REVIEW - ASUS PRIME H270M-PLUS

ASUS Prime is the next evolution of the ASUS motherboard, born of a pedigree that stretches back to 1989. ASUS' team of world-class engineers are passionate about empowering everyone to enjoy the benefits of customisation and tuning, and the driving force behind the development of Prime is to make advanced enthusiast controls easily accessible — maximising performance, stability and compatibility for the very best DIY PC experiences.

ASUS is the world's foremost motherboard manufacturer, renowned for our unique Design Thinking approach. Our exhaustive testing exceeds industry standards, supported by high-quality components for exceptional real-world protection. Our motherboards are proven to be compatible with more than 1,000 components and devices, and each new model undergoes a minimum of 8,000 hours of strict validation. ASUS gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your motherboard is fit for all environments and applications. By choosing ASUS, you also gain the freedom to select outstanding component options, for trouble-free DIY experiences.

Prime 200 motherboards are engineered with industry-leading 5X Protection III, employing the finest components, excellent circuit design, and exacting standards to guarantee the quality and long-term durability of your motherboard. That means exceptional protection and stability for your build — thanks to decades of engineering experience from the world's leading motherboard brand.

Ready for 7th Generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors, the Prime H270M-Plus/CSM LGA 1151 Micro-ATX Motherboard from ASUS delivers customizable performance. 5X Protection III with FanXpert 4 Core provides hardware-level safeguards, while CrossFireX drives support for multiple GPUs, and dual M.2 slots and USB 3.0 deliver fast transfer speeds. This motherboard is designed to fit in micro-ATX sized cases and supports both 6th and 7th generation Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, and Celeron processors, the LGA 1151 socket, and the H270 chipset. This motherboard is compatible with Windows 10 (64-bit).

The micro-ATX form factor of the Prime H270M-Plus/CSM can support 64GB of RAM and comes with four dual-channel DIMM slots that can each hold 16GB of DDR4 2400 or 2133 MHz memory. It also has a total of 6 x SATA III 6 Gb/s ports that support RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors that support SATA & PCIe SSDs, 4 x USB 3.0 ports (front), 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C and 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A ports (rear), 6 x USB 2.0 ports, and 1 x Gigabit LAN port. For those looking to expand their system using PCIe, there is 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot (x16 mode), 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot (x4 mode), and 2 PCIe 1.0 slots.

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