Asus tuf z270 mark 1 review in Spanish (complete analysis)

When we go to buy the motherboard for our gaming configuration, we always think of something that lasts for many years, that is aesthetically beautiful and that offers all the connections we need. The first name that appears to us is the Asus TUF series. Specifically, we have been testing the Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 these weeks with its classic armor and high-durability components.

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Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

The Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 It comes in very compact packaging. On its cover we find a model of one of the corners of the motherboards, we also see the name of the product, the incorporation of Aura Sync technology and the 5-year warranty seal.

Already in the back it presents each and every one of the most important technical characteristics.

Inside we find the following bundle:

Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 motherboard. Back plate. Instruction manual and quick guide. Installation kit for Intel processors. CD disk with drivers. SATA Cables set. SLI HB cable. Adhesive stickers and manage wiring. sockets and connections.

The Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 is an ATX format motherboard for the LGA 1151 socket with dimensions of 30.5 x 24.4 cm . Carrying the Z270 chipset it is natively compatible with all 7th generation Intel Kaby Lake and 6th generation Skylake processors.

The board has a very military design, since it combines the earth color with a black PCB. Its armor "TUF Thermal Armor" gives it that touch so characteristic that this series of Asus offers and that we only find in this model, in the Asus Maximus IX Formula and Maximus IX Code that we already analyzed previously.

Why is it important for a motherboard to have this type of armor? Aside from overwhelming aesthetics, it also allows the 40mm fan (optional) to better cool the most important components: power phases, chokes, and Japanese condensers. Nor can we forget that the armature gives robustness and better cushions the weight of the components (Holds up to 10 kg).

Beautiful view from the back.

The motherboard features two zones with cooling: power phases and Z270 chipset. It has nothing more and nothing less than 8 + 2 + 2 power phases supported by Digi + technology.

Unlike other motherboard models, the Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 incorporates TUF IC technology and what is it for? It is a small chip that is dedicated to monitoring the temperatures and speed of the fans for more comprehensive monitoring and control. We can manually track through Thermal Radar 2+ and TUF Detective 2 apps.

We really liked the incorporation of LED indicators that warn you if there is a failure to start the equipment. Among them they warn you about: processor, start of the hard disk, RAM and graphics card.

As we have already seen on previous Asus Z270 motherboards, they are fully compatible with 3D printing. Thanks to this technology it allows us to design different parts giving a very personal and exclusive touch. We see it as a great gesture for the best modders, although for the conventional user it may not be one of the most interesting options when buying a motherboard.

Another of the great protagonists is its advanced RGB Aura LED lighting system, which is present in 5 independent areas, providing us with a total of nine different effects from which to choose

Static: Always on Breathing: Slow cycle on and off Strobe: Turns on and off Color cycle: Goes from one color to another Music effect: Responds to the rhythm of music CPU temperature: Changes the color according to the load of the CPU Comet Flash Off

Detail of the 8-pin EPS connection.

It has a total of 4 DDR4 RAM DIMM slots that are compatible with a maximum of 64 GB with frequencies up to 4133 Mhz and compatible with the XMP 2.0 profile. Of course with Dual Chanel technology so that we can get the most out of our new processor. fans.

We can also see a 24-pin connector for the main power, two PWM fan headers, a USB 3.0 connection and a power button.

The Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 offers us the possibility of mounting two or three graphics cards in series, since it has a total of two PCIe 3.0 to x16 slots compatible with Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFire technology and reinforced with Asus SafeSlot technology.

To expand with extra cards we can use any of the three PCI Express x1 connections. In it, for example, we can mount a video capture device, a high-performance sound card or an Intel PCI Express disk.

It is also important to know that it incorporates a slot for the M.2 connection and thus install any disk of this format and type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (42/60/80 and 110mm). There is a second SLOT (lower right corner) in a vertical position that supports NVMe (PCI Express) technology, for this we must use a small stage that incorporates the motherboard for fixing.

The Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 is compatible with Intel Optane technology.

Although for many it may be insufficient, including 6 SATA III 6 Gb / s ports ensures that we have enough mechanical hard drives or high- performance SSD disks to satisfy 98% of us users.

As always, we recommend having an SSD for the most important operating system and applications and a mechanical one to store all the information and heavy applications.

It incorporates a sound card TUF Audio Design sound card supported by the Realtek S1220A chip, premium Japanese audio capacitors and compatible with high-impedance headphones and DTS technology.

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Among its rear connections we find:

1 x DisplayPort. 1 x HDMI. 2 x LAN port (s) (RJ45). 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C. 2 x USB 3.0.4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be changed to USB BIOS Flashback). 1 x Optical S / PDIF output. 8-channel digital audio. 1 x USB BIOS Flashback.

Test bench and tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel i7-7700k.
Base plate:	Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4
Heatsink	Corsair H115
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1070.
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

To check the stability of the i7-7700k processor at 4500 MHZ and the motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and air cooling. The graphics we have used is an Nvidia GTX 1070, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests with a 1920 x 1080 monitor.

BIOS

The launch of these new boards brings a little BIOS facelift. Specifically, the Asus Z270G Strix Gaming incorporates improved options and lacks nothing. Actually, it is the highest range of microATX format on the market. Good job Asus!

Conclusion about Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1

The Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 is one of the best LGA1151 socket motherboards, both for its components, design, and the ability to install high-performance components.

In our tests we have installed an i7-7700k and an 8GB GTX 1070 graphics card. We have seen that this motherboard is fully optimized to get the most out of gaming in 4K, virtual reality and even overclock all our components.

Special mention to its excellent cooling, ability to monitor temperatures and control fans from your Android smartphone. Its ability to install NVMe SSDs, a specially designed TUF sound card and quality armor are other strengths.

Soon it will reach all online stores and its price in online stores will fluctuate around approximately 280 euros , although we believe that after a few months the prices of this new platform will normalize.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS.	- NONE.
+ TUF ARMOR.
+ OVERCLOCK CAPACITY.
+ YOU CAN MONITOR AND CONTROL FANS FROM THE SMARTPHONE.
+ 5 YEARS WARRANTY.