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The Asus ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming comes with the usual selection of utilities. The key bit of software is AI Suite 3, which has a main screen full of component, voltage, temperature and fan speed information alongside one-click optimisation options.
A menu on the left of this tool opens up more advanced areas for cooling, energy-saving, updating and tailoring performance to applications. There’s a PC-cleaning tool too.
It’s certainly easy to navigate and has plenty of options, but some of them are also accessible in Windows – which means that AI Suite 3 isn’t bringing much new to the table. It’s also possible to get other software tools that will do a better job, especially when it comes to PC cleaning.
The familiar Aura lighting tool can be used to program the motherboard’s RGB LEDs to run in static colours or patterns, and they can also react to CPU temperature or workload. Compatible light-strips can also be added to this app and managed from within the software.
The GameFirst IV tool monitors the network usage of running applications – key for improving network responsiveness during intense gaming sessions. Other screens also serve up a Wi-Fi analyser and detailed networking information.
The GameFirst tool can automatically monitor and manipulate network traffic, or control can be fully given over to the user – including settings priorities for important gaming apps.
Elsewhere, there are charging utilities, a RAMDisk tool and Intel’s Extreme Tuning software.
Little has changed since last year’s selection of software, which is no surprise considering that there isn’t much new from the Z270 chipset to the Z370 silicon included on this board. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because all of the Asus apps are pretty easy to use and have lots of options – but just don’t expect any brand-new utilities.
