User Review GIGABYTE Z170X-Gaming G1 Motherboard Review PART-3

Bundled Software
Tested the board with Windows 8.1 as well as Windows 10. Following are the screen shot of software under Windows 10 OS.
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Few boards Ambient LED colour pics. </br>
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Overclocking
" Anybody can Overclock with Z170X-Gaming G1 ". Overclocking is now much easy with Gigabyte EasyTune. Just change the multiplier and apply.. If CPU is not stable at given multiplier, Motherboard will restart and automatically restore earlier system settings. I manage to OC i7-6700K at stable 4.6GHz.
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Benchmarks
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XMP Profile 1 enabled.
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Power Consumption
Wattage reading as per displayed by APC Pro 1000VA (Model no. BR1000G-IN) UPS.
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Pros
  • RGB LED
  • USB 3.1 Port and Front Bay Expansion
  • Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2
  • WLAN and Dual LAN
  • Very Good Audio
  • WC Fitting support
  • M.2 to U.2 Add-in-Card
  • High Power VRM with 22 phases
  • Great OC capability
  • Bundled Software

Cons
  • Warranty ONLY 3 years, Personally expected a 5 years warranty for a top of the line product.

Conclusion
First we like to thanks GIGABYTE for providing Z170X-Gaming G1 board and Intel 6th generation I7-6700K CPU for review. Z170X-Gaming G1 is the GIGABYTE’s top of the line gaming motherboard packed with power, beauty and performance. GIGABYTE has tried many new things with its next generation gaming motherboards. At first the board is having a great design with white/black theme and little touch of red colour. Second, the addition of user controllable RGB LEDs is a great welcome from modders.

As a next generation board we have all the latest technologies available, like USB 3.1, Killer Networking, High fidelity on-board audio with upgradable OP-AMPs, Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 connectors with RAID mode for crazy data transfer speed, and many more. Overall this a must to have board for users looking for a great Gaming / Overclocking build with all the latest technologies onboard.

Finally, GIGABYTE really managed to make a top line motherboard that is able to catch the attention in the enthusiasts and in Gaming community.


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Thanks.
 
Nice review....and great to see you going at it.

BTW, what was that silver box with the sata connectors? Is it for the front panel?

Everyone seems to be upping their game in the mobo space, but I just have not felt the need to upgrade from my current 3570K, it runs everything superfast even till now. Has intel really dropped the ball and will this be when AMD finally catches up? (they have had a few years with no/minimal improvement from Intel) This is what happens when there is no competition.....
 
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