Introduction and Technical Specifications

The Z170-Claymore is ECS’ Intel Z170-based offering in their L337 motherboard line…

Introduction

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The ECS Z170-Claymore motherboard is the newest offering in ECS' L337 product line with support for the Intel Z170 Express chipset. The Z170-Claymore is a more enthusiast-friendly design then some of their previous offerings with a slew of features sure to entice gamers and power users alike. ECS priced this board competitively with an MSRP of $159.99, a price point sure to appeal to a wide swath of users given the board's integrated feature set.

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ECS took out all of the stops with the Z170-Claymore, integrating a host of features together with high quality components for a compelling product. The board was designed with a 12-phase digital power delivery system, using high efficiency chokes and MOSFETs, as well as solid core capacitors for optimal board performance under any operating conditions. ECS integrated the following features into the Z170-Claymore board: four SATA 3 ports; one SATA-Express port; a PCIe X2 M.2 port; a Realtek GigE NIC; five PCI-Express x16 slots; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power and reset buttons; Realtek audio solution; integrated DisplayPort and HDMI video port support; and USB 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 Gen2 port support.

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Technical Specifications (taken from the ECS website)

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 3840 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 8-Channel HD audio CODEC
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
Bundled Software º ECS Intelligent EZ Utility : eBLU, eDLU, eOC, eSF
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