AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7
3rd January 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$239.99 USGigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7 Board- Features
The Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7 motherboard is feature loaded and has impressive out-of-the box looks. The team over at AORUS designed a gorgeous black and white motherboard that can be lit up with RGB Fusion technology to match your style and preferences. Features of the Z270X-Gaming 7 motherboard are listed below
- Supports 7th/6th Generation Intel Core Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, DIMMs
- Intel USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
- 3-Way Graphics Support With Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
- Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
- NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 U.2 Connector
- Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 SATA & SATA Interface
- Intel Optane Memory Ready
- Creative SoundCore 3D With SBX Pro Studio Audio Suite
- Killer E2500 Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN
- USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
- RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
- Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
- Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
- 2 External Thermistors Headers With 2 Included Thermistors
- Extreme 40 GB/s Thunderbolt 3
- Gigabyte UEFI DualBIOS
- APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities
Gigabyte AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7 Product Gallery:
AORUS Motherboards With RGB Fusion
The new RGB Fusion tech offers a multi-zone light show design. It can display up to 16.8 million colors in three light zones with four programmable sections and 8 different lightning effects. There's a single RGBW Light strip fan header along with Accent LED with interchangeable overlay. The application for RGB Fusion allows advanced mode for extreme customizability.
The three Light Zones include CPU Zone, Armor Zone and Audio Zone. All of these including the ACCENT LED overlay strip are fully customizable and add to the looks of this beautiful motherboard.
AORUS Motherboards With Smart Fan 5
There are 8 Fan/Water Pump connectors scattered around the board of which 7 include temperature sensors. There are also 2 external temperature sensors while all fan fin headers are upgraded to hybrid fan headers of which two headers support 24W Water Pumps. These headers include over-current protection and adjusted in the new smart fan 5 software that is featured in the BIOS.
AORUS Motherboards With Creative Sound Core 3D an AMP-UP AUDIO
AORUS has feature the world's first Quad-Core Audio processor, Creative Sound Core 3D on their new boards. It provides the power of a dedicated audio processor which the CPU can offload most of the work to. It is a total solution from Creative that comes in the form of both hardware and software, offering a richer experience to audiophiles.
Boards are bundled with the Creative SBX Pro Stuio suite to take full advantage of the audio processor. On the hardware side, we are looking at high-end audio capacitors and AMP-UP audio technology with upgradable OP-AMP. Users can choose and upgrade their own OP-AMP based on their listening preferences.
AORUS Motherboards With Killer E2500
On the network side, we are looking at the latest Killer E2500 Gaming network chip and Intel's Gigabit LAN. The Killer E2500 is a adpative Gigabit Ethernet controller which offers great gaming and media performance while the Intel Gigabit LAN networking chip helps reduce CPU overhead. The board packs a 1 year XSplit Gamecaster and Broadcaster premium license.
AORUS Motherboards With NVMe and M.2
Storage enthusiasts are getting a lot with this board in the form of M.2, U.2 and PCI0e storage. The board has support for triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 with rated Sequential Read speeds over 3.5 GB/s and Sequential Write speeds of over 2.8 GB/s. The U.2 connector for NVMe SSDs provides up to 32 GB/s over the PCI-Express bus. AORUS boards also ship dual M.2 slots that can support all M.2 types including the 110mm 22110 form factor.
The M.2 slot offers support for both PCIe and SATA interfaces for M.2 SSD devices and has Intel Optane memory support too.
AORUS Motherboards With Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 3 with 40 GB/s link is included on the new boards, offering twice the link speed of Thunderbolt 2. The link is available over the USB Type-C connector on the back of the I/O panel. The ports can also support other protocols such as DisplayPort 1.2 or USB 3.1 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0).
Users can also daisy chain multiple devices with up to 6 thunderbolt devices. Support for 4K resolution and Power Deliver 2.0 is also added to these boards.
AORUS Motherboards With Turbo B-Clock
AORUS boards house the Tubo B-Clock engine which is an advanced performance tuning IC. It allows users to change the BCLK frequency to any desired value. With the new linear range adjustment option of the tuning IC, ranges from 90 MHz to 500 MHz are possible which means that overclockers are not limited to the 5% ranges of traditional boards.
AORUS Motherboards With PCI-e and Memory Armor
AORUS motherboards have the latest ultra durable PCI-e armor which adds extra durability to the motherboard. The PCI-e slots are 1.7x stronger in shearing tests and up to 3.2X stronger in retention force test. This means that the PCI-e slots are bend proof to beefier graphics cards and can also keep the cards in place. The armor extends beyond the PCI-e slot and can even be found on the DIMM slots with anti-plate bending technology. It also houses the new RGB fusion lightning.
AORUS Motherboards With Black Solid Caps
Gigabyte boards are equipped with longer lasting Durable Black solid capacitors which have an endurance rating of over 10,000 hours. They have ultra-low ESR regardless of the CPU load. The CPU socket is also high-quality with 15u gold plated socket design that means corrosion won't be a problem for the pins. The PCB is made of anti-sulfur resistor design which prevents sulfur compounds in the air from penetrating onboard resistors giving the board a longer lifetime.
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The AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7 motherboard is an all rounder with great specs, features and a design that is a complete stunner. At $240 US, the AORUS Z270X-Gaming 7 is going to be the best option for Intel 6th and 7th generation PC builders.
- Great Design Quality
- Great OC Support
- Dual Ethernet Ports
- Metal PCIe and DIMM slots
- Intel Optane Support
- Intel 6th and 7th Gen Support
- Dual USB 3.1 (Type-A + Type-C)
- Lots of storage capabilities
- Lots of I/O capabilities
- Onboard Audio design
- RGB Fusion Lightning
- Great $240 US Price
Pros
- No Onboard WiFi Module
- Lots of competition under $250 US
- Kaby Lake Not a Big Improvement From Skylake
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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