ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

Premium 50A Power Choke

Compared to traditional chokes, ASRock’s premium 50A power chokes effectively make the saturation current up to three times better, thus providing enhanced and improved Vcore voltage to the motherboard.

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

What you’ve never understood about your computer is that it is scared to death of water, H2O, humidity or whatever you’d like to name it. And even though you do not see the water, actually there may be lots of excessive moist in the air killing your motherboard silently and slowly. No, your motherboard doesn’t melt when in contact with water like the wicked witch of the west, but it dies of short circuit. Luckily, ASRock has a new High Density Glass Fabric PCB design that reduces the gaps between the PCB layers to protect the motherboard against electrical shorts caused by humidity.

USB 3.1 10 Gbps Type-A + C

A pair of onboard Type-A and Type-C USB 3.1 connectors deliver up to 10Gbps data transfer rates.

Supports NVIDIA Quadro and AMD FirePro Workstation Graphics Cards

Two PCIe Gen3 x16 slots not only support ordinary graphics cards, but are also fully compatible with professional NVIDIA Quadro and AMD FirePro workstation graphics solutions.

* This motherboard has passed SPECviewperf 12 tests using NVIDIA Quadro & NVS graphics cards.

Full Spike Protection

Some sensitive digital components on the motherboard are vulnerable to power surges, the excessive current may cause your system to malfunction immediately. ASRock Full Spike Protection includes various technologies to prevent your motherboard’s components from being damaged by these unexpected voltage spikes.

UEFI EZ Mode

EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

Intel LAN

Intel LAN provides the best throughput performance, lower CPU utilization, enhanced stability and is able to deliver ultimate network experience to users!

Solid Capacitor Design

ASRock applied solid capacitors on this motherboard. With these solid caps, this motherboard is allowed to perform more stably and ensure longer lifetime.

ELNA Audio Caps

Who says high quality audio is only available on high-end motherboards? ASRock applied ELNA audio capacitors on mainstream and entry-level motherboards! Compared with traditional solid caps, the leakage current of ELNA audio caps is merely 3uA. This is the key to reduce noise level significantly and satisfy even the pickiest audiophiles.

Supports DDR4 3466+ (OC)

The motherboard supports the latest DDR4 memory modules and most extreme memory performance!

Flexible PCIe Slots

A new flexible PCIe Gen3 x1 slot design allows users to install add-on cards of all kinds of sizes.

* The bandwidth of your devices will be limited to PCIe Gen3 x1.

A-Tuning

A-Tuning is ASRock's multi-purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.

Win 7 USB Patcher

Due to chipset limitation, when you want to install Windows 7 on this MB, you may need to use “Win 7 USB Patcher” to create a new ISO file. ASRock provides the free-to-download utility to facilitate the installation process.

Live Update & APP Shop

ASRock Live Update & APP Shop is designed for your convenience. Various apps and support software are provided for users to download. You can also easily optimize your system and keep your motherboard up to date with ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.