Biostar reveals its RACING Z370GT6 motherboard

The Intel Coffee Lake-S platform launches within a couple of hours and here we have an early announcement from Biostar about the company's new RACING Z370GT6 motherboard. This board is priced at $139.99 and features the Intel Z370 chipset, 11-phase VRM, 100% solid caps, four DDR4-3866 (OC) slots, three PCI Express x16 slots, three PCIe x1 slots, 7.1-channel audio, six SATA 6Gbps ports, two M.2 ports, and a total of eight USB 3.1 ports. And of course, there are also some fancy RGB LEDs!



Biostar says they're also incuding a free Biostar Racing AM3 RGB Gaming Mouse with every Racing Z370 motherboard.

BIOSTAR introduces the RACING Z370GT6 gaming motherboard, the 3rd generation of the popular BIOSTAR RACING series, that maximizes the potential of Intel’s 8th generation Core desktop processors for gamers, content creators and modders. The RACING design has evolved with a brand new look; it now sports a fashionable gold and black luxury theme that is “tattooed” throughout the motherboard’s PCB and heatsinks. In addition, the RGB lighting is much more vibrant and Advanced VIVID LED DJ giving users more lighting control than ever. The hardware has gotten stronger and more powerful with superior solid capacitors, dual-BIOS, PCI-E solid protection and more to keep gaming and media applications running smoother without hiccups.

New Generation, Fashionable Luxury RACING Look
The BIOSTAR RACING Z370GT6 sports the 3rd generation RACING Series aesthetics featuring a gold and black color theme with the gold treatment on the armor and “R” tattoo on the PCB and heatsinks (including the dual M.2).

Advanced VIVID LED DJ for More RGB Customization Fun
To complete the new RACING look, BIOSTAR adds more vibrant RGB LEDs with the all new Advanced VIVID LED DJ utility featuring more RGB lighting customization on three RGB LED zones in the motherboard - the Audio Area

5050 LED header 1, and 5050 LED header 2. Advanced VIVID LED DJ now features 10 different flashing modes along with advanced color, brightness and speed control and users can control each lighting zone independently.

Advanced Hardware and Software Protection
The BIOSTAR RACING Z370GT6 features advanced hardware and software protection with A.I FAN controller with software to easily manage the system temperatures which complements the high-quality heatsinks for excellent dissipation, PCI-E protection to handle heavier graphics cards and now has evolved with a much more intuitive and user-friendly RACING BIOS.

New A.I. FAN Utility for Smart Cooling and Improved Acoustics
Featuring an advanced digital fan controller on the boards 5 fan headers. A.I. FAN supports both PWM and DC cooling fans and offers the best cooling performance for different needs. Users can opt for the Quiet Mode that optimizes cooling for improved acoustics or the Full On Mode for maximum cooling performance. The A.I. FAN utility is able to fully customize your own fan modes.

M.2 Cooling Protection
Dual M.2 slots with one gold M.2 Cooling Protection that offers improved thermal solution for M.2 SSD drives to avoid thermal throttling.

Dual BIOS
Dual BIOS will save you from BIOS update failures with the help of a backup BIOS chip.

New RACING BIOS Utility and RACING Driver Utility
The BIOSTAR RACING Z370GT6 features a whole new BIOS and driver utilities that are more intuitive and user-friendly. The new RACING BIOS UI also integrates the A.I. FAN, Advanced VIVID LED DJ and GT TOUCH interfaces offering users fast and easy-to-access customizations without the need to load to Windows desktop. The GT TOUCH interface makes it easy to switch different performance modes: Normal, Sport and ECO.

Rear I/O Ports
BIOSTAR RACING Z370GT6 rear I/O ports have the legacy PS/2 connector support, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Port, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Port, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Port 2 x USB 2.0 Port, 1 x HDMI Connector, 1 x DVI-D Connector, 1 x RJ-45 Port and 6 x Audio Connectors.