Intel Skylake Z170 Motherboards: A Quick Look at 55+ New Products

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• LukaP - Sunday, August 9, 2015 - link

  Yes.

• sweeper765 - Monday, August 10, 2015 - link

  Looks like the answer is no. I dug a bit deeper and it seems you lose 2 sata ports when connecting m.2 device, either sata or pcie based. It's a pity with all those extra lanes and ports in the end you can connect less devices than in previous chipsets.

• hurrakan - Friday, August 7, 2015 - link

  Ian, you repeated almost the same sentance 3 times in a row - on the first page in the "Companion Controllers For Z170" section:
  
  "The most common we expect to see is the ASMedia ASM1142 controller, which is used to provide USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. This controller uses two PCIe lanes to provide up to two USB 3.1 ports. This controller uses two PCIe lanes to provide up to two USB 3.1 ports, typically on the rear panel. "

• okron1k - Friday, August 7, 2015 - link

  in the drop down menu, there is an error. "asrock z170L mini-atx and micro-itx" should be micro-atx and mini-itx.

• stibay - Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - link

  Just heard that expected release date for the Z170I GAMING PRO AC isn't untill the end of September :(

• mapesdhs - Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - link

  Minor note for those in the US: the ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger is not available in the US yet. The info is on the global site and the UK site, but not on the US site. I guess it's coming later.
  
  Couldn't find anywhere offering the ASUS Z170-WS at all atm.

• Vodokotlic - Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - link

  Waiting for Supermicro. Yey :)

• Feliks - Monday, August 24, 2015 - link

  "ASRock Z170: Mini-ATX and Micro-ITX" I think you may have those mixed up mates!

• rknox - Friday, October 9, 2015 - link

  Seems no one is talking about the 800 pound (htpc) gorilla in the room .... Why, with all the skylake motherboards introduced in the last 2 months, not to mention the thorough article on htpc future-proofing by Ganesh back in the Spring, is there no mATX size or smaller hdmi 2.0 capable board? Yeah I know gaming rules, but isn't there a healthy htpc market (read htpc's aren't built with atx) and wouldn't a hdmi 2.0 (alpine ridge) motherboard be a big hit for those wanting to build a 4K capable rig?

• Dcreelma - Friday, October 16, 2015 - link

  Hello, sorry if this is a stupid question, but why does it look like every one of these have at least one type of video out?