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If Mad Max were to build a system around Skylake, we have no doubt he'd opt for the new Asus TUF Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1. True to its name, this "TUF" board is littered with features designed for durability, such as port-protecting Dust Defenders, military-grade components, ESD guards, and so forth.
Let's start with the basics. This is a socket LGA1151 motherboard built around Intel's Z170 Express chipset. It has four DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4-2400 RAM, three PCI-Express x16 slots, three PCI-Express x1 slots, six SATA 6Gbps ports, two SATA Express ports, six USB 3.0 ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, a single USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port, a single USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port, 8-channel audio, and GbE LAN.
The board boasts an 8+4 power phase design and has armor all over the place, both to keep things cool and for rigidity. There's also a reinforced backplate, a dozen fan connectors, and an onboard processor that monitors temp sensors and fan speeds.
With the introduction of this model, Asus now offers a dozen Z170 Express chipset motherboards. This is likely to be one of the more expensive ones, though Asus hasn't yet revealed pricing or said when it will be available.
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