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| System Name | Gamer |
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| Motherboard | AsRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/AX |
| Memory | 32GB |
| Video Card(s) | ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D |
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EVGA has announced three new enthusiast motherboards based on Intel's Z370 Express chipset. These boards support Intel's brand new eighth generation processors, including the powerful i7 8700K. All three boards feature metal-reinforced PCI Express and memory slots, NVIDIA SLI support, and M.2 slots. Also included are Gigabit NICs from either Intel or Killer, multiple headers for RGB lighting, and unique cutouts in the boards to make cable routing easier.
The Z370 Series comes in three models: the full ATX Z370 Classified K and Z370 FTW, and the Z370 Micro in the micro ATX form factor. All three are clad in a black and gray color scheme, leaving color accents and lighting styles up to the user. VRM and southbridge heat sinks will keep overclocked systems cool, with the two larger boards sporting gray heat sink and I/O covers with RGB lighting that can be synced with the onboard headers. All three boards have 100% solid state capacitors, and DUAL switchable onboard BIOS chips, which should make for hassle-free overclocking.
First up, the flagship Z370 Classified K is a full-size ATX motherboard with four dual-channel memory slots for up to 64 gigabytes of 4133 MHz DDR4. It supports 2-way SLI, with a third full-length PCI Express slot for use with a third card for NVIDIA PhysX. It has onboard HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 for integrated graphics as well. Six SATA 6Gb/s headers, as well as two 80mm M.2 Key-M slots and one 32mm Key-E slots handle storage, and dual Killer Gigabit NICs take care of connectivity. These support Killer's DoubleShot Pro solution, which handles high priority traffic such as games on a separate interface from web browsing and downloads. Six PWM fan headers will keep things cool and quiet. Onboard Power, Reset, and Clear CMOS buttons, and CPU temperature monitoring take the hassle out of overclocking and benchmarking, while a 13-Phase digital VRM and external clock generator make sure you get the most out of Intel's Coffee Lake CPUs. Audio is presented by Creative's Sound Core3D 5.1 Channel HD onboard. A unique power cable cutout at the bottom of the board allows peripheral power cables to be easily routed past.
Next up is the Z370 FTW. Featuring many of the Classified board's amenities, such as 100% Solid State Capacitors, onboard buttons and temperature monitoring, and Intel Optane support, the FTW board features an Intel i219V Gigabit Ethernet, ten USB 3.0 ports, and Realtek ALC1220 7.1 channel HD audio. It also shares six SATA 6Gb/s headers and M.2 slots with its Classified brother. Also present is the switchable dual BIOS, but the FTW board gets an 11 Phase digital VRM. Four memory slots for up to 64 gigabytes of DDR4 and three PCI-Express graphics slots means that this board doesn't miss much from the Z370 Classified K, and will satisfy all but the most extreme overclockers.
Last up is the little brother of the three, the Z370 Micro. This board manages to cram most of the features of the larger boards into the Micro-ATX form factor. It shares 100% solid state capacitors, onboard buttons and temperature monitoring, reinforced PCIe and DIMM slots, switchable dual BIOS, 11 phase digital VRM and external clock generator with its bigger brother, the Z370 FTW. The Micro sports two DIMM slots for up to 32 gigabytes of DDR4 memory, and adds onboard Intel Dual-Band WiFi with external antenna. Two PCI-Express graphics slots support two-way SLI, and a single Intel Gigabit NIC provides connectivity. One M.2 80mm key-M slot, one M.2 key-E 32mm slot, and six SATA 6Gb/s headers provide storage. The full compliment of six PWM fan headers make sure this board will stay as cool and quiet as its larger counterparts. Another feature unique to the Micro is a cutout for the main ATX power cable, with the socket turned 90°, and parallel to the board. This is in addition to the cutout lower on the board featured on the other two, and should make cable routing a breeze.
EVGA fans ready to make the jump to Intel's Coffee Lake processors, be on the lookout for these boards soon, as they are not yet available for purchase. Of EVGA's X299 boards shown at Computex, only one is available for purchase today, so it may be some time before these boards are in the hands of consumers.
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The Z370 Series comes in three models: the full ATX Z370 Classified K and Z370 FTW, and the Z370 Micro in the micro ATX form factor. All three are clad in a black and gray color scheme, leaving color accents and lighting styles up to the user. VRM and southbridge heat sinks will keep overclocked systems cool, with the two larger boards sporting gray heat sink and I/O covers with RGB lighting that can be synced with the onboard headers. All three boards have 100% solid state capacitors, and DUAL switchable onboard BIOS chips, which should make for hassle-free overclocking.
First up, the flagship Z370 Classified K is a full-size ATX motherboard with four dual-channel memory slots for up to 64 gigabytes of 4133 MHz DDR4. It supports 2-way SLI, with a third full-length PCI Express slot for use with a third card for NVIDIA PhysX. It has onboard HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 for integrated graphics as well. Six SATA 6Gb/s headers, as well as two 80mm M.2 Key-M slots and one 32mm Key-E slots handle storage, and dual Killer Gigabit NICs take care of connectivity. These support Killer's DoubleShot Pro solution, which handles high priority traffic such as games on a separate interface from web browsing and downloads. Six PWM fan headers will keep things cool and quiet. Onboard Power, Reset, and Clear CMOS buttons, and CPU temperature monitoring take the hassle out of overclocking and benchmarking, while a 13-Phase digital VRM and external clock generator make sure you get the most out of Intel's Coffee Lake CPUs. Audio is presented by Creative's Sound Core3D 5.1 Channel HD onboard. A unique power cable cutout at the bottom of the board allows peripheral power cables to be easily routed past.
Next up is the Z370 FTW. Featuring many of the Classified board's amenities, such as 100% Solid State Capacitors, onboard buttons and temperature monitoring, and Intel Optane support, the FTW board features an Intel i219V Gigabit Ethernet, ten USB 3.0 ports, and Realtek ALC1220 7.1 channel HD audio. It also shares six SATA 6Gb/s headers and M.2 slots with its Classified brother. Also present is the switchable dual BIOS, but the FTW board gets an 11 Phase digital VRM. Four memory slots for up to 64 gigabytes of DDR4 and three PCI-Express graphics slots means that this board doesn't miss much from the Z370 Classified K, and will satisfy all but the most extreme overclockers.
Last up is the little brother of the three, the Z370 Micro. This board manages to cram most of the features of the larger boards into the Micro-ATX form factor. It shares 100% solid state capacitors, onboard buttons and temperature monitoring, reinforced PCIe and DIMM slots, switchable dual BIOS, 11 phase digital VRM and external clock generator with its bigger brother, the Z370 FTW. The Micro sports two DIMM slots for up to 32 gigabytes of DDR4 memory, and adds onboard Intel Dual-Band WiFi with external antenna. Two PCI-Express graphics slots support two-way SLI, and a single Intel Gigabit NIC provides connectivity. One M.2 80mm key-M slot, one M.2 key-E 32mm slot, and six SATA 6Gb/s headers provide storage. The full compliment of six PWM fan headers make sure this board will stay as cool and quiet as its larger counterparts. Another feature unique to the Micro is a cutout for the main ATX power cable, with the socket turned 90°, and parallel to the board. This is in addition to the cutout lower on the board featured on the other two, and should make cable routing a breeze.
EVGA fans ready to make the jump to Intel's Coffee Lake processors, be on the lookout for these boards soon, as they are not yet available for purchase. Of EVGA's X299 boards shown at Computex, only one is available for purchase today, so it may be some time before these boards are in the hands of consumers.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
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