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ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F Gaming review




ASUS released the ROG STRIX Z370-F Gaming, it is time for a quick peek 'n review to see what this board offers. Armed with that ROG flavor it is a board that performs and looks nice.
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tunejunky
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Posted on: 10/20/2017 06:46 PM
Hilbert - did you notice any V-droop? Tom Logan (OC3D) just about melted down over having tested board 2x over a few weeks and had consistent v-droop. you mentioned the piggy nature of this board loving voltage...did you end with the same values as when you started and/or did the bios update finally catch that problem?
Hilbert - did you notice any V-droop? Tom Logan (OC3D) just about melted down over having tested board 2x over a few weeks and had consistent v-droop. you mentioned the piggy nature of this board loving voltage...did you end with the same values as when you started and/or did the bios update finally catch that problem?
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Posted on: 10/20/2017 07:11 PM
As far as I can find AM4 is all 16 lane as well for graphics, 4 lanes dedicated for an NVMe drive and 4 lanes to the chipset for I/O. So only difference is the 4 dedicated lanes for NVMe. Intel is technically 20 PCI lanes and AMD is 24 lanes on mainstream.
Yes this whole "16 PCI lanes only" thing caused by Intel is a pain in the ass. These Z370 really are limited functionality gaming only motherboards. Does the AMD versions of these boards give more PCI lanes and therefore functionality?
As far as I can find AM4 is all 16 lane as well for graphics, 4 lanes dedicated for an NVMe drive and 4 lanes to the chipset for I/O. So only difference is the 4 dedicated lanes for NVMe. Intel is technically 20 PCI lanes and AMD is 24 lanes on mainstream.
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Posted on: 11/04/2017 10:31 AM
sorry, but you have in the review of the motherboard screenshot, where the memory of 3866 with another motherboard

sorry, but you have in the review of the motherboard screenshot, where the memory of 3866 with another motherboard
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 11/04/2017 11:25 AM
Good catch, that has been fixed.
Good catch, that has been fixed.
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Yes this whole "16 PCI lanes only" thing caused by Intel is a pain in the ass. These Z370 really are limited functionality gaming only motherboards. Does the AMD versions of these boards give more PCI lanes and therefore functionality?