Question 1

Will this Mobo work with Intel Core i7-7700K cpu?

Accepted Answer

No sorry the Asrock z370 Taichi only is compatible with Intels 8th generation core lineup currently. This might change in the future though. If you want a mother board that is compatible with i7 7700k you must get a z170 or a z270 motherboard for overclocking.

Question 2

I'm thinking of upgrading from an Asus Z87Pro with a 4th Gen I5 4670k  to the ASRock Taichi Z370, also getting an 8th Gen I5 8400  and upgraded RAM. Do you think it's worth it to upgrade? and I also have a Corsair Hydro Series H110 280 mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler.

Accepted Answer

I cannot make a direct comment on if the CPU upgrade is worth it, but I can say that I have been running my Taichi Z370 for two to three months now without any issues. The build quality is nice, the packaging was all closed-cell-foam which is the best imo. The UEFI/BIOS UI is very easy to navigate and I had no issues using the built in XMP profiles for my RAM. The only downside for you is since the 8400 isn't a "K" series chip, it can't be overclocked. The Taichi Z370 offers a lot of overclocking features that would be wasted. There may be a less expensive board that can give you the same results. But with the overclocking features, I suppose you have head room for future upgrades that may support overclocking. Hope that helps.

Question 3

How is this board better than the Extreme 4?

Accepted Answer

The Extreme4 is a fantastic board and will have most features people will want. The Taichi takes it to the next level with more Ultra M.2 slots, built in wireless, an extra USB 3.1 port, and is running their Hyper BCLK Engine II. The BIOS/UEFI is also more rich with overclocking features.

That being said, I ran a LGA 1155 Extreme4 with a i5-2500k @ 4.7GHz for 5+ years until grabbing the Taichi for my i7-8700k and have to say the Extreme4's features served me well, no complaints about that board at all. It's also a great overclocking board.

Do I think the Taichi is worth it if you are not planning on overclocking everything to the extreme or not using M.2? Probably not. But, if you need to run wireless and don't have a wireless card, may as well go for the Taichi since a wireless card will run you about $50 anyways.

So overall, if you need the extra features or really want to perfect all of your component's OC'ing, and need to run wireless, go ahead and grab the Taichi. If you just plan on messing around with OC'ing here and there for your CPU, already have a wireless card (if you need it),  and don't need more than 2 M.2 ports, the Extreme4 is perfect for you.

Side note, if your case's color theme isn't blue, then maybe pick up the Taichi because it's RGB :P

Question 4

I am looking at installing optane memory in this motherboard.  I am not very familiar with optane memory, and I know the m.2 slots could be different from the optane NVMe slots.  I cannot tell by the picture if this motherboard supports the NVMe.  Does it?

Accepted Answer

This board has 3 M.2 slots. 2 of the slots, M.2_1 and M.2_2 "Supports Intel Optane Technology", from page 9 of my manual. This board is listed on the Intel Optane website too, so yes, the Optane will fit.

I did not use Optane, as I am only using spinners for long term storage. I am using 2 of the M.2 slots for SSD's and they have been flawless.

Using a M.2 slot for Optane will disable 2 SATA ports as they share lanes.

Question 5

Can I have all the 8 sata ports connected with hdds at the same time? It says that they share lanes but that is only if I connect a m.2 correct?

Accepted Answer

Yep. I have a hard drive in every sata port and am using M.2. I have a Taichi but went x399. So AMD. But yeah SATA ports mean HDs. Great board so far. Overclocked easy and running cool

Question 6

Is anyone getting coil whine in the front and rear audio outputs? It seems to be coming from the GPU but is somehow leaking into the audio outputs. Its very audible with headphones.

Accepted Answer

I own this board, and before i ordered it i saw quite a few people complaining about the issue. I decided to try my luck and bought this board anyways because I liked how it looked and because I wanted good power delivery for my 8700k. Unfortunately I too have the dreaded coil whine issue, and no one seems to have a solution. Its really mind boggling how something like this can happen on a premium board. Did they not do more than 2 minutes of testing with the on board audio? I'm highly disappointed... If it wasn't replacement only I would probably exchange it for a gigabyte or msi. Its not a good sign of overall quality when the audio doesn't even work properly

Question 7

Is this motherboard compatible with DDR3 1866mhz ram?

Accepted Answer

no.  Use the ASRock website to view compatible RAM for this motherboard, I can not post links to other sites you will have to google it  :(

Question 8

Will 3 gpus fit on the board with no issues? looking to make a gaming/casual mining rig.

Accepted Answer

Well this bord does have 3 full size pcie slots, if you are putting this inside of a case I would check you dimensions because your third slot will have issues unless it’s a single slot card. But conclusion if you want to mind even if you are casual get a cheap cpu mothbord combo with lots of pcie 1x slots.

Question 9

I see this board supports M.2 SATA raid, but does it support bootable NVMe raid 1?  Or will the performance drop down to SATA?  I want to get 2 x 500GB 960 EVO NVME drives and set them up in raid 1 for redundancy.

Accepted Answer

I know it does raid 0 with that setup, not sure about raid 1. IMO you would be better off using a single M.2 and use an external HDD for backup. Or use both 960’s in raid 0 plus backup HDD to double your storage and increase write performance. New M.2 drives are extremely reliable and very unlikely to fail, plus it’s cheaper to get a HDD for backup vs. 2 960’s.

Question 10

Will I be able to use this motherboard as a pass through to hook up my PS4 to the internet?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the OS you are using.  In Windows you can use a feature to Bridge one of the ethernet adapters to the one you are using as a primary connection.

There are similar methods you can use in Linux, but all of these methods require configuration in the software/operating system.

Brand	ASRock
Model	Z370 Taichi

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151 (300 Series)
CPU Type	Supports 8th Generation Intel Core Processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron Processors for Socket LGA1151 * Not backward compatible with older generation of LGA 1151 CPUs
Supported CPU Technologies	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4333+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. * 8th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2666.
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
PCI Express x1	2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
Other Slots	1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled Wi-Fi 802.11 ac module (on the rear I/O) 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* 2 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug * M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. * M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. * If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3 will be disabled.
M.2	2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_2), support M Key type 2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s) 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s) Type 22110 M.2 module is supported with either M2_1 or M2_2 socket. Supports Intel Optane Technology. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit.
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

ASRock Z370 Taichi LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Z370
Taichi

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LAN Chipset	Intel I219-V
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I211-AT
Max LAN Speed	2 x 1Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel 802.11 ac Wi-Fi Module Supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433 Mbps
Bluetooth	Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Back I/O Ports	1 x DisplayPort / 1 x HDMI / 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo / 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A / 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort 1.2
USB 3.1	1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection)
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Antenna Connectors	2 x Antenna Ports

Onboard USB	3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen2 Header (ASMedia ASM3142)
Other Connectors	1 x TPM Header 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header 1 x RGB LED Header * Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) * The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) * The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) * The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. * CPU_OPT/W_PUMP, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector) 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) 1 x Dr. Debug with LED 1 x XMP Switch 1 x BIOS B Select Jumper

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) 1 x 8-pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

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