Moreover, there’s an addition header if you wish to synchronise external LED strips with the onboard arrangement. Another new addition is GT Touch, which is nothing but capacitive buttons in lieu of the onboard power and reset buttons. The audio I/O ports are gold plated so there’s something for audio enthusiasts to look forward to. Some features that are missing from this board is ‘official’ support for SLI but that’s not much of a worry. There’s dual BIOS and an M.2 slot with 32 Gb/s bandwidth.
The rear I/O panel has one USB 3.1 Type-C port and Biostar has done away with the SPDIF port, instead it is now offered via a header. SPDIF isn’t a popular interface so replacing it to provide an additional 3.5mm jack is sensible. Other than that, the audio segment seems to be standard fare with isolated power circuitry and audio specific electrolytic capacitors.
This board employs a 9-phase VRM circuitry which should help with a moderate level of overclocking. Overall, the Racing Z170GT7 is a pretty good motherboard with plenty of premium features but does miss out on a few features that are omnipresent in the premium segment.
Chipset: Intel Z170
Memory support: 4×3200(OC)MHz upto 64GB
LAN: Intel I219v Gigabit Ethernet
Audio: ALC 898 7.1
SATA: 6x SATA III
Expansion: 4x PCIe X16(x16+x8+x4+x4)
Dimensions (LxWxD): 305 mm x 244 mm
Warranty: 3 years
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