Asus rog strix h370 - Reviews 2024

Asus ROG Strix H370-F is one of the most interesting proposals from Asus, for users who are looking to get all the benefits of Intel Coffee Lake processors, but are not interested in overclocking. It is a board with very good quality components, a great sound system and, something that cannot be missing, an advanced RGB lighting system.

Looking forward to seeing our review of the first H370 chipset motherboard we reviewed? Here we go!

First of all, we thank Asus for the trust placed in ceding the product to us for analysis.

Asus ROG Strix H370-F technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

As it is a ROG product, Asus offers us its motherboard in a cardboard box printed in predominantly black and red. On the cover of the box it shows us high-quality images of the motherboard and all its certifications.

While on the back we detail all the most important features and specifications of this motherboard.

Once we open the box we will find: the motherboard perfectly protected by an anti-static bag so that it reaches the hands of the end user in perfect condition. In a second department we find all the accessories:

Asus ROG Strix H370-F motherboard Instruction manual and quick guide CD with drivers and software for your installation SATACable cables set for LED strip lighting Screws to install M2 units

Asus ROG Strix H370-F is a motherboard that is built with an ATX form factor, the manufacturer has mounted an LGA 1151 socket together with an H370 chipset to give compatibility to the Intel Coffee Lake processors, which correspond to the eighth generation of the company.

This chipset is a shortened version of the Z370 to offer a cheaper product, the most important difference is that it does not allow overclocking of the processor or RAM. The motherboard combines the colors black and metallic gray on its heatsinks and its PCB is matt black. Our first impressions show that it is a robust and top quality motherboard.

Quick look at the back area for the most curious. We really like that it incorporates a small screen printing in this area, since there are many chassis with double tempered glass windows. Good detail!

The processor will be powered by a VRM consisting of 9 + 2 phases, as always, Asus uses Super Alloy Power 2 components of the best quality in its ROG products, this will allow the VRM to work at a lower temperature, to improve stability and lengthen the useful life.

Above the VRM is a large aluminum heatsink for proper cooling, this integrates the Asus Aura Sync RGB LED lighting system.

To further enhance aesthetics, the Asus ROG Strix H370-F supports 3D printing, so the user can customize the motherboard to their liking.

Let's go to see the possibilities of this motherboard in terms of memory and storage, Asus ROG Strix H370-F presents four DIMM DDR4 slots with support for a maximum of 64 GB of memory in dual-channel configuration at a speed of 2666 MHz, since which is not compatible with overclocking or XMP profiles.

Asus ROG Strix H370-F features two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, one reinforced with steel, to perfectly support the heaviest and most powerful graphics cards on the market. This reinforcement increases the strength of the groove by up to 83%. The second slot does not have this reinforcement, and its electrical operation is x4, the H370 chipset is not the best option for multi-GPU solutions, although we can mount a 2-way CrossFire or SLI configuration . There is also a PCI Express 3.0 x4 slot for attaching an expansion card.

As for storage, it offers us two M.2 32 GB / s slots compatible with the NVMe protocol, in them we can install high-performance SSD drives or Intel Optane memories that act as a cache, improving the speed of the system.

Only in the top slot has a heat sink been installed to prevent overheating of the SSDs.

Unsurprisingly it only offers six SATA III ports for more traditional mechanical hard drives or SSDs. We believe that they are more than enough for the daily life of any user.

It's time to tell you about the sound card ! It incorporates a Realtek chip with SupremeFX technology and the new S1220 codec. This set is a combination of high quality that will avoid the need to buy a dedicated sound card from the most demanding users. It also includes two headphone amps, and a separate section of the PCB to prevent interference.

Asus Aura Sync is a highly configurable lighting system in 16.8 million colors and multiple lighting effects, all in a very simple way through software, and with the possibility of synchronizing all components and peripherals. provides us with a total of twelve different effects from which to choose

Static: Always on Breathing: Slow cycle on and off Strobe: Turns on and off Rainbow Color cycle: Goes from one color to another Comet Flash & Dash Glowing Yo-Yo. Starry night Music effect CPU temperature

Finally, we go to see its network technology, the motherboard offers us a Gigabit Ethernet port with the Intel I219-V controller and with the ROG GameFirst IV technology, this what it does is prioritize the packages related to video games to improve the speed and reduce latency.

Test bench and tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i7-8700K
Base plate:	Asus ROG Strix H370-F
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4
Heatsink	Corsair H115
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1060
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

To check the stability of the i7-8700k processor in stock values and the motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and air cooling. The graphics that we have used is an Nvidia GTX 1060, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests with a 1920 x 1080 monitor.

BIOS

As expected, the BIOS is very similar to that of the Z370 series that we have been testing over the past year. The only difference is that it does not have the overclock functions enabled for the CPU and RAM. So I can't activate XMP profile in RAM memory? No, you can only use a maximum speed of 2666 MHz.

Final words and conclusion about Asus ROG Strix H370-F

The difference between a H370 and Z370 motherboard is that the more powerful chip allows you to overclock both the memories and the processor and this new H370 chipset does not. Who do we recommend this motherboard to? For those users who do not need to overclock, they need a good Intel No-K processor and want to invest a few euros more in a graphics card.

The Asus ROG Strix H370-F hits the market with brutal aesthetics, good components, great dissipation in its VRM and M.2 NVMe drive, and super-polished BIOS.

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In our tests with a GTX 1060 we have achieved a performance very similar to a Z370 motherboard, so it is shown that with a stock i7-8700K it is more than enough to play any title on the market.

Its price in online stores will range from 110 to 120 euros. Taking into account all the benefits that it brings and its restrained price, it seems to us a 100% recommended purchase. Good job ASUS!

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN, AESTHETICS AND HIGH DURABILITY COMPONENTS.
+ STABLE BIOS
+ RGB LIGHTING
+ M.2 CONNECTION WITH PASSIVE HEATSINK.
+ NETWORK CARD, WIFI AND IMPROVED SOUND.