H170/B150 motherboards with LGA1151 support are now on sale from various companies! ASUS Edition

Motherboards withthe latest LGA1151 chipsets Intel "H170 Express" and Intel "B150 Express" arenow available from ASUS.

The lineup consists of six models : the H170 PRO GAMING, H170-PRO, H170M-PLUS, H170-PLUS D3, and H170M-E D3 with Intel's H170 Express, and the B150M-A D3" models with Intel's B150 Express.




The "H170" and "B150" chipsets are the lower-end models of the previously introduced " Z170. The mainstream-oriented "H170" has removed overclocking and multi-GPU support from the "Z170," and the chipset's PCI Express 3.0 lanes have been changed from 20 to 16 and USB 3.0 ports from 10 to 8. The business-oriented "B150" is a subset of the "H170" and omits 8 PCI Express 3.0 lanes and 6 USB 3.0 ports on the chipset.

The "H170 PRO GAMING" is an ATX motherboard belonging to the "PRO GAMING" series of models for gamers.

The main specifications include 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x4 operation), and 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 memory , 4 x DDR4 DIMMs (up to 64GB). Monitor output ports are HDMI x1, DisplayPort x1, DVI x1, and D-Sub x1. 6 SATA 6Gbps, 1 SATA Express, 1 M.2, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, USB 3.1 (Type-A x1, Type-C x1), USB 3.0, USB 2.0, etc.


The H170-PRO, H170M-PLUS, H170-PLUS D3, and H170M-E D3 are part of the "Standard" series, which includes four models with different supported memory (DDR4/DDR3) and form factors (ATX/microATX) The "H170-PRO" is a "Standard" series product.

The H170-PRO is an ATX motherboard supporting DDR4 memory.

The main specifications include one PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (x4 operation), and two PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots, and four DDR4 DIMMs (up to 64GB) of memory. The H170M-PLUS features 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI, and 1 x D-Sub monitor output, as well as 6 x SATA 6Gbps, 1 x SATA Express, 1 x M.2, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0.


The H170M-PLUS is a microATX motherboard supporting DDR4 memory.

The main specifications include 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x4 operation), 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 memory, and 4 x DDR4 DIMMs (up to 64GB). Monitor output ports are HDMI x1, DVI x1, and D-Sub x1. Other features include SATA 6Gbps x6, M.2 x1, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, USB 3.1 Type-C x1, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0.


The H170-PLUS D3 is an ATX motherboard supporting DDR3 memory.

Main specifications include 1 PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, 1 PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (x4 operation), and 2 PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots. 4 DDR3 DIMMs of memory (up to 64GB). Other features include 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI, and 1 x D-Sub monitor output, 6 x SATA 6Gbps, 1 x SATA Express, 1 x M.2, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0.


The H170M-E D3 is a microATX motherboard supporting DDR3 memory.

Main specifications include: 1 PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, 1 PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (x4 operation), 1 PCI Express 3.0 x1 slot, and 1 PCI slot; memory: 4 DDR3 DIMMs (up to 64GB). Other features include 6 x SATA 6Gbps, 1 x M.2, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0.


The B150M-A D3 is a microATX motherboard supporting DDR3 memory.

Main specifications include one PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slot, two PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots, and one PCI slot, and four DDR3 DIMMs of memory (up to 64GB). Monitor output ports are 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI, and 1 x D-Sub. Other features include 6 x SATA 6Gbps, Gigabit LAN, 8-channel sound, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0.

Pricing is as follows

ASUS "H170 PRO GAMING
19,220 yen (including tax): BUY MORE Akihabara flagship store
19,224 yen (including tax): Tsukumo eX.
19,224 yen (w/tax): Dospara Parts Building
19,224 yen (w/tax): PC Shop ARC

ASUS "H170-PRO
15,980 yen (w/tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
15,984 yen (w/tax): Tsukumo eX.
15,984 yen (w/tax): DOSPARRA Parts Department Store
15,984 yen (w/tax): PC Shop ARC

ASUS "H170M-PLUS
15,630 yen (w/tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
15,638 yen (including tax): Tsukumo eX.
15,638 yen (w/tax): Dospara Parts Building
15,638 yen (w/tax): PC Shop Ark

ASUS "H170-PLUS D3
14,900 yen (w/tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
14,904 yen (w/tax): Tsukumo eX.
14,904 yen (w/tax): Dospara Parts Building
14,904 yen (w/tax): PC Shop ARC

ASUS "H170M-E D3
14,550 yen (w/tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
14,558 yen (w/tax): Tsukumo eX.
14,558 yen (w/tax): Dospara Parts Building
14,558 yen (w/tax): PC Shop ARC

ASUS "B150M-A D3
12,180 yen (w/tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
12,182 yen (w/tax): PC Shop ARC

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