Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 Preview
Published by Marc Büchel on 02.09.15Page:
Conclusion
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| The GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 from Gigabyte leaves an excellent impression, but considering its price of a staggering 500+ Euro, that was to be expected. We like the individual design of this board, which is completely new. Apart from that this is the only Z170-based motherboard with PLX Chip. There are two M.2 slots and you can even integrate this board into a custom watercooling loop. Furthermore we like the high-end onboard audio, which is based on a Creative Core 3D chips as well as a Burr-Brown DAC and high-end capacitors. What's at least equally impressive like the audio solution is the 22 phase power design, which is simply overkill. So far there is no other manufacturer offering a Z170 motherboard with this many features and this high quality. But apparently and like we already mentioned, this comes at an exceptionally high price. |
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Design
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| The layout of the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 is very well thought. The onboard power and reset buttons as well as the debug LED are once more practical additionas an so are the overclocking buttons as well as the voltage read-out points. There is a total of four reinforced, full-sized PCI Express slots, which are wired using x16, x8, x16 and x8 lanes. This is possible thanks to the PLX PEX 8747 Chip, which offers 48 PCI Epxress Gen 3 lanes. We also like the fact that there are two M.2 slots, which can be found in between PCI Express slots. In general there is aboslutely nothing to complain about regarding the layout of this motherboard. But a such a high price that is something that can be expected. | -
Angled SATA
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- Space around the CPU socket - Placement of PCIe slots - Number of different storage connectors - 2 x M.2 x4 Gen 3 - PLX PEX 8747 - 4 x Full-Size PCIe Slot |
| Page 1 - Introduction | Page 4 - Layout |
| Page 2 - Specs and Delivery | Page 5 - Connectors and I/O |
| Page 3 - Features | Page 6 - Conclusion |
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