If you’re looking to build a new rig then the Thunderbolt 3 port will definitely help since you’ll be ready for every new peripheral jumping on the USB Type-C bandwagon
The board looks a lot more premium thanks to a visibly cleaner soldermask. Also, this is a proper ATX motherboard which means it uses 9 screws for mounting and that gives it much needed rigidity. Featuring a new heatsink design that’s only 25mm tall, Gigabyte has opted to go for greater width in lieu of greater height. Another aspect that we prefer is the placement of the Clean CMOS button away from the rear I/O, many a times has there been an unwanted reset thanks to the rear I/O CMOS button. The audio solution remains the same Realtek ALC 1150 seated on an isolated section with isolated power supply. We really have no complaints except for the fact that there is a 4-pin fan header a little too close to the ATX CPU power socket but there is another header right beside the rear audio I/O so we can look the other way. You still have the handy G-connector and an M.2 port with 32 Gbps bandwidth so there’s hardly anything missing on the board. If you’re looking to build a new rig then the Thunderbolt 3 port will definitely help since you’ll be ready for every new peripheral jumping on the USB Type-C bandwagon.
Specifications:
Chipset – Intel Z170
Memory support – 4×3800(OC)MHz upto 64GB
LAN – Intel i219V Gigabit Ethernet
Audio – Realtek ALC1150
SATA – 6x SATA III
Expansion – 6x PCIe x16(x1/x16/x1/x8/x1/x4)
Dimensions (LxWxD) – 305 mm x 244 mm
Warranty – 3 years
Contact details:
Company – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) PVT. LTD.,
Phone – 022-40633222,
Email – sales@gigabyte.in,
Website – http://www.gigabyte.in
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