Pros: - Great BIOS and overclocking tools.
- Got some great results for overclocking on my 6600k
- Solid board construction, top notch really
- Board On/Reset buttons are really handy when just testing for POST
- Clean, adult looks, doesn't look like a 14yo designed it
- Fits my beefy cooler and stays out of the way of my radiator in a Corsair 380T, good layot of heatsinks and chips.

Cons: - Should come with wifi at this price (had to buy an M.2 card, antennas and install it, I would go with a simple USB antenna if I could do it over)
- One of the aluminum heatsinks wasn't touching chips when I got it. Had to push it onto it. Not a big deal though.

Other Thoughts: Overall a great board and extremely well made. If you really want built-in wifi, go with the ASUS board. If you can deal with no wifi or a usb wifi adapter, choose this one since it's a bit cheaper and probably overclocks just as well.

Pros: - Sleek
- Lots of USB ports
- Blazing quick fast boot

Cons: - Threw crazy amounts of stop codes during FRESH Windows 10 install until I upgraded BIOS to v1.05. I saw six to seven different stop error codes during W10 install before I had the crazy, last-ditch idea that maybe a BIOS update would fix it and it did - very odd.

Other Thoughts: I built a computer for someone else so I didn't get a chance to tinker with any of it. I gave it a middle-of-the-road score just so I can leave feedback about the BIOS Win10 issue I had. The board looks nice and has a lot of features, but I can't comment on the board as a whole.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Dan P.,

I would like to thank you for your feedback about your EVGA Z170 Stinger Motherboard. I can assure you that we are here to assist and support you as best we can. Should you have any questions or concerns with your EVGA product, then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com, so that we can further assist you.

Sincerely,
EVGA Customer Support

Pros: Excellent looks. Bios is easy to use. Works very well when it works.

Cons: Bios will require an update out of the box to install windows 7. All games freeze after a few hours. I've narrowed down the issue to this particular board, but can't find a reason why the system has a hard freeze after a few hours of gameplay. Replaced all other components, and the problem persists. All other components test fine in other systems.

Other Thoughts: When other boards exist below this price point that offer much better features, it's best to pass on this one. EVGA might make great cards, but their motherboards leave a lot to be desired.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Ethan M.,

I do apologize for the troubles you are having with your EVGA Z170 Stinger Motherboard. I can assure you that we are here to assist and support you as best we can. If you haven't already done so, then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can assist you.

Sincerely,
EVGA Customer Support

Pros: Well laid out, full featured, and a dam.n good GUI bios. Easy to overclock, and I like their 'E-Leet' windows software package that came as a download.

Cons: Upgrading the BIOS to 1.03 deleted all my saved BIOS profiles :(.

Pros: The board is a solid board, the problem is everything else regarding this board.

GUI is a nice.

Customer tech support is responsive.

Cons: I have had to flash and updated this board's BIOS already 3x times and still does not properly register the USB in order to try to install windows 7 with my USB key, my external DVD, etc. Nothing worked. whatsoever. Honestly, this is the first time I have had so much trouble with a single board. I have build several rigs in my time, and it still has been a massive problem. I called the tech support and everything and still wasn't able to resolve it. Contemplating returning the board, as its been nothing more than a massive headache. Even after updating the BIOs, the result was it won't post afterward. It's been a struggle with this board.

Other Thoughts: I don't know if I just got a bad board or just bad luck repeatedly. This current build has been nothing but a nightmare, 2 DOA HDDs, 1 DOA optical drive, etc.

Will reevaluate after I can get the OS to install onto the SSD properly.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Jason O.,

I do apologize for the troubles you are having with your EVGA Z170 Stinger motherboard. I can assure you that we are here to assist and support you as best we can. I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour echnical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can further asisst you with having the motherboard replaced under warranty or if you should have any further questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
EVGA Customer Support

Pros: It's the only mITX Z170 board with any availability as of late August 2015. Caveat emptor.

Cons: No USB 3.1 (fair enough, they're very clear about that)
The M2 slot is useless. This is a 'Key E' M2 slot - usable with a handful of Wifi and bluetooth add-ons. Why they would put in an 'E' slot when they already have plenty of USB headers for such devices and not a B or M key for SSDs is anybody's guess. They seem to have made the same decision for previous motherboards, as if anyone was demanding an M2 interface for bluetooth or Wifi.

The backplate of the very popular EVO 212 does not fit correctly on this board due to a protruding cap on one of the four corners where the backplate screws in. You can jury-rig around it but better to just find a board that doesn't require compromises like that.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Samuel K.,

We do appreciate your feedback regarding the EVGA Z170 Stinger motherboard. The M.2 Slot Key E is a feature to allow those customer who want to install a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card on their board in order to free up their USB ports for other devices. We are sorry to hear that your CPU Cooler is not fitting correctly, we would recommend contacting the manufacture in order to confirm the compatibility with the new 1151 socket. Should you have any further questions or concerns, then I would encourage you to contact our 24 hour Technical Support team by phone 1.888.881.3842 and pressing option 1 or by email: Newegg@EVGA.com so that we can assist you.

Sincerely,
EVGA Customer Support

Pros: The board supports the newest intel Z170 chipset, along with DDR4 RAM and Skylake CPUs. It's an ITX board, fits any 1150 cooler, and has plenty of SATA ports for an ITX build.

Overall a great board, but it's missing some things

Cons: The biggest cons for me are

1. The placement of the USB3.0
It makes it impossible to do anything with it other than go across the entire board because the graphics card blocks it going down.

2. No additional USB 2.0! I planned on using an h100i GTX, but there is no usb 2.0 spott for the corsair link connector, so I'm either going to have to buy an adapter and go through the back of the case to a usb port, or I'll have to see if I can split the usb 3.0

I'm only takin

Other Thoughts: I'm only taking off one egg for the USB 3.0 placement, the lack of USB 2.0 is something that I missed and as such I don't blame EVGA