ASUS Z270 buyers guide Q/A thread

[Raja]

http://edgeup.asus.com/2017/01/03/z270-motherboard-guide/

[Raja]

All of the boards in the guide can achieve 5GHz CPU speeds. No distinct advantage for the Apex in that regard.

[lufiron]

Apex is up for sale on newegg at the moment

*https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132953&cm_re=Maximus_ix-_-13-132-953-_-Pro...

EDIT: its back up, showing in stock, order I placed already shipped

[magn2o]

FYI this chart incorrectly lists the APEX as ATX rather than EATX.

[kwaka]

Can someone please point out the differences between the Z270F and Z270H motherboards.

Sorry for a noob question.

[Raja]

Corrected.

[nmdelrio]

I am considering upgrading to the Z270 Maximus IX Code. I was looking at the BIOS Manual under 'Monitor' ans can see EXT_Sensor 1 to 3 Temperature. And looking at the motherboard userguide, I see no mention of these sensors.

Question: Are these sensors available for connecting thermocouples? Or do these sensors have their own thermocouples built in?

The reason I am asking is to know if I have to include 3x thermocouples in my shopping list.

[Raja]

nmdelrio wrote:
I am considering upgrading to the Z270 Maximus IX Code. I was looking at the BIOS Manual under 'Monitor' ans can see EXT_Sensor 1 to 3 Temperature. And looking at the motherboard userguide, I see no mention of these sensors.

Question: Are these sensors available for connecting thermocouples? Or do these sensors have their own thermocouples built in?

The reason I am asking is to know if I have to include 3x thermocouples in my shopping list.

Those inputs are for the Fan Extension card, which is sold separately (in some regions only).

[dlerium]

I was reading HardOCP's review of the Maximus IX Formula, and I found one line that caught my eye:

In any case, a manual voltage setting still has the same effect in which the actual voltage depends on the CPU workload with the manually set voltage seemingly acting as a voltage cap.

Is this the correct behavior? I asked further and the editor of the article mentioned that it indeed the manual vcore mode acted like a cap only as if it was Adaptive Voltage.

[Raja]

dlerium wrote:
I was reading HardOCP's review of the Maximus IX Formula, and I found one line that caught my eye:



Is this the correct behavior? I asked further and the editor of the article mentioned that it indeed the manual vcore mode acted like a cap only as if it was Adaptive Voltage.

Probably someone in the chain of info getting confused...

[Bahz]

The Apex is definitely a good option for those who do professional work as the slight extra bit in performance with 2 x M.2 drives and higher performance 2 stick kit goes a long way. I know one person that went with the Apex and he said it's a pretty noticeable upgrade from his previous gen setup.