Asus really mean it when the say Built to game – lets take closer look at some of the killer features offered by the incredible new Asus Z170-PRO GAMING Motherboard!

First up, the Z170 Pro Gaming has SupremeFX audio technology built in with a remarkable SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 115dB for near-lossless audio quality. The illuminated red-line shielding creates a pretty eye-catching lighting effect which we snapped a quick video of and share via our Gorilla Rigs Instagram :)

SupremeFX is engineered with effective shielding to prevent electromagnetic interference, preserving the integrity of audio signals for the best quality. It also has a 300-ohm-headphone amplifier to drive some of the very best headphones available for exceptional, immersive gaming audio and music for your listening pleasure.

The Z170 Pro Gaming also offers a uniquely-intelligent RAMCache technology which effectively caches an entire storage device so that favourite games and apps launch at breakneck speeds, getting to work the moment it’s activated. RAMCache turns milliseconds into microseconds to boost game-load times to stratospheric levels, and minimizes risk of data loss. A Ramcache essentially serves as an invisible prioritized hard drive ( in the sense data is present on it ). This hard drive is actually a cache and contains the most commonly accessed data on system. This cache improves performance by taking over key parts of reading and writing the most accessed data. Minimizing and in some cases eliminating the involvement of considerably slower standard storage options. As the read, write and access time performance of DRAM is considerably faster than that of standard storage devices this is where the huge increase in performance comes.

Next up, a feature that I consider to be pretty close to cheating in online games.

For a helping hand on the battlefield, Sonic Radar II displays a stealthy overlay that shows what opponents and teammates are up to, all managed via a simple control panel and customizable game list. This allows the player to see the direction and origin of key in-game sounds, and “enhance” your enemy-pinpointing skills… like I said, cheating.

The greatest online gaming sessions need a good internet connection and the Z170 Pro Gaming delivers a two shot combo to help make this the best it can be.

Hardware wise we've got the excellent Intel Gigabit Ethernet (I219-V) integrated to reduce CPU overhead and deliver exceptionally-high TCP and UDP throughput, freeing up more computing power for gaming and streaming. It also has another ASUS-exclusive via LANGuard with signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounted to ensure reliable connections and better throughput, plus ESD Guards (electrostatically-guarded and surge-protected components) for almost 2× greater tolerance to static electricity and 2.5X-greater protection (up to 15KV) against surges. On the software side GameFirst technology prioritizes game-related data packets and allocates more bandwidth to games and favorite apps, eliminating laggy online gameplay, streaming stutters and file-sharing slowdown. GameFirst technology has multiple presets, including Optimization, Game, Media Streaming or File Sharing — so it's pretty easy to switch things up with just one or two clicks.

If you fit this mighty motherboard with an Unlocked intel Skylake CPU you're in for a treat with 5-Way Optimization, second-gen T-Topology and Pro Clock technology

Z170 Pro Gaming’s 5-Way Optimization technology provides instant, highly-controllable performance boosts. This exclusive tool dynamically optimizes ASUS TPU (TurboV Processing Unit), EPU (Energy Processing Unit) and Digi+ VRM (voltage-regulator module), Fan Xpert 3 and Turbo App technologies for precision-enhanced performance and efficiency, and all with a single click! This is really excellent stuff for lowered energy use while maintaining a cooler system with quieter fans.

This new motherboard also has second-generation ASUS T-Topology built in, enabling users to take DDR4 memory overclocking to new heights: up to 3466MHz is possible with all memory slots populated. Featuring a customized trace layout for reduced crosstalk and coupling noise, second-generation T-Topology ensures time-aligned signal transfer for improved memory stability and compatibility.

For the more hard-core users the Z170 Pro Gaming includes Pro Clock technology, a dedicated base-clock (BCLK) generator designed for 6th-generation Intel processors that allows overclocked base-clock frequencies up to 400MHz. This custom solution works in tandem with the ASUS TPU to enhance voltage and base-clock overclocking control. Boot times can be reduced, jitter is lowered and stability is increased under heavy overclocking — providing an exciting new way to boost performance to the extreme.

There is more to this Mighty Motherboard for sure and we hope this helps with the gamer specifics at the very least – Swing by our Mighty Asus Motherboard Jungle and check out the latest today!