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This is a great Intel Motherboard created by Gigabyte. This Motherboard can function sufficiently as a mid-ranged to high-ranged gaming motherboard. Gigabyte Technology is an international manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware products. Gigabyte is one of the the highest ranked motherboard vendors along with other products. Gigabyte was Established in 1986, and since then has been working with “core values of innovation and inspiration to become one of the world wide leaders in computer technology,” (Gigabyte).
The Motherboard I will be reviewing today is the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 7. It has an LGA of 1150, which means it will only be occupied by a CPU that fits this type of socket. This Motherboard has 4 banks of DDR3 memory that can support up to 32Gb. With this much memory space there is plenty of room to upgrade. This motherboard also holds 2 PCI Express x16 slots, which can both hold video cards. You can find more specifications here. I also have listed some major ones below.
Specifications:
- LGA 1150 CPU Socket
- Accepts Intel® Core i7/ i5/ i3 Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150) processors
- Support for DDR3 3200/ 3100 / 3000/ 2933 / 2800/ 2666/ 2600 / 2500 / 2400 / 2200 / 2133/ 2000 / 1866/ 1800/ 1600 / 1333 MHz memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- 2 PCI Express x16 slot
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
- 1 x PCI slot
- supports 8 SATA 6Gb/s
- Has onboard video supported by a CPU with integrated graphics
- Realtek ALC1150audio with 7.1 channels.
Supports:
- 4 USB 3.0
- 4 USB 2.0
- 1 DVI-D and 1 VGA video
- 1 HDMI
- 5 Audio Ports
Overall this is a great motherboard for any moderate to frequent gamer. It is extremely compatible and easy to upgrade. The Motherboard can be purchased on Newegg at a fantastic price of $174.99. I would highly recommend this motherboard to any gamer who is getting a new computer or plans on upgrading over time. So check out this impressive motherboard, it may just be the one for you.
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