{"id":114317,"date":"2017-01-04T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T08:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=114317"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T08:56:47","slug":"asus-unveils-new-z270-motherboards-for-7th-gen-kaby-lake-processors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/114317-asus-unveils-new-z270-motherboards-for-7th-gen-kaby-lake-processors","title":{"rendered":"Asus unveils new Z270 motherboards for Intel Kaby Lake processors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asus revealed its 200-series motherboard lineup for use in conjunction with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/114289-intel-launches-new-7th-gen-kaby-lake-desktop-processors.html\" target=\"_blank\">Intel&#8217;s newest 7th Gen desktop processors<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While users can pair a Kaby Lake processor with a 100-series motherboard, the Z270 chipsets offer further optimisation and new features which take advantage of the latest CPU generation.<\/p>\n<p>One big change is the increased number of IO lanes on the Z270 chipset, allowing users to connect more storage devices .<\/p>\n<p>Building on the system cooling features of previous Asus motherboards, its Z270 range allows even further cooling features, including linking system fan speed to GPU temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Asus has also moved the M.2 slot on the motherboard away from various hot spots, allowing for more efficient high-speed storage operation.<\/p>\n<p>The new chipsets feature improved RGB lighting control and reinforced PCIe Express slots.<\/p>\n<p>Enthusiasts can also install 3D-printed components using dedicated mounts to customise their Z270 motherboard.<\/p>\n<p>Asus has refreshed its entire motherboard lineup with the Z270 chipset, offering 200-series motherboards across four of its distinct series:\u00a0ROG, TUF, Prime, and ROG Strix.<\/p>\n<p>View the full range of Asus Z270 motherboards <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asus.com\/microsite\/best-200-series-motherboards\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8VaQ-YfUvd0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Intel launches new 7th-Gen Kaby Lake desktop processors\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/114289-intel-launches-new-7th-gen-kaby-lake-desktop-processors.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Intel launches new 7th-Gen Kaby Lake desktop processors<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asus has launched its new Z270 motherboards aimed at hardcore gamers and hardware enthusiasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":114319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[31,1517,14798,23829],"class_list":["post-114317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-active","tag-asus","tag-kaby-lake","tag-z270"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}