Question 1

does it have built in wifi?

Accepted Answer

No built in wifi. I bought a pcie wifi card.

Question 2

Will the board boot Win 10 from one of the M.2 SSD slots?

Accepted Answer

I’m running Win10 
Which I loaded on my SSD M.2 Drive 
I used a Samsung 1tb ssd

Question 3

Does the bios have multi core enhancement?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Go to Advanced Mode, then Ai Tweaker. It's called ASUS MultiCore Enhancement.

Question 4

Is this motherboard compatible with an Intel Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.3 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I58600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630?

Accepted Answer

Yes. This motherboard will work with all coffee lake processors. It will also be capable of overclocking your 8600k as long as you have adequate cooling.

Question 5

Is this mother board compatible with a Intel Core i7-8700 Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.2 GHz (4.6 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684I78700 Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I’m using it with my i7-870K overclocked to 5ghz with great results.

Question 6

Is there a good amount of RGB lighting on this?

Accepted Answer

The right side of the board behind the 24-pin connector has RGB LEDs that can be controlled via software. It also has one RGB LED header at the bottom where you can plug in Aura-compatible RGB LED strips or devices.

Question 7

Asus' website lists this as having thunderbolt 3.0, but Newegg does not. Does this board have that feature?

Accepted Answer

The motherboard has a Thunderbolt header or rather pins to connect a Thunderbolt card to. The Asus Thunderbolt add on card is sold separately and costs about $65,

Question 8

Has anyone had any compatibility issues w/ the motherboard's software and Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

When I built a system around this board and installed Windows 10 version 1709 in December, all the ASUS software worked. After the MS Patch 2018-01 patch (to mitigate the Meltdown / Spectre vulnerability in Intel CPUs) to Win 10, AISuite3 stopped working. (The patch to Windows 8.1 caused AI Suite II to stop working on a five-year-old system, too). ASUS is aware of this issue. ASUS has a beta of a new version of AISuite3 on the ASUS ROG forum, which works with this board and Windows 10 version 1709.

Question 9

is this board compatible with Core i7 6850k lga2001 and 16G of RAM??

Son wanted the i7 for christmas but it wasn't compatible with his mojo.  Rather than return the CPU we have decided to switch out the motherboard.  I am ignorant to all this greek and he is relatively new to builds.  All help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Accepted Answer

Hi, I would love to help. First, this is not the motherboard for you. This motherboard is meant for Coffeelake Intel processors that just came out this fall. The intel i7 6850k is broadwell e which is a little bit older.

Right now you can get the newer i7 for about $380. But my guess is this would also require a motherboard upgrade for you as all coffelake chips require a z370 motherboard. I would just be wary of that chip, not because it is a bad chip, but because it is a little older. So the question is, how much did you pay for the i7 6850k and what current motherboard does your son have? These will be the determining factors that will help you decide on the path forward. The best thing you can do is to go here is pcpartpicker and select start a system build. I would plug in the parts you currently have like motherboard and ram and graphics card and then it will hopefully guide you to the correct processor. Pcpartpicker will automatically make sure everything is compatible so that is really helpful. So keep in mind, when you plug in the motherboard you have, the i7 6850k and the i7-8700k will not be options because pcpartpicker will eliminate any choices that are not compatible. If you want to figure out a motherboard that is compatible for the i7 6850k, put that in as a CPU and then go looking for the motherboard. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Question 10

Would this board be compatible with a i7-4790k Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150 88W? it being a LGA-1150 socket and a 4th gen I'm not sure if it would be compatible. I'm currently looking to upgrade some components on my rig I'm not sure if upgrading the current processor would be worth it.

Accepted Answer

No this motherboard’s socket is LGA 1151 and requires an 8th-generation Coffee Lake CPU like the Core i7-8700K. Your 4790K won’t fit. 6th- and 7th-generation CPUs won’t work either, despite the same socket number.

There’s typically no point in changing your motherboard for the same CPU unless you need more ports for something. Your CPU is already one of the best for socket LGA 1150, but that platform is over 5 years old now, so an upgrade there would require both a CPU and motherboard.

Brand	ASUS
Model	Prime Z370-A

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151 (300 Series)
CPU Type	LGA1151 socket only for 8th Gen Intel Core Processor * Not backward compatible with older generation of LGA 1151 CPUs * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list
Supported CPU Technologies	Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0* * The Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3300(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666(O.C.)/ 2400(O.C.)/ 2133 * The maximum memory frequency supported varies by processor. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) * 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode) * For 2 SSD on CPU support, install a Hyper M.2 X16 card (sold separately) into the PCIeX16_2 slot, enable this card under BIOS settings. ** For 3 SSD on CPU support, install a Hyper M.2 X16 card (sold separately) into the PCIeX16_1 slot, enable this card under BIOS settings.
PCI Express x1	4 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6.0Gb/s ports (gray)
M.2	1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA mode & X4 PCIE mode)1 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only)2 1. The M.2_1 socket shares SATA_1 port when use M.2 SATA mode device. Adjust BIOS settings to use a SATA device. 2. The M.2_2 socket shares SATA_56 ports when use M.2 PCIE mode device in X4 mode. Adjust BIOS settings to use M.2 PCIE devices in X4 mode.
Intel Optane Ready	Yes
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

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Audio Chipset	Realtek S1220A
Audio Channels	8 Channels * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit / 192 kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio. 32-Bit / 192kHz is only available under Windows 10.

Video Ports	1 x DVI-D
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ45
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort
USB 3.1	1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
USB Type-C	1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	5 Ports

Onboard USB	2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
Other Connectors	1 x Aura RGB Strip Header 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4-pin) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4-pin) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4-pin) 1 x Thunderbolt header(s) 1 x EZ XMP switch 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector) (Chassis intrusion header is inbuilt) 1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN (Extension Fan) connector 1 x MemOK! button(s) 1 x CPU OV 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s) 1 x 14-1-pin TPM connector 1 x COM port header 1 x T_Sensor Connector 1 x AIO PUMP Header 2 x 3D Mount screw port(s) 1 x M.2 Fan Header

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

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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