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ASRock Z270 Extreme 4 Review
Posted by: on: 01/03/2017 07:07 PM [
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ASRock released the Z270 EXTREME 4. A Kaby lake ready motherboard with proper looks and an AURA RGB LED system that can be controlled from the EUFI BIOS. Other then that you are looking at your normal high-end Intel chipset based motherboard, with a few hidden easter-eggs of course.
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coth
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Posted on: 01/03/2017 08:04 PM
No U.2 or SATA Express? It's about a time to start ditching ancient SATA.
No U.2 or SATA Express? It's about a time to start ditching ancient SATA.
xLegendary
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Posted on: 01/04/2017 10:39 AM
Great looking motherboard, just want to see reviews from the Z270 Fatal1ty and compare with this one to decide my pick..
Great looking motherboard, just want to see reviews from the Z270 Fatal1ty and compare with this one to decide my pick..
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Don Vito Corleone
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Posted on: 01/04/2017 10:40 AM
I have that one ALMOST ready. Perhaps Friday.
Great looking motherboard, just want to see reviews from the Z270 Fatal1ty and compare with this one to decide my pick..
I have that one ALMOST ready. Perhaps Friday.
Evildead666
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Posted on: 01/04/2017 04:33 PM
Thats what the M.2 PCIe slots are for (and the U.2 connectors).
I see the point of U.2, just that its not really for everyone.
A couple of M.2 slots on a motherboard are fine for Booting, and maybe a games drive/scratch drive in the 2nd slot.
I can live with the rest being on standard SATA drives.
SATA Express needed to die very quickly. Its a lot worse than M.2 or U.2, in speed and complexity, and longevity.
It was bascially stillborn anyway. A knee-jerk reaction from the SATA Group when SSD's hit the SATA3 wall so quick.
(scratch drive = very fast temp drive. ie media encoding, etc...)
No U.2 or SATA Express? It's about a time to start ditching ancient SATA.
Thats what the M.2 PCIe slots are for (and the U.2 connectors).
I see the point of U.2, just that its not really for everyone.
A couple of M.2 slots on a motherboard are fine for Booting, and maybe a games drive/scratch drive in the 2nd slot.
I can live with the rest being on standard SATA drives.
SATA Express needed to die very quickly. Its a lot worse than M.2 or U.2, in speed and complexity, and longevity.
It was bascially stillborn anyway. A knee-jerk reaction from the SATA Group when SSD's hit the SATA3 wall so quick.
(scratch drive = very fast temp drive. ie media encoding, etc...)
sammarbella
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Posted on: 01/04/2017 07:22 PM
Asrock provides value for the money, i like the "clean" look of this motherboard.
M.2 raid that could be FAST!
When is X99 successor coming?These new Zx70 chips cut the PCI lanes so no more x16,x16 for SLI/CFX.
Asrock provides value for the money, i like the "clean" look of this motherboard.
M.2 raid that could be FAST!
When is X99 successor coming?These new Zx70 chips cut the PCI lanes so no more x16,x16 for SLI/CFX.
ChicagoDave
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Posted on: 01/05/2017 04:55 AM
M.2 Question
Hi Hilbert,
Thank you for the review. One question that I think needs to be addressed here, and on all other z270 mobo reviews:
What features do you give up by using both M.2 slots in NVME/PCI-E configuration? Do we lose SATA drives, USB headers, PCI-E slots, etc? This is really important going forward as I think most enthusiasts plan to use at least one, and probably two or more NVME drives down the road.
Thank you!
M.2 Question
Hi Hilbert,
Thank you for the review. One question that I think needs to be addressed here, and on all other z270 mobo reviews:
What features do you give up by using both M.2 slots in NVME/PCI-E configuration? Do we lose SATA drives, USB headers, PCI-E slots, etc? This is really important going forward as I think most enthusiasts plan to use at least one, and probably two or more NVME drives down the road.
Thank you!
chinobino
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Posted on: 01/05/2017 09:09 AM
Hi Hilbert,
Thank you for the review. One question that I think needs to be addressed here, and on all other z270 mobo reviews:
What features do you give up by using both M.2 slots in NVME/PCI-E configuration? Do we lose SATA drives, USB headers, PCI-E slots, etc? This is really important going forward as I think most enthusiasts plan to use at least one, and probably two or more NVME drives down the road.
Thank you!
+1
I'm stalking you Dave - but I do agree, this is a very relevant consideration for anyone planning to buy a new motherboard and use NVMe drives.
Hi Hilbert,
Thank you for the review. One question that I think needs to be addressed here, and on all other z270 mobo reviews:
What features do you give up by using both M.2 slots in NVME/PCI-E configuration? Do we lose SATA drives, USB headers, PCI-E slots, etc? This is really important going forward as I think most enthusiasts plan to use at least one, and probably two or more NVME drives down the road.
Thank you!
+1
I'm stalking you Dave - but I do agree, this is a very relevant consideration for anyone planning to buy a new motherboard and use NVMe drives.
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Nice board. I'm a bit weirded out by the lack of electrical components. Not complaining, it's actually impressive. Are they all located on the back?