So with Z270, I have been impressed with Asus’s offerings basically across the board. The current Strix styling really fits what I like to see in a board with the color neutral styling, angular but not overly aggressive touches in the heatsinks, and RGB that isn’t too overboard or in your face. Asus managed to keep all of that while shrinking everything down.
ASUS has done such a good job designing and building these mini-ITX motherboards, that I have found myself even wanting to use one of these in the last few years.
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"The best Z270 mini-ITX motherboard we’ve tested so far, the ASUS ROG Strix Z270i Gaming is an outstanding choice for compact system builders."
“A fantastic mini-ITX board with nearly all the Premium features you could want for a small, powerful system.”
"This little ROG board is the most feature-rich mini-ITX mobo I've ever tested, offering Kaby Lake performance on par with the big boy boards of the competition. If you're building a tiny gaming rig it offers a great foundation."
I have been very pleased with this motherboard during the test period and it has fully met requirements such as stability and reliability. The ASUS ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING motherboard has been running impeccably even during OC and with very good results. It is quite smart that ASUS has made a double-deck cooling profile that simultaneously cools both chipsets and an NVMe M.2. SSD. Also fine enough to accommodate up to 2 M.2. SSDs on the motherboard, so you can really make a super compact little system. With the software included, the gamer will be very well equipped to take the lead in various games.
The ASUS ROG Strix Z270I Gaming features effective looks, high manufacturing quality, enhanced overclocking capabilities, and a gorgeous bundle of accessories and exclusive software
Despite its modest size, the ASUS Strix Z270I Gaming can deliver excellent overclocking results.
The ASUS ROG Strix Z270I Gaming is all right in terms of overclocking, and it offers top-level functionality for a mini-ITX mainboard
The mainboard exhibits all the typical traits of the Strix Gaming series. The ASUS ROG Strix Z270I Gaming features classy looks and high overclocking potential whereas its operating temperatures stay within the normal range.
The ASUS STRIX Z270i Gaming is meant for those who want to have maximum functionality within minimum dimensions.
The PC Magazine/Russian Edition test lab rewards the ASUS ROG STRIX Z270 GAMING as a solution that has achieved the highest grade from the experts during our testing.
For those wanting to build a small gaming rig, ASUS' ROG STRIX Z270I Gaming Mini-ITX motherboard packs in loads of features and performance.
All awards in the motherboard category go to ASUS.
A small big MB for modern compact gaming Platform systems.
ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING is the flagship of Mini-ITX motherboards from ASUS offers excellent functionality with compact dimensions
Good equipment; overclocking capabilities; two M.2 x4 ports; two-deck cooling design of chipset and M.2 drive; high-speed memory modules support; additional RGB illumination with AURA Sync; Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module, Intel LAN; Realtek S1220A based sound
STRIX Z270i construction and design is witty, highlighting the PCH cooling and one of the M.2 drives. But where it really shines is in its overclock capabilities and the fact that you can build a eye catching computer thanks to the Aura Sync technology.
One of the best Asus designs, cooling, overclock capabilities, we've achieved the 5GHz with the 7700K, sound and wireless connections, really stable BIOS and Aura RGB lightning.
High connectivity, good materials, shiny leds (Aura), 2 models have Wi-Fi+Bluetooth and frontal USB 3.1, high quality audio chip SupremeFX, 3D printing customization compatible.
ASUS, likes to step up their game every now and then and boy they did it again with the ROG Strix Z270I Gaming motherboard. It offers excellent set of features with a dinky form factor to boot. Performance wise, this motherboard is in-line with the higher priced models. That’s especially true with the memory latency performance.
"That said, the ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING is still a powerhouse able to sustain a decent overclock of 5ghz on a 7700K and stable enough for daily use. We’ve went ahead and played around with this motherboard and our retail i7-7700K and managed to get a rock solid 5Ghz OC without much tweaking in the BIOS. You can check the validation here. We’ve also tried to achieve a higher 5.2Ghz OC but thermals are limiting our processor from hitting it stable."
The Mini-itx motherboard field is a bit of a niche market, but with theROG Strix Z270I, Asus is making sure that the mini-itx market is taken care by a brand that can be trusted.
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Small size became big feature with the newest technology load in.
DDR4 OC easy to optimize, Best function for gaming.
ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING awarded "Recommended DD's" from the server Ddworld.cz because "if you want to build a good computer and a powerful mini-ITX is not a problem, then the ASUS ROG GAMING STRIX Z270I probably is the best basis which you can choose now".
ASUS ROG Strix Z270I Gaming was awarded with "Gamers Recommended" award by PC Tuning server because "if you use a powerful CPU and graphics card, you get the ultimate gaming machine with all the trimmings. Processing is great, power and cooling sufficient".
“With any ITX motherboard there are always going to be a few compromises due to the tiny footprint but the ASUS Z270I Strix ITX motherboard has the performance and capabilities of a full ATX motherboard, it just so happens to have a smaller PCB. The combination of 4266MHz DDR4 and 5.1GHz CPU overclock allied to the results we saw in our benchmarks mean that the Strix ITX wins our OC3D Performance Award.”
