Ready for 7th Generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors and 24/7 operation, the TUF Z270 Mark 2 LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard from ASUS possesses all the looks, durability, and cooling that The Ultimate Force (TUF) motherboards are known for. Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar Core provide ducted airflow and system fan control for improved cooling, while SafeSlot provides PCIe rigidity for heavyweight GPUs. This motherboard is designed to fit in standard sized ATX cases. The TUF Z270 Mark 2 supports both 6th and 7th generation Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, and Celeron processors, the LGA 1151 socket, and the Z270 chipset. This motherboard is compatible with Windows 10 (64-bit), 8.1 (64-bit), and 7 (32/64-bit) operating systems, although Windows 8.1 and 7 are only supported with 6th generation processors. Also supported is USB 3.1 Type-A, which can achieve data transfer rates of up to 10 Gb/s.
The ATX form factor of the TUF Z270 Mark 2 can support 64GB of RAM and comes with four 288-pin dual-channel DIMM slots that can each hold 16GB of DDR4 3866 (OC), 3733 (OC), 3600 (OC), 3466 (OC), 3400 (OC), 3333 (OC), 3300 (OC), 3200 (OC), 3000 (OC), 2800 (OC), 2666 (OC), 2400 (OC), and 2133 MHz memory. It also has a total of 6 x SATA III 6 Gb/s ports that support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors that support SATA & PCIe SSDs, 2 x 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Type-A ports, 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 at the back panel, 4 at the front), 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, and 1 x Gigabit LAN port. For those looking to expand their system using PCIe, there are 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x8/x8), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max at x2), and 3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 slots.
For delivering sharp, clear graphics, this motherboard supports integrated Intel HD Graphics with access to up to 1,024MB of shared graphics memory and is equipped with HDMI and DVI video outputs. There is also multi-GPU support for NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX technology. Using the 8-Channel ALC 887 HD audio codec, this motherboard can support optical audio using its S/PDIF audio-out jack.
The TUF Z270 Mark 2 has also been designed with TUF features such as strict reliability tests, TUF Capacitors, TUF Chokes, TUF MOSFETs, TUF ESD Guards 2, and TUF LANGuard, as well as other ASUS motherboard features, such as AI Charger, CrashFree BIOS 3, MemOK!, Q-Connector, DIGI+ VRM, AI Suite 3, UEFi BIOS, EZ Flash 3, and more. This motherboard is protected by a limited 5-year warranty.
RAM | DDR4 |
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Memory Speed | 2133 MHz |
Brand Name | Asus |
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Series | TUF Z270 MARK 2 |
Item model number | TUF Z270 MARK 2 |
Item Weight | 2.7 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 12 x 1 x 9.6 inches |
Item Dimensions L x W x H | 12 x 1 x 9.6 inches |