Quick question, does the Asrock Gaming Itx support voltage controlled fans (3pin) in bios, or would they only run at one speed?
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Quick question, does the Asrock Gaming Itx support voltage controlled fans (3pin) in bios, or would they only run at one speed?
New GA-Z170N-WIFI F5a BIOS seems to have resolved XMP issues.
It provides an external PCIe connection, which allows for interesting designs like modular computers (e.g. a subminiature ITX case with only a motherboard and PcioPSU, that can link to an external case with larger PSU and GPU), or high speed links to an external storage array (as ITX is typically not so great a fit with internal storage capacity)I can understand using the Alpine Ridge to drive the USB 3.1, or to provide HDMI 2, but I still haven't understood why a Thunderbolt port is so important?
Ugh I can't decide between the ASRock Z170 ITX or the new ASUS Z170i Pro gaming. I can pick up the ASRock up at Microcenter today. I'd have to wait for the ASUS to become available somewhere. The motherboard is the last thing I need for my new PC.
I've been a long time ASUS fan. I always seem to go for their motherboards. ASRock seems sketchy: their site looks terrible, their documentation is in broken English. The specs look really good though.... maybe too good. Perhaps they put all their money into the quality of the motherboard?
Has anyone been using the ASRock ITX? Has it been a good experience for you so far? Or, if you could do it over again... would you have just waited for someone else to come out with something better.
Look at it this way: ASRock spends the money where it needs to be. They don't pay a huge team of graphics designers and marketing specialists, they pay their engineers. Their site is basic, but consistent and gives you the information you need, not buzzwords and shiny pictures.
In the beginning (10 years ago) their boards were cheap and of low quality, but that changed a lot over time and there's no reason not to trust their brand anymore.
Vittra is completely right, ASRock is THE innovator in board design right now, the X99E-ITX/ac is the perfect example.
Can't say I see anything innovative with their Z170 ITX board. Rather crappy board layout with that wifi module routed all over the board, which is still mPCIe when it should have been M.2.
Nothing against ASRock, I like them. But I am rather unimpressed with all the motherboard manufacturers at the moment.
Ugh I can't decide between the ASRock Z170 ITX or the new ASUS Z170i Pro gaming. I can pick up the ASRock up at Microcenter today. I'd have to wait for the ASUS to become available somewhere. The motherboard is the last thing I need for my new PC.
I've been a long time ASUS fan. I always seem to go for their motherboards. ASRock seems sketchy: their site looks terrible, their documentation is in broken English. The specs look really good though.... maybe too good. Perhaps they put all their money into the quality of the motherboard?
Has anyone been using the ASRock ITX? Has it been a good experience for you so far? Or, if you could do it over again... would you have just waited for someone else to come out with something better.
Msi m.2 slot isn't 2280, and imho the asrock is much uglier than the asus. My m1 has been sitting for months waiting for the asus boardI've been stalking the Asus Z170I Pro Gaming since its release a few weeks ago. It's listed as in stock at SuperBiiz, though I don't know if it's actually in their warehouse and ready to ship or if they've simply preloaded their inventory system.
My M1 is working its way through the shipping process, so I'm looking to purchase a board within the next few days.
Unfortunately for me there really isn't a perfect ITX board.
* Asus Maximus VIII: has WiFi, USB type C, but expensive.
* MSI Z170I: nice WiFi antenna, but no type C and only one fan header.
* ASRock Fatal1ty: includes type C, two fan headers, looks great on paper.
* Asus Z170I Pro Gaming: no USB type C, least expensive of the bunch. Not very good looking, but M1 isn't windowed.
* EVGA Stinger: no WiFi!
The MSI would be my top pick if it only had a second fan header. I know I can use a Y splitter or connect the fans directly to the PSU, but I was (unrealistically) hoping to have it all. So like you trying to decide between the Asus Z170I Pro Gaming and the ASRock.
I personally like that the WiFi module is mPCIe because I wouldn't want to buy a new one as I use it very rarely. Also it seems like the faster modes (where M.2 would actually make a difference) will only be widely adopted in a few years anyway, so why bother now?
Also the positions of the antenna connectors means that there's no interference with the rest of the I/O, so it opens up a few interesting options there.
Of course, this board is far from perfect just like all the others, it seems absolutely mental that they wouldn't have a 7.1 audio output on this board, there's so much space in the I/O left!
I hope we'll see a Rev. B to quite a few boards this generation.
I think I read that Intel's new 8260 ac module comes as M.2 only. My impression is that the transition to M.2 format happens right now, with several other manufacturers also using it (MSI, Asus, EVGA).
I would prefer the ASRock board used m.2 for WiFi rather than mPCIe for futureproofing (though MU-MIMO AC is about the only potential WiFi feature 'missing', along with BT v4.2), but that's the only black mark against it so far.
And no 7.1 Audio output including no SPDIF. Not sure how much it matters really, but still something to consider.
I decided to bite on the ASRock ITX Fatal1ty... seems like a good board. I put a dry a run of my computer together... it's an i5 6600k, 750ti, and 16gb corsair vengeance LPX memory.
Everytime i start the pc from a cold boot the fans and lights come on for a split second and then the whole PC turns off... then, after about 3 seconds, it turns on again automatically and stays on. I'm starting to think it might be an incompatibility issues with my memory. I may try to flash the BIOS. I'm hoping it's not a bad capacitor...
Anyone else have this problem?
Optical SPDIF and HDMI for audio should be more than sufficient. You can combine rear and front audio ports on the Asrock for 7.1 analogue, but does anyone really use that?
Assuming its the NVMe 951 and the spec for the iTX mentions boot support then hopefully we're good to go on any of the boards with the 950.What do you think the chances are of these ITX boards supporting the Samsung 950 Pro M.2 out of the box?
I'm looking at getting the Gigabyte Z170N WiFi. The compatibility list shows it's fine with the Samsung 951, but doesn't mention the 950 Pro yet, likely because it's so new.
It looks promising since in contrast to the XP941 and SM951, the 950 Pro is a retail product. So I expect the boot firmware to be present allowing it to be booted on any board supporting PCIe and NVMe M.2 SSDs.What do you think the chances are of these ITX boards supporting the Samsung 950 Pro M.2 out of the box?
I'm looking at getting the Gigabyte Z170N WiFi. The compatibility list shows it's fine with the Samsung 951, but doesn't mention the 950 Pro yet, likely because it's so new.
Could you guys please explain the whole M2 vs U2 issue? My plan was to use Asus ROG Maximus mini-itx z170 and a Samsung 950 Pro NVMe. It's not clear to me if this is a problem or possible with this board?
I have the gigabyte z100n WiFi, and bought the nh-c14
But I don't seem to have the ability to set the speed of the fans(3 pin)
They are running at max speed all the time
I'm using the ultra low noise adapter witch helps a bit. But I would like to have my fans of if my pc is idle.
Any advice?
Also speedfan dousent see the fans but hw monitor sees it as FANIN0
http://www.gigabyte.eu/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1399
Maybe it'll be implemented/switched on for the m-itx board too at some point.
Yeah hopefully! I wonder why they haven't done this for the mITX board yet given that the Thunderbolt 3 chip is on board?