Introduction and Technical Specifications
The Z170X-Gaming G1 is GIGABYTE’s entry into the high-end enthusiast market featuring the Intel Z170 chipset…
Introduction
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As the flagship board in their Intel Z170-based G1 Gaming Series product line, GIGABYTE integrated all the premium features you could ever want into their Z170X-G1 Gaming motherboard. The board features a black PCB with red and white accents spread throughout its surface to make for a very appealing aesthetic. GIGIGABYTE chose to integrate plastic shields covering their rear panel assembly, the VRM heat sinks, the audio components, and the chipset and SATA ports. With the addition of the Intel Z170 chipset, the motherboard supports the latest Intel LGA1151 Skylake processor line as well as Dual Channel DDR4 memory. Offered at at a premium MSRP of $499, the Z170X-Gaming G1 is priced to appeal to the premium user enthusiasts.
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GIGABYTE over-engineered the Z170X-Gaming G1 to take anything you could think of throwing at it with a massive 22-phase digital power delivery system, featuring 4th gen IR digital controllers and 3rd gen IR PowerIRStage ICs as well as Durable Black solid capacitors rated at 10k operational hours. GIGABYTE integrated the following features into the Z170X-G1 Gaming board: four SATA 3 ports; three SATA-Express ports; two M.2 PCIe x4 capable port; dual Qualcomm® Atheros Killer E2400 NICs; a Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 802.11AC WiFI controller; four PCI-Express x16 slots; three PCI-Express x1 slots; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power, reset, CMOS clear, ECO, and CPU Overclock buttons; Dual-BIOS and active BIOS switches; audio gain control switch; Sound Blaster Core 3D audio solution; removable audio OP-AMP port; integrated voltage measurement points; Q-Flash Plus BIOS updater; integrated HDMI video port; and USB 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 Type-A and Type-C port support.
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For the integrated sound solution, GIGABYTE paired the Z170X-Gaming G1 board with the Creative Sound Core3D™ quad-core audio processor, a Burr-Brown 127dB DAC, high-end Japanese-sourced Nichicon audio capacitors, and a removable OP-AMP for a superior and customizable integrated audio experience.
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For the PCIe slot design, GIGABYTE redesigned the PCIe slots on the Z170X-Gaming G1 for strength and durability. The base plastic PCIe slots were reinforced with steel overlays fixed in place with thru-board anchor points for added strength. These steel overlays gives the slots addition retention and side-to-side durability to maintain slot integrity when using the heavier PCIe graphics cards with the board.
Technical Specifications (taken from the GIGABYTE website)
CPU | Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors / Intel® Core™ i5 processors / Intel® Core™ i3 processors / Intel® Pentium® processors / Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) |
Chipset | Intel® Z170 Express Chipset |
Memory | 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 3666(O.C) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)/span> |
Onboard Graphics | Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip: 1 x HDMI port * HDMI feature is currently limited. Visit GIGABYTE website for future updates. Maximum shared memory of 512 MB |
Audio | Creative® Sound Core 3D chip 2 x JRC NJM2114 and 1 x TI Burr Brown® OPA2134 operational amplifiers Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di High Definition Audio 2/5.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out |
LAN | 2 x Qualcomm® Atheros Killer E2400 chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) * Teaming is not supported. |
Wireless Communication module | Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band Bluetooth 4.1 Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment. |
Expansion Slots | 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_2. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) |
Multi-Graphics Technology | Support for 4-Way / 3-Way / 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ / NVIDIA® SLI™ technology |
Storage Interface | Chipset: 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to "1-13 Internal Connectors," for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors. 2 x ASMedia® ASM1061 chips: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6~7, GSATA3 8~9), supporting AHCI mode only |
USB | Chipset: 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) Chipset+2 Renesas® USB 3.0 Hubs: 7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller: 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support 1 x USB 3.1 port on the back panel |
Internal I/O Connectors | 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x PCIe power connector 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 3 x SATA Express connectors 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 5 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x ECO button 1 x OC button 2 x audio gain control switches 2 x BIOS switches Voltage Measurement Points |
Back Panel Connectors | 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support 1 x USB 3.1 port 7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone) 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R) |
I/O Controller | iTE® I/O Controller Chip |
H/W Monitoring | System voltage detection CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. |
BIOS | 2 x 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ Support for Q-Flash Plus PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 |
Unique Features | Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install |
Bundle Software | Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Smart Response Technology |
Operating System | Support for Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 |
Form Factor | E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm |
These boards that use white +
These boards that use white + a color are really starting to grow on me, They remind me of all the various Gundamn anime I watched long ago.
I can see that. No mind
I can see that. No mind control helmet nor lasers though :{
There is a typo on first
There is a typo on first page: specifications should be taken from Gigabyte website and not Asus website.
Nice to see a 500 $ Mainboard
Nice to see a 500 $ Mainboard with misplaced power connectors. Modern pc cases tend to place the psu beneath the motherboard but mainboard designs still place power connectors in the upper half of the mainboard. Case and fp connectors in the lower half of the mainboard but most modern cases have fp and additional ports in the upper front of the case. Isn´t that a pain in the ass?