More relevant perhaps is that it is a recognized standard of quality and from a purchasing standpoint allows those who adopt it to buy from a wider source of vendors where they **know** that the product meets their goals even if it's more than they need.
Mil Spec means both that they have improved performance and that it has improved resistance to environmental factors. They both could have approached this in perhaps a different way but it includes a variety of improvements. The company hasn’t released the price for the Maximus IX Extreme, but expect it to command a significant premium over the Formula model. Prices range from $169 for the Prime Z270-A to $389 for the Maximus IX Formula.
The Z270 series of Asus motherboards hits worldwide store shelves on January 5. It’s time to unlock the power of 7th Generation Intel Core processors - and an ASUS Z270-series motherboard is the perfect way to do just that!"
We’ve also co-operated with Shapeways to launch a dedicated ASUS shop where users can purchase, download and customize and 3D-printable accessories worldwide - so they’ll have options to customize their systems in ways not previously available. “For our Z270 generation, we’ve taken innovation and customization to the next level, with personalization features such as Aura Sync RGB lighting, exclusive EFI controls and support for 3D-printed components. "Our previous generations have been validated, praised and awarded by the media and our customers, confirming ASUS is the number-one motherboard brand for all your needs, said Joe Hsieh, ASUS Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motherboard Business Unit & New Product Planning Division. Shapeways is opening a “dedicated Asus shop” where you can “purchase, download, and customize” components, such as IO shrouds, nameplates, cable combs, SLI bridge covers, and M.2 fan mounts. To get around that problem with the mini-ITX motherboards, Asus created a heatsink system for M.2 drives to keep them cool.Īsus collaborated with Shapeways to provide 3D printing services for Asus customers. Asus said it took more care in the placement of the M.2 slots for the latest generation motherboards: On the Z170 motherboards, the M.2 slot was often located directly below the primary PCI-E slot Asus made sure not to place the M.2 slot of Z270 boards so close to heat generating components. Intel’s Z270 chipset offers more PCI-E lanes, which allowed Asus to include two M.2 slots on each Z270 motherboard in its lineup.
Asus’ fan control software can assign up to three thermal sources to each fan header, and the software will determine which source is the hottest and react accordingly. Asus Z270 motherboards can read the temperature sensors from select Asus graphics cards and use that data to more effectively manage fan rotation speeds. In a similar vein to supporting the lighting of other devices, Asus’s 200-series motherboards can interface with other components, namely Asus graphics cards, to manage the system’s fan profile more efficiently. Asus even worked with G.Skill to include support for Trident Z RGB memory, and it's working with Avexir, Corsair, and Kingston to support future RAM kits from these companies. The new version of Aura Sync can also control the RGB systems on other devices, such as graphics cards, peripherals, and Aura Sync-ready cases from the likes of DeepCool, NZXT, and InWin. ROG Maximus motherboards also let you configure both 5050 headers with different colors. Aura Sync currently lets you configure independent colors for the motherboard lighting and the RGB strips. It can be set to react to music or play a preconfigured animation, for example, and the tool has been updated to link a CPU's load to specific color profiles.Īsus took Aura Sync to the next level with the Z270 lineup. The Asus Aura Sync software lets you configure how the lighting behaves.
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