EVGA Announces its Z170 Series Motherboards

[btarunr]

Introducing the EVGA Z170 motherboard lineup. These motherboards take performance to another level with next generation features such as high performance native SATA 6G ports, next generation USB 3.1, up to NVIDIA 4-Way SLI support, Creative Core3D Audio, and more. A re-imagined board and color layout with the latest EVGA GUI BIOS that focuses on functionality make the EVGA Z170 lineup a top choice for gamers, performance users and hardware enthusiasts.



Intel Z170 Platform Unlocks Incredible Efficiency

• Intel Z170 Chipset
  o Supports 8 CPU threads (4-core)
  o Supports DDR4 Memory
  o First to support PCI-E 3.0 from PCH
• Performance Leadership
  o Up to 11% Faster CPU (SPECint_rate_base2006)
  o 22% Lower TDP (65W vs 84W)
  o Up to 28% Faster Intel HD Graphics (3DMark 11 Graphics Score)

EVGA Z170 Key Features

• Intel Z170 Chipset
• Supports DDR4 memory speeds of 3200MHz+
• Up to NVIDIA 4-Way SLI Support (Z170 Classified)
• Creative Core3D Audio Support (Z170 Classified)
• Supports USB 3.1 (Z170 Classified)
• Isolated audio traces for better sound clarity
• Supports M.2

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[Deleted member 138597]

EVGA seems to lack on all those bells and whistles of the competitions, coming with subtle and understated look. Hmmmm..... not sure I like it or not, a part of me likes it, and a part of me don't

 

[PLAfiller]

That mITX board-> EVGA Stinger is killing it. At 200 bucks is definitelly cheaper than Asus Maximus Impact series while having some awesome stuff under the hood. No express sata, but not a big deal at all.

 

[rooivalk]

EVGA seems to lack on all those bells and whistles of the competitions, coming with subtle and understated look. Hmmmm..... not sure I like it or not, a part of me likes it, and a part of me don't

Mature looks.

Beside, mobo is difficult to look at, most of the time your mobo will be obstructed by cables, HSF, pump, tube, sound card, or big GPU.

 

[buildzoid]

I hope that they finally fixed RAM overclocking on their boards.

 

[Animalpak]

That mITX board-> EVGA Stinger is killing it. At 200 bucks is definitelly cheaper than Asus Maximus Impact series while having some awesome stuff under the hood. No express sata, but not a big deal at all.

Very poor VRM circutry, not allowing stable overclocking...


Go to see the Maximus Impact VRM board and compare it.

 

[Diverge]

Very poor VRM circutry, not allowing stable overclocking...


Go to see the Maximus Impact VRM board and compare it.

Just because the Impact goes overkill on a VRM daughter board, doesn't mean every other board is inferior.

But I woun't buy an EVGA motherboard due to their notorious issues with bios support.

 

[Caring1]

I like the look, but wonder about the wisdom of right angled ports on the lower edge of the Classified.

 

[Fx]

I like it. It looks clean.

 

[NewAmericanClassic]

Does it have thunderbolt support?