The ASUS TUF Z370‎-Plus Gaming LGA1151 ATX Motherboard lets you build an 8th‎-generation Intel Core desktop system by offering an Intel Z370 chipset and an LGA1151 socket‎.‎ The TUF Z370‎-Plus Gaming motherboard provides two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots‎,‎ so you create a gaming system that runs on two graphics cards linked with AMD CrossFireX technology‎.‎ Four DIMM slots are available for accommodating up to 64GB of DDR4 memory modules‎.‎ For storage‎,‎ the motherboard comes armed with six SATA connectors and two M‎.‎2 slots‎,‎ which support SATA‎- and PCIe‎-based SSDs‎.‎ There‎'‎s also onboard LEDs on the motherboard to illuminate the insides of your case‎.‎

To access external peripherals‎,‎ ASUS has outfitted this motherboard with three USB 3.0‎,‎ two USB 3.1‎,‎ and two USB 2.0 ports‎.‎ One of the USB 3.0 ports features a USB Type‎-C design‎,‎ while the USB 3.1 ports offer 10 Gb/s speeds‎.‎ Additional connections can be added to the system by installing PCIe cards to the motherboard‎'‎s four PCIe 3.0 x1 slots‎.‎ If you choose a non‎-gaming build‎,‎ the motherboard can utilize the processor‎'‎s integrated graphics chipset to deliver 4K visuals via the motherboard‎'‎s DVI‎-D and HDMI outputs‎.‎ Other notable features include one PS/2 port and Gigabit Ethernet along with three audio jacks‎,‎ powered by a Realtek ALC887 audio processor‎.‎

Intel Z370 Chipset

The Intel Z370 is a single‎-chipset design that supports 8th‎-generation Intel Core LGA1151 processors‎.‎ It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point‎-to‎-point links‎,‎ allowing increased bandwidth and stability‎.‎ Additionally‎,‎ the Z370 provides a maximum of ten USB 3.0 ports‎,‎ six SATA 6 Gbps ports‎,‎ and 32 Gbps M‎.‎2 and PCIe 3.0 lane speed support‎,‎ for faster data retrieval‎.‎ Intel Z370 also supports integrated‎-graphics‎.‎

LGA1151 Core Processors

This motherboard supports 8th Generation Intel Core processors in the LGA1151 package‎.‎ With integrated graphics‎,‎ memory‎,‎ and PCI Express controllers‎,‎ it supports onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets‎,‎ dual‎-channel ‎(‎4‎-DIMM‎)‎ DDR4 memory‎,‎ and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes‎.‎

Gaming Audio

DTS Custom onboard audio uses emulation techniques to create positional cues via stereo headphones‎.‎ With Aerial‎,‎ Soundscape‎,‎ and Tactical presets designed for different genres‎,‎ you‎'‎ll have a distinct advantage while gaming‎.‎ Aerial mode produces audio as though hovering above the game world‎,‎ making it suitable for MOBA‎,‎ RTA‎,‎ strategy‎,‎ and sports titles‎.‎ Soundscape puts you in the center of the action for MMO‎,‎ RPG‎,‎ action‎,‎ and horror games‎.‎ To detect and locate footsteps‎,‎ Tactical mode emphasizes detailed sounds‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ this motherboard comes with an audio cover and audio shielding as well as dedicated channel layouts and audio capacitors‎,‎ which produce a warm and natural sounds

ASUS Aura

ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built‎-in RGB LEDs and optional RGB strips connected to the onboard RGB headers‎.‎ It provides Static‎,‎ Breathing‎,‎ Strobing‎,‎ Rainbow‎,‎ Color Cycle‎,‎ Comet‎,‎ Flash & Dash‎,‎ Wave‎,‎ Glowing Yo‎-Yo‎,‎ Starry Night‎,‎ Music‎,‎ and CPU temperature effects‎.‎

ASUS OptiMem

ASUS OptiMem preserves the memory signal integrity by routing memory traces to the PCB layer‎.‎ This T‎-Topology layout ensures time‎-aligned signaling by balancing trace lengths between memory slots‎.‎ This provides more overclocking headroom and improved stability‎,‎ allowing DDR4 memory speeds of 4000 MHz with all slots populated‎.‎