are handled past an ROG SupremeFX eight-aqueduct HD audio solution, which is based on the Realtek ALC1220A codec. There are dual headphone amplifiers, which means additional power and impedance sensing for both the front and rear headphone outputs. This onboard audio implementation besides benefits from the ASUS audio software suite that consists of Sonic Studio III and Sonic Radar III.
Since it is apparently the must-have feature of the 2d half of the decade, ASUS has added Aura RGB lighting to both of these models, in the form of a series of LEDs placed along the entire correct side. There is also one RGB header that tin can power an LED light strip. Due to the Aura Sync feature, all of the lighting is controllable from within the AURA utility. While nosotros are on the topic of absurd features (Ed: Punny...), at that place are iii total fan headers - one which tin can handle a water pump or high amperage fan - and all of which tin exist managed by the fantabulous Fan Xpert 4 UEFI and/or software fan controls.
In that location's no word on availability or pricing, other than the fact that nosotros expect the Strix H270I will cost a trivial fleck more the Strix B250I.
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