ECS announces their latest motherboard based on the new Intel 100 series chipset, the ECS Z170-CLAYMORE LEET Gaming, designed to support Intel’s latest 6th Generation Core processors, codenamed Skylake. The new Z170-Claymore features what the company calls LAGFree gaming Ethernet and smooth 60FPS gameplay via HDMI 2.0. We are going to review this motherboard soon, but for now check out its features and specifications from the official news below.
ECS Z170-CLAYMORE LEET Gaming Motherboard
Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) proudly introduces latest LEET gaming motherboard, the ECS Z170-CLAYMORE, adopts with Intel® latest 14nm Z170 chipset, supports Intel® 6th Core i processors. ECS Z170-CLAYMORE features with exclusive LAGFree technology and 60FPS 4K UHD resolution output via HDMI 2.0, to provide amazing on-line gaming experience and smooth display. Not only supports 10Gbps USB 3.1 ports, but M.2 and SATA-Express high speed interfaces to connect newest devices. ECS Z170-CLAYMORE LEET gaming motherboard delivers a smart and fast experience, we are ready for Game On!
Smart Gaming Ethernet – LAGFree
Thanks to Realtek® RTL8110AS gaming Ethernet and exclusive LEET network Manager, supporting auto-prioritize and bandwidth control. Provide stable and lower latency while gameplay, communicate, downloading and web browsing at the same time.
60FPS smooth UHD – HDMI 2.0
Z170-Claymore is the world’s first motherboard supports HDMI 2.0 video output, features with 4K UHD resolution (3840×2160) and 60FPS smooth screen. Compare to previous generation, new HDMI 2.0 double frame rate to 60 from 30 provides clear and sharp screen.
Lightning connection – USB 3.1
ECS Z170-CLAYMORE sports with latest high speed interface. Within 10Gbps USB 3.1 Type-A ports, we can copy a Blu-ray disk in 30 seconds! In addition, Z170-CLAYMORE supports 16Gbps M.2 and SATA-Express connectors also.
Smart Configuration – 2X Graphics Power
There are 5 PCI Express Gen3 slots. Optimize for dual graphics cards and add-on devices. All devices on the Z170-CLAYMORE have their own independent bandwidth, provide maximum performance on board.
ECS Z170-ClAYMORE Motherboard Specifications
| CPU | º Supports 6th gen Intel® Core™ family/ Pentium / Celeron series processors for LGA 1151 socket º 12 Phase Thermal Design Power º 100% Solid capacitor design º Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology º Intel® K Series Unlock CPU Support º Low RDs(on) to minimize switching losses |
| CHIPSET | º Intel® Z170 Express Chipset |
| GRAPHICS | º Supports DirectX® 12 º Supports HDMI 2.0 Technology ( resolution up to 13840 x 2160 pixels ) |
| MEMORY | º Dual-channel DDR4 Memory architecture º 4 X 288-pin DDR4 DIMM socket º Support up to 64 GB* |
| EXPANSION SLOT | º 5 X PCI Express X16 Gen 3.0 slot(s) º Supports AMD CrossFire™ Technology º 1 X M.2 slot for SSD • For 2242/2260/2280 SSD |
| Storage | º Support by Z170 Express Chipset • RAID0, RAID1,RAID5, RAID 10 configuration |
| Audio | º Realtek ALC1150 8-channel High Definition audio CODEC |
| LAN | º Realtek DRAGON LAN Chip 8118AS |
| USB | º Support by Z170 Express Chipset • 6 X USB3.0 port(s) up to 5Gb/s Back Panel 4 port(s) Onboard 2 port(s) • 8 X USB2.0 port(s) Up to 480 Mb/s Back Panel 4 port(s) Onboard 4 port(s) º Support by ASMedia ASM1142 Controler • 2 X USB3.1 port(s) up to 10Gb/s º ECS EZ Charger (Gray USB header) |
| REAR PANEL I/O | º 1 X PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors º 1 X Audio port (Line-in,4x Line-out, Mic in) º 1 X HDMI 2.0 port(s) º 1 X Display port º 2 X USB3.1 port(s) º 4 X USB3.0 port(s) º 4 X USB2.0 port(s) |
| CONNECTORS & HEADERS | º 1 X 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector º 2 X 4-pin CPU_FAN connector º 3 X 4-pin SYS_FAN connector º 1 X Power on button º 1 X Reset button º 1 X Front Panel switch/LED header º 1 X Front panel audio header º 1 X USB 3.0 header • Support additional 2 USB ports º 2 X USB 2.0 header • Support additional 4 USB ports º 4 X SATA III 6Gb/s connector(s) º 1 X CLR_CMOS header º 1 X TPM header º 1 X Debug LED º 1 X Chassis intrusion header |
| SYSTEM BIOS | º Supports M.I.B X Utility º F7 hot key for boot up devices option º Over-Clocking º Triple Display º Support ECS EZ BIOS º Multi-Language BIOS |
| FORM FACTOR | º ATX Form Factor º 305*244mm |
| OS Support | º Windows 7 32-bit º Windows 7 64-bit º Windows 8.1 64-bit º Windows 10 64-bit |
| Certifications | º CE/FCC Certification º ErP/EuP Certification º WHQL Certification |
| Bundled Software | º ECS Intelligent EZ Utility : eBLU, eDLU, eOC, eSF |
Price and Availability
The new ECS Z170-CLAYMORE LEET Gaming motherboard is going to hit store shelves in the following days to come. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the motherboard hasn’t been disclosed yet, but I’ll try to update this post once this motherboard becomes available to order online.
