The NXP Semiconductors PTN3360D HDMI / DVI level shifter.Ħ. Asmedia ASM 1442K chip managing output display ports.ĥ. IR 3570A is IR (International Rectifier) Dual output 4+1 and 3+2 phase PWM Controllers.Ĥ. 2-Phase digital memory power supply section. It's a 4-phase x 2 VRM where IR3598 is being used as a doublers IC.ģ. IR3563 is IR (International Rectifier) 8-phase single output PWM Controller IC, controlling Vishay SiRA12DP MOSFETS (each package limited to 25A. CPU voltage regulator circuit has high end 10K Durable Black solid capacitors. Let's now see what all components Gigabyte have planned for this board.ġ. VRM heatsink are secured in place using plastic spring locks. Heatsinks base is having thermal pad installed.
Gigabyte used dense aluminum heatsink in this board. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more information.)(The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)3 x PCI Express x1 slots(The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)1 x PCI slot Removing Heat-sinks When the PCIEX4 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode and the PCIEX8 will operate at up to x4 mode.* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration (CPU) in BIOS Setup to x4. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 and PCIEX16 slots.
MSI Z97 GAMING 7 DDR INSTALL
Front panel Audio connector and SPDIF out port.ġ 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.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x CPU Fan, 1 x CPU OPT Fan and 4 x System Fan Connectorsĩ.1 x SATA Express connector, 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsġ5.
Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port, 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port, 1 x D-Sub port, 1 x DVI-D port, 1 x HDMI port, 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)Ħ. ATX CPU Power Connector (8-pin ATX12V).ĥ. 4 x DIMM slots supporting maximum 32GB of 1600/1333MHz DDR3 or up to 3200(O.C.) DDR3 memory.Ĥ.
MSI Z97 GAMING 7 DDR SERIES
GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboards come equipped with a gold plated CPU socket, which means that enthusiasts can enjoy absolute reliability and longevity for the CPU socket overtime, without having any concerns about corroded pins and bad contacts.Ģ. Intel LGA 1150 socket, supporting current 4th generation and 5th generation CPU.ĥx (15μ) Gold Plated CPU Socket Design.
M.2 for SSDs drives with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer.SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s data transfer.Killerâ„¢ E2200 gaming networking platform.Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in rear audio amplifier.Audio Noise Guard with LED path lighting.Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3 gaming audio suite.Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Coreâ„¢ processors.Inside the box Looksīoard is a solid build in the same black and red colour theme as all Gigabyte's Gaming series boards are. At the rear of the box, we find that Gigabyte goes into great detail on the specifications of the motherboard. Looking at the front of the box, we see Gigabyte logo with motherboard model no. Now let's see what this new Intel Z97 chipset gaming board have for us. The Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 motherboard, falling in between the highest and lowest range of gaming series board at Rs.18K pricing. Today we are taking a closer look at our third Gigabyte Z97 gaming motherboard. Till now we have reviewed the monster GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIF Black Edition Motherboard, which is indeed one of the best motherboard I have seen so far and GA-Z97X-Gaming GT Motherboard. Starting from topnotch GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIF Black Edition board to a decent GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 board.
MSI Z97 GAMING 7 DDR PC
Gigabyte have released it Z97 gaming series of motherboard supporting Intel's Haswell CPUs and upcoming Intel's Broadwell CPUs, for all you gamers and pc enthusiasts.