Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7
5th October, 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$249.99 USConclusion
Gigabyte's Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 - The Best $250 US Motherboard For Intel's 8th Gen CPUs?
Testing the Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 was a nice experience for me. When Coffee Lake was launched, I got the chance to test it with a board that was priced almost around the $300 US tier. The Gigabyte motherboard is a different case, it's their flagship offering at the moment and costs $250 US in comparison. I was expecting it would miss out a few features but that wasn't the case.
Starting with the design, I must say that I was a big fan of Gigabyte's Z270 series design scheme but the Z370 lineup takes the design one step ahead and aims a more futuristic theme. It keeps some design elements such as the RGB Lighting points and the swapable overlay intact while improving upon everything else. It's a well build design and the color scheme would be perfect for several builds.
Talking about build quality, I was overwhelmingly impressed by the overclocking capabilities of the motherboard. Featuring 10 phases and lots of quality components meant that I was able to push the Core i7-8700K to 5.2 GHz with a breeze. There were some hiccups when reaching 5.3 GHz but the PC did boot and was able to run a few applications before crashing out due to stability issues but 5.2 GHz seems to be the sweet spot, although you would have to keep a good cooler (liquid is recommended) and supply higher voltages to the CPU.
When it comes to features, this motherboard is loaded with so many that it's just impressive what Gigabyte can offer in this price tag. There's a high-end audio PCB with upgradable AMPs, triple M.2 slots in which one comes with its own M.2 heatsink, the PCI-e and DRAM slots are shielded by metal and they embrace RGB lighting. The I/O heatsink looks absolutely gorgeous and Gigabyte is offering both Intel and Killer E2500 powered LAN ports which is a plus on my end. I would have loved for Gigabyte to add wireless connectivity on the motherboard since there are options below the Gaming 7 from Gigabyte which do offer wireless connectivity but that just isn't the case here.
Overall, these are very minor flaws with a motherboard that is in majority, an impressive $250 US product for the Intel 8th family.
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The Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 is a great contender for the best Intel 8th Gen motherboard in the $250 US bracket. It features an amazing build and design quality with almost all the features that a gamer would want when building his new Coffee Lake PC.
- One of the Best $250 US Z370 Motherboards
- Support For Intel 8th Generation Coffee Lake Family
- Up To 6 Core Processor Support
- Excellent Overclocking Support on Unlocked Intel CPUs
- Excellent Design Scheme With Solid Heatsink Solution
- Excellent Build Quality with High Quality VRM and PCB
- VRMs cooled by heatpipe and fan cooling
- Tons of Connectivity Options
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Intel I219-V and Killer E2500)
- 4133 MHz+ DDR4 Memory Support
- 10 Phase Power Delivery System
- Sound BlasterX 720 (ALC1120/ESS Sabre 9018 DAC)
- Upgradable AMPs for Better Audio Support
- Triple M.2 Slots (Optane Support)
- M.2 Heatsink Comes With The Board
- Full RGB LED Lightning With Multiple Points (Including PCIe and DRAM)
- Lots of Software Support
Pros
- No Wireless Connectivity
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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