ASUS Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1 Motherboard

I only wish it had the same on board sound as the ROG boards, that said if it had been an option when I grabbed my 6700k I might have chosen it.
 
does all the metal and "shielding" have any practical use or is it just to show off? it looks quite ridiculous.
 
Nice badging. What does it transform into?

I'm guessing Ultra Magnus.

I also like the Sabertooth boards but echo zaniix about needing a better sound solution. I'm still using my asus hdav but I doubt it will last forever.
 
Somewhat ugly color theme on all the sabertooth boards.

Dislike how an expensive board doesnt use all 7 expansion slot spacing.

Good luck getting them to honor the 5 year warranty if something goes wrong.
 
Somewhat ugly color theme on all the sabertooth boards.

Dislike how an expensive board doesnt use all 7 expansion slot spacing.

Good luck getting them to honor the 5 year warranty if something goes wrong.


Damn shame ASUS does not make any other motherboards to pick from. :(
 
This is a nice-looking Sabertooth,IMO:
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I have an older Sabertooth; I like it.

I bought the socket 2012 version; I've been running it at 4.6GHz since 2011, according to what I named the raid set I built when I bought it. :)

It rocks really well with 2x 7970 cards; I haven't seen any games that push it at all, and it's solid as a rock.

Sleep works perfectly at my oc...

This looks like a worthwhile upgrade for someone who is looking.
 
Love the Sabertooth boards, but the 40mm fans kill it for me. They get annoying because PWM spins them up slower or faster and it sounds like a mini jet engine taking off. Not only that, but the bearings will eventually fail and it will get louder or fail. You have to then replace the fan which makes it tricky if you have a big air cooler. If you don't replace it the thermal armor actually makes the motherboard hotter.
 
Nice looking board. Tons of features. Hopefully the price point will be decent.
 
Does anyone know an estimated release date in the U.S. For these boards?
I was about to purchase my new gaming system today, but I realized that this it got to be released soon. Originally I had Asus l170-AR in mind...

UPDATE: I just placed an order! :D:p
 
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Does anyone know an estimated release date in the U.S. For these boards?
I was about to purchase my new gaming system today, but I realized that this it got to be released soon. Originally I had Asus l170-AR in mind...

UPDATE: I just placed an order! :D:p

Where'd you get yours from? Was it a 3rd-party seller, like the ones listed on Amazon but actually sold by someone else?
 
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