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ASUS Intros the B150M Expedition Motherboard

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ASUS' new line of PC hardware targeted at gaming iCafes under the Expedition brand grows, with its first motherboard, the B150M Expedition (model: EX-B150M-V5 D3). These products are designed to be durable enough for the rigors of gaming iCafes, at affordable prices, though not as apocalypse-survivalist as the company's coveted TUF series. The B150M Expedition is a socket LGA1151 motherboard with DDR3 memory support. It features two memory slots that support up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3-1866 memory. The memory slots have an anti-theft feature that lets you screw-in the modules to the slots.

The narrow micro-ATX board draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS power connectors, and conditions it for the CPU with a 7-phase VRM. Expansion slots include one PCI-Express 3.0 x16, and two PCI-Express 3.0 x1. Storage connectivity includes four SATA 6 Gbps ports. USB connectivity includes eight USB 3.0 ports (six on the rear panel, two via headers). Networking is care of a single gigabit Ethernet interface driven by a Realtek RTL8111GR controller. ASUS deployed the gaming-grade Crystal Audio 2 onboard audio solution, with a Realtek ALC887 6-channel HD audio CODEC, ground-layer isolation, audio-grade capacitors, and a headphones amp. The board also features a PS/2 port for legacy input devices. ASUS didn't disclose pricing.



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Unless this board costs less than 50$, dont see a point in new B150 based motherboard.
 

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Makes you wonder if this board is as TUF as mine or better (wishful thinking)
 

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It's a board for internet cafes according to the PR speak...
The "anti-theft" feature seems pointless if you wanted the RAM, as you'd just snap the plastic RAM clips to get the modules out. Sure, it makes it harder, but not very hard...
 
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Unless this board costs less than 50$, dont see a point in new B150 based motherboard.

Well, the layout is based on an older low-end SKU with a few ports removed so it could be a cheap inventory cleanser of B150 chips.
 
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