Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC FORCE Motherboard

Overall a Solid, High Quality, Fast Motherboard from Gigabyte that will last you a lifetime.

All of the components on this motherboard are first rate from the Solid Metal shields to the coated PCB board layers to the long lifespan capacitors to the metal framing PCIE slots. The board itself is heavy due to all the metal on the board. I purchased an Intel Core i7-6700K, Kingston Fury 2666Mhz DDR4 2 x 8gb RAM, a HyperCool Evo Heatsink and Fan for my CPU, an LG BluRay Burner, OCZ 850 Gold Modular power supply, and a Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD to complete my computer system. Setup and Installation was pretty straightforward, although I've assembled many computers over my 30+ years in the computer industry.

The only Gotchas that knocked off 1 star from my overall rating were a tight, hard to fasten upper left Motherboard screw right behind the backplate and hard to plugin 4 + 8 pin power ports again, right behind the backplate and next to the CPU. After OS installation and during the Drivers installation from the included Drivers CD, my screen went completely blank with no signal at all going to the monitor. This was my biggest Uh Oh moment. After a bit of anger, I thought about my troubleshooting procedures and unplugged the DVI cable from the motherboard and plugged it into the mini DP via a mini DP to DVI adapter I luckily had. Still no answer as to why the DVI Video port went signal dead during the Driver's installation, but be prepared with a DP cable/adapter if you buy this motherboard.

Performancewise, the MB with bios F4 immediately recognized my i7 6700K with a frequency of 4.2Ghz+ and my Kingston DDR4 RAM with a frequency of 2666Mhz.Vollständige Rezension lesen

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