Aug 05, 2015

Press Release: ASUS Announces Z170 Signature Series Motherboards

The new Z170 Signature Series motherboard pairs with the new 6th Gen. Intel Core processor to bring incredible performance, no matter what setup you wish to use it for. The all-purpose and feature-rich motherboard is the premium board for people from all walks of life. Whether you need a system for productivity, gaming, overclocking or your home-theater, this was created to excel and look good while doing it.

With each new generation of motherboards, you can count on ASUS to cook up new innovations and deliver exclusive features. 5-Way Optimization auto-tuning, ASUS Pro Clock Technology and ASUS T-Topology are here as to not break tradition, and help push your new CPU and memory to new heights or save you money with power-savings. ASUS Pro Clock Technology works with the TurboV Processing Unit to improve base clock overclock range and stability, so it is entirely possible that you may push CPU frequencies in excess of 5.2GHz and beyond! Enhanced DDR3/3L support is available on Z170-P D3 and Z170M-E D3 (D3 makes it easy to remember) for those of you who are not ready to jump on the DDR4 bandwagon just yet. A new dedicated water-pump header is also here so you can tweak pump speeds via the UEFI BIOS or Windows.

Dedicated water-pump header.

Crystal Sound 3, Intel Ethernet with LANGuard, and Turbo LAN may elevate your gaming skill to the next level, providing 'crystal' clear sound so you need not look to know where enemies are, and online gaming without lag or interruptions.

One of the most appealing characteristic of the Signature Series is that you know there are an abundance of ports of every kind. There are onboard Type-A and Type-C USB 3.1 ports, and M.2 support provide rapid data transmission. Z170-Deluxe comes with six USB 3.1 ports, 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi, as well as a Hyper M.2 x4 Mini card and U.2 Hyper Kit so you know the word 'DELUXE' was not just thrown in for no reason. A new addition which makes this board even more appealing is the 256-color LED light source on the motherboard that lets you customize your build, the lighting can be set to indicate the current CPU temperature, or a sound-activated mode where every bullet fired in the game triggers the lighting.