Gigabyte Z170X-Designare Review: A Playful Practicality

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

1. 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.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 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
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
   * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, “Back Panel Connectors,” for more information.)
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
2. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

ŠŠMaximum shared memory of 512 MB

1. Realtek^® ALC1150 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
2. Support for Teaming

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors. When the PCIEX4 slot is installed with a x4 or above card, the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors become unavailable.
4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
2. 1 x U.2 connector
3. 2 x SATA Express connectors
4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-9 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the U.2, M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

1. 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

Chipset:

1. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 2 x SATA Express connectors
4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
6. 1 x U.2 connector
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 1 x water cooling fan/pump header (CPU_OPT_PUMP)
9. 2 x system fan headers
10. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header (SYS_FAN2_PUMP)
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
14. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 1 x RGB LED strip extension cable header
17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
18. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
19. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
20. 1 x power button
21. 1 x reset button
22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
23. 1 x OC button

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x Mini-DisplayPort In
3. 2 x Thunderbolt™3 connectors
4. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 1 x HDMI port
7. 1 x DisplayPort
8. 2 x RJ-45 ports
9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed detection
4. CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning
5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) fail warning
6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. 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.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   BIOS Setup
   Color Temperature
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   ON/OFF Charge
   Platform Power Management
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   V-Tuner
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Smart Switch
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology
3. cFosSpeed

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
2. Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
   * Please download the “Windows USB Installation Tool” from GIGABYTE’s website and install it before installing Windows 7.

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.