Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel Z97
• Super I/O: ITE IT8620E
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) supporting one SATA Express connector; and four SATA-600 ports controlled by two Marvell 88SE9172 chips (RAID 0 and 1)
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: eight USB 2.0 ports, two at the rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: eight USB 3.0 ports, six on the motherboard rear panel and two available through a header; four of the eight ports are controlled by the chipset by the way of a Renesas μPD720210 hub chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: controlled by the CPU; one DVI-I, one DisplayPort, and one HDMI connectors
• On-board audio: produced by a Creative Sound Core 3D chip (5.1 channels, 24-bit resolution, 102 dB SNR for the outputs, and 101 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output, and audio amplifier for analog headphones with replaceable operational amplifier (OPA2134PA)
• On-board LAN: two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one controlled by an Intel I217V chip, and one controlled by an Atheros Killer E2201 chip; Wi-Fi adapter (dual-band IEEE 802.11ac); Bluetooth 4.0 adapter
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: four PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x0/x16/x0, x16/x0/x8/x8 or x8/x8/x8/x8), and three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, PLX PEX8747 switch chip
• Memory: four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-3200, 32 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: two four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, and five four-pin connector for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: two BIOS chips, POST diagnostics display, voltage monitoring points, power and reset buttons, and block on the voltage regulator for liquid cooling solutions
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: two
• Programs included: motherboard utilities and drivers
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 380.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.