Choosing Z270 ITX Motherboard

Benny144 · 19 May 2017 at 23:21

Comparing Z270 ITX motherboards at OCUK, I'm thinking this seems like the best bet:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-31j-ms.html
Unless anyone has a better say otherwise?

stulid · 20 May 2017 at 19:48

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-55f-gi.html

Ev0 · 20 May 2017 at 23:07

I have the Asus Strix board at the moment and it's been good, having the 2 M.2 slots will be handy.

Phemo · 21 May 2017 at 11:22

I've got the Asus Strix Z270i myself. Built the system up on Friday and I've been quite impressed with it - no hassles whatsoever and lots of features/functionality. Dual M.2 as mentioned is potentially very useful in the future.

On a side note, @Ev0, does your board have a small orange LED under one of the RAM slots/just left of the USB3 front panel connector when the board is up and running? It's on the surface of the board so it's not the RGB LEDs. I've got that lit up and since it's not one of the upper right diagnostics LEDs and there's no labelling or mention of it in the manual, I'm not sure if it's normal or not

Ev0 · 21 May 2017 at 12:28

Yup I've got that

Benny144 · 21 May 2017 at 14:40

Thank you for the replies, I'll look at the strix, what are you using the two M.2 for?
One boot SSD and ?

MrRockliffe · 21 May 2017 at 14:48

I've been looking for mini itx boards recently, and opted against the MSI board, since a few reviews showed overclocking instability. Since the strix was a similar price, it was a no brainer really.

BTVA · 21 May 2017 at 15:28

Benny144 said:
Thank you for the replies, I'll look at the strix, what are you using the two M.2 for?
One boot SSD and ?

potentially for optane in the near future.

stulid · 21 May 2017 at 15:53

Benny144 said:
Thank you for the replies, I'll look at the strix, what are you using the two M.2 for?
One boot SSD and ?

The Gaming5 is like a mini SOC board, i.e best overclockers.

It also has the best support out of all the board manufactures.

HoneyBadger · 21 May 2017 at 16:16

Another vote for the Asus ROG Strix Gaming i. I have one, it's simply fantastic!