Z270 Boards reviewed

Lay the foundation of your next gaming PC with one of the latest Z270 motherboards

Thinking of upgrading? Ed Chester reviews seven Kaby Lake-friendly Z270

Although existing Z170 motherboards will support Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs, the Z270 chipset brings a couple of new features that make it the better option if you’re looking to buy now.

The first is support for 24 PCI-E lanes, up from 20 on the Z170. This enables multiple 4-lane PCI-E M.2 SSDs, without impacting graphics bandwidth.

There’s also better support for new Optane storage technology, enabling it to act as a cross between system memory and long term storage.

I’ve reviewed seven new Z270 boards on the following pages.