The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard lets you build a Windows computer system using an Intel 6th-generation processor and up to four 2400/2133 MHz DDR4 memory modules. This motherboard comes with integrated designs that protect its connectivity ports as well as your components. To regulate the temperature inside the case, it's armed with eleven fan connectors along with multiple onboard sensors. ASUS has included TUF Detective 2 that is a companion app for your mobile device so you may wirelessly monitor and control system operations. For enhancing your components, ASUS PRO Clock technology lets you overclock the processor and RAM. In addition, Q-LED indicator lights help you narrow the problem with the processor, RAM, graphics, boot system, or power if the computer doesn't start.
ASUS has equipped this motherboard with six SATA III 6 Gb/s ports that can connect to hard drives and optical drives. To utilize an SSD's performance fully, it offers an M.2 and two SATA Express connectors that run on the PCI Express lanes. Accessing a network can be accomplished using the Intel Gigabit Ethernet jack. For external peripherals, it offers four USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports. Moreover, two USB 3.1 ports deliver data at a rate of 10 Gb/s, and one of these ports features a Type-C connector, which has a reversible design.
This SABERTOOTH Z170 motherboard comes outfitted with three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots so you can install dedicated graphics cards linked via SLI or CrossFireX. Using integrated Intel HD graphics, it outputs 4K visuals through the DisplayPort and HDMI ports. Three PCI x1 slots are also available to expand the motherboard's capabilities. There's also a built-in Realtek ALC1150 audio chipset that immerses you in 8-channel sounds using your speakers or headset.
SMART - Check a storage device's Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) logs to gauge reliability and if it's about to fail
EZ Flash 3 - Update the latest BIOS via the internet within the BIOS
EZ Tuning Wizard (OC and RAID) - Select your hardware and apply different scenarios to tune system performance, or streamline your RAID configuration for faster data retrieval and backups
My Favorites - Quickly find tuning options and add preferred tools to this list
- Thermal Tuning - all the fan profiles can be quickly optimized based on the characteristics of each fan connected to your motherboard
- Fan Control - customizable settings for each of the 11 fan headers allow you to individually monitor, manage, name, and control your system's fans
- VGA - control fans on ASUS graphics cards as well as multiple case fans
- Thermal Status - reports showing CPU and graphics cards zone temperatures in real-time. A CPU gauge monitors the temperature when you increase the voltage to the processor
- Recorder - critical voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds are recorded over time
- DIGI Power Control - offers precise memory tuning and accurate CPU voltage control, providing a more stable CPU and memory setup
TUF 10K Ti-Caps: +20% temperature tolerance and up to 5x longer lifetime usage
TUF MOSFETs: Military-grade certified MOSFETs with lower RSD(on)
- Audio Connectors - capacitor protection on both front and back audio-output circuits
- LAN Port - ESD TVS diode protection on the LAN circuit is bolstered by an anti-surge LAN connector that helps increase protection against extreme events such as lightning strikes
- HDMI/DP- Additional on-circuit ESD TVS diodes help protect HDMI and DisplayPort functionality
- All USB Connectors - Add on-circuit transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes and capacitor protection for surface mount and dual-inline packages
- Audio Shielding - helps ensure precision analog/digital separation and reduced multi-lateral interference
- Unique De-Pop Circuit - helps reduce start-up popping noise to all audio outputs
- Audio Amplifier - enhances high quality sound for headphones and speakers
- Layout Design - separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals