Best Motherboards for Skylake

Comprehensive Cooling: Enhanced VRM heatsink, flexible M.2 heatsink, PCH heatsink, hybrid fan headers and Fan Xpert 2plus

Enhanced power solution: 8 power stages, alloy chokes and durable capacitors for stable power delivery

Boosted Memory Performance: ASUS OptiMem proprietary trace layout allows memory kits to operate at higher frequencies with lower voltages to maximize system performance.

Support memory overclocking up to 5000 MHz

Ultra Fast Connectivities: PCIe 4.0, Intel 1 Gb Ethernet, rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A &Type-C) and V-M.2 Key E slot for Wi-Fi

CEB Motherboard with ATX Mounting Holes for flexible mounting to fit in PC Chassis, Tower, or Rack systems with 12″ x 10.5″ compact size ideal for SMB Group, Print/File/Mail

Dual onboard OCuLink provides an efficient port-to-port connection with most OCuLink-supported NV Me devices, eliminating the need for PCIe transaction cards

Dual Integrated M.2 (NGFF) 22110 slots support additional OS storage and PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth for 5.3X faster boot speeds than 6 Gb/s SATA III

Four mini-SAS HD support up to 16x SATA ports for high-speed 6Gb/s connectivity with external devices and cleaner cable routing

Visualize in 5K clarity-Bring out the finer details with combined 4896 x 2448 resolution. 5K resolution may be subject to processing compatibility

See more of your environment-A wide 120 Degree field of view (FOV) expands the VR viewing experience. The increased angle better aligns with the human eyes, letting you see more naturally

Experience seamless visuals-Increase your visual comfort in graphics-intensive games and apps with a 120Hz refresh rate

Enjoy VR with hours on end comfort-Industry-defining balanced construction and adjustability provide a comfortable fit for VR sessions of any length and purpose.

The headset fits a wide range of head sizes and vision types, even glasses

Find your sweet spot-Minimize eye fatigue with the IPD adjustment dial. Interpupillary distance (IPD)-the distance measured in mm between the centers of eye pupils

Socket LGA1700 for 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors. 11. Renowned Software: Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86.

EVANGELION aesthetics: Co-branded with EVANGELION to feature the unique design of the EVA-01 displayed on the PCB, heatsink, nameplate and packaging.

Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive tools including AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation for easy configuration.

Robust Power Solution: 20+1 teamed power stages rated for 90 A, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and premium metallic capacitors.

Optimized Thermal Design: VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, triple M.2 heatsinks and dual with embedded backplates, plus ROG Water-Cooling Zone and ROG Hyper M.2 card with heatsinks.

High Performance Networking: Onboard Wi-Fi 6E, Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard.

Fastest Gaming Connectivity: PCIe 5.0, dual Gen 4 M.2 onboard, ROG Hyper M.2 card with Gen 5 M.2 support, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 front-panel connector, Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C port).

Industry Leading Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS ES9018Q2C DAC for pinpoint positioning and dynamics.

Unmatched Personalization: I/O cover with Polymo lighting, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers.

DIY Friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, PCIe Slot Q-Release , BIOS FlashBack, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, M.2 Q-Latch, SafeSlot, ROG Hyper M.2 card and ROG graphics card holder

Turbo M.2: Running at PCI-E Gen3 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs

Core Boost: With premium layout and digital power design to support more cores and provide better performanceDDR4 Boost: Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best performance and stabilityDDR4 Memory: Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200 MHz by JEDEC ,DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 MHz by A-XMP OC Mode “

Expansion slots: 3 pci- E 3. 0 x 16, 1 x pci- E 3. 0 x 4

Weight: 3 lbs

12 GPU high-speed slots: B250 mining motherboard supports the PCIe 3.0 protocol standard. The transfer rate of each PCIE X1 slot is 1000MB/s, and the transfer rate of PCIE X16 can reach 16GB/s.

12 PCIE slots is available for simultaneous use, maximizing the mining efficiency of the computer.

LGA 1151 cpu socket: Compatible with Intel 6th/7th generation Core i3/i5/i7 (Intel Skylake full series) and Pentium G series processors. (eg Intel Core i7-7700K, Core i5-6600, Core i3-6300 and Pentium G4400 etc.)

Strong expansion slot: Rich expansion interface including 1 PS/2 port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 4 SATA 2.0 ports, 1 VGA port, 1 DVI port and 1 HDMI-compatible.

Stable voltage output: The LGA 1151 motherboard is designed with stabilizing capacitors to reduce heat generation and save energy. Low power consumption, reducing noise, thus extending the working life of the motherboard.

DDR4 memory slot: This computer motherboard is designed with dual-channel DDR4 memory slot, supports 2133/2400/2666/3200MHz frequency, can be overclocked, and the maximum memory capacity is 32GB.

Tips: Before purchasing this motherboard, make sure you can install it yourself. Of course, they are so easy to install. After the motherboard is installed normally, if there is no display, no boot, no picture, no network card, no sound card, etc.

It is recommended that the customer restore the factory settings, reset the CMOS or wipe the metal contact on the memory, CPU and graphics card (the part that contacts with the motherboard) with an eraser to improve the situation such as poor contact.

Tips: The package includes: 1*SATA cable, 1*motherboard. All the information of this product can be found in the description and pictures. If you don’t know where to download the driver, it is recommended to use the win 10 system, so that the system can automatically install it for you.

Ultra-fast M.2 with PCIe Gen2 x2 & SATA interface

Gigabyte exclusive 8118 gaming LAN with bandwidth management

USB 3.1 Gen1 + SATA 6Gb/s

VGA Armor: Reinforced Armor slot