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Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5 Motherboard

We're looking at the Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5, a microATX socket LGA1151 motherboard based on the Intel Z170 chipset that supports DDR4 memory.

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Voltage Regulator

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Slots
  • 3. Memory Support
  • 4. On Board Peripherals
  • 5. Voltage Regulator
  • 6. Main Specifications
  • 7. Conclusions

The CPU voltage regulator circuit of the Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5 has seven phases for the CPU. The voltage regulator uses an Intersil ISL95856 controller chip (digital design). Each phase uses two MOSFETs, but we were not able to identify the models by their codes.

Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5Figure 8: voltage regulator circuit

The Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5 uses solid capacitors and all the coils on this motherboard are ferrite.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.

Continue: Main Specifications

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