It seems MSI understands this much better. This is the sole reason why many mechanical keyboard owners moved to other mobo manufacturers. It's very cheap, takes little space and is hugely useful for both gamers and powerusers. It's actually a huge fail that ASUS decided to remove it from the most expensive motherboards. At this point even a stupid port replicator costs $200. Thunderbolt 3 is missing, but I'm sure we'll see it in PRIME motherboards when some cheap peripherals will appear. If you're after looks, feature completeness or some unique properties of the ROG/WS/TUF series, you can of course buy one of them (the WS being really the only sensible choice).īut the PRIME lineup has most of what even a demanding user might need - including ASUS's high-end sound hardware, USB 3.1 and so on. This lineup if very diversified - from very simple models to those really feature-packed like Z270-A (the best of the Z270-* line). In the current chipset generation almost all motherboards ASUS sells are PRIMEs. Saying that PRIME is a low-end line is somehow unfair. On the I/O front, we are looking at 2 USB 3.1 (Type-A, Type-C) ports, 4 USB 3.0, 1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN, HDMI 1.4, DP 1.2, DVI, PS/2 port and a 7.1 Channel Audio Jack. The PRIME Z270-A also comes with the latest SupremeFX S1220A CODEC, De-pop Circuit, Premium Nichicon audiophile grade capacitors and a stainless steel cover. It features four DDR4 DIMM slots that can support up to 64 GB of memory with speeds of up to 3866 MHZ (O.C+), and expansion slots on the motherboard include three PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8/x4 electrical), four PCIe 3.0 x1 and dual M.2 slots that deliver up to 32 GB/s transfer speeds, with the PCIe slots being armored for higher resistance.Īs for storage options, count on six SATA III 6 GB/s ports, as well as USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 front headers. The PRIME Z270-A comes with ASUS' 8+2+2 Phase Digital power design, fed by an 8-pin connector, that features 10K black metallic capacitors, MicroFine Alloy Chokes, NexFET PW (Power) block MOSFET and DIGI+ Power Control Utility for real-time adjustment, courtesy of the new ASUS Extreme Engine Digi+ technology that improves CPU stability and overclocking. It clads itself in a simple and appealing white and gray color-scheme, and is expected to keep most of the important features in ASUS' more expensive product lines.
Finally putting the lid on all of ASUS' leaked and detailed motherboards, comes, the PRIME Z270-A, which doesn't belong to a special, bang-and-whistle-filled product line, and is just concerned with getting the job done.
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