Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5 Review
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
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Are you looking for a great mid-tier Z170 motherboard? Gigabyte's Z170X-Gaming 5 is a great option, especially with dual Gigabit NICs.
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Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 5 Review
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your videos keep improving in quality from when I first watched your reviews good job keep it up :D
+Astryx_ thanks man! They've gotten even better than this!
Honest review and nice critics! Thank you!
just bought one myself for a new upgrade bundle I put together.
32gb ddr4 3200mhz 6700k air cooled zalman to 4.4ghz stable. win 10 pro oem. gtx 780ti . cooler Master HAF-X case. elgato HD 60 pro. usb dac xlr mic and akg red k700 headset
You should have waited for the AMD rx 480 to be released before buying a graphics card D:
AMD, dirty word, *spits in the fireplace*
I thought they stopped making 780 Ti's? Should have maybe waited for GTX 1070 and then check the price of that and the new lower price of 980 Ti.
The 480 will probably be on par with a 380x with probably the best VR performance, which most people will never use. We will find out in a week or two once reviewers are sent their samples, but I will take bets that it won't be what we expect. 1070 is the way to go for now.
780ti bring dat ass hear boi
Being old school the "step backwards" bios to me looks much much better and cleaner.
Where are the fan headers?
+Denboy_Kad top left, top right, middle left, I think middle right, bottom
Very very nice review!!! thank's mate
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Have you subscribed for more? :D
TechteamGB of 'cause ;)
Cool video !!!!
The sound card quality from this motherboard is really an impressive one at this price range.
+Arul Mani Thank you, I'm glad you like it, and the board!
Hi, what is the difference between this one and Gaming 6? They look identical...
+3lectronic0 I believe it's just the styling cover.
It looks like there are more chokes under the large heatsink near the CPU. ---- How many mosfits are on this board for the CPU? ---- [Phases]
+ZZstaff I'm not sure myself, I'll give gigabyte a message and see if they know!
+TechteamGB .. Thank you.
can it run 3 gpu , i haVE GTX 1070 N 2 GTX 1060
Which one is better? This or Asus z170 pro gaming? They have the same price in my county. Great review BTW!
+Clement I haven't checked out the Pro Gaming board myself, so can't quite say, but I do rather like this board! Thank you!
Thanks man! are the Asus BIOS really better than Gigabyte? I am new to PC and want to use a friendly one.
+Clement I'd say so, yes. The new Z170 Gigabyte bios isn't all that great
Thanks Man! Subscribed!
+Clement Awesome, thanks! :D
Can you turn off the led's?
yes
TechteamGB thanks
How does this board compare with the Asus Z170-A or Deluxe for that matter of fact?
+Philip Tissot sadly I haven't hand the chance to check either of those out, so couldn't directly say although I believe the feature set is a bit more fleshed out on this compared to the other (if I remember)
Can this hand video editing?
+sunny kiri Yup
How many fans can you plug into this mobo
i think it has 5 fan header, but don't take me word for word cause im not sure.
x1 CPU Fan header
x1 water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
x3 system fan headers
this or z170-a? same price in Canada
+Ron Calara I'm not sure - since I haven't checked out the Z170-A! Personally I really like the Asus ROG Ranger and Hero!
TechteamGB I'm going for a blue/white/black theme for my pc (define r5 + window ) so red would kill it :l
Ah I see! Then in that case get the white board! Haha
can this motherboard handle any graphics card?
Yup
so if i brought a graphic card and a wireless card which slot should i put them in?
+Billy Kwong Put the GPU in the Top x16 slot and the wireless card anywhere else!
+TechteamGB will the gpu get the full x16 or only x8?
+Billy Kwong Full x16 if you put it in the x16 slots
+TechteamGB so as long as i put the gpu in the top slot x16 n the wireless in the pci x1, i get the full x16 since i going to get the intel 5 6600k?
Is this the regular ATX or mATX?
Full size ATX
TechteamGB thanks :)
Does it have built in wi-fi?
Nope
Spring loaded push-pins are a real issue?, why?
+magrosi65 not a huge issue, just make it feel cheap and tacky.
this or the msi z170a gaming 5?
I haven't used the gaming 5 personally, so couldn't really say I'm afraid! I know besides the bios (which I've heard has been improved) this is a nice board and one I assume you'd be happy with!
thanks! subbed
Awesome, thanks!
not to be sounding as an ass but that's info is misleading. as it's doesn't make connection faster. the second nic simply allows the option of a separate discrete network.
I just prefer not to have misinformation and to clarify so no one buys this thinking they can nic team
I understand that on Windows it isn't possible to team and therefore can't create one single faster connection, although I'm fairly certain I didn't say that. Having dual nics, even if they are different, is still good and/or better than a single nic. Having something like a direct connection to a NAS for example is still useful. If I remember, I didn't say the nics could be teamed, just that it was nice to have two on the board. I wouldn't class that as misinformation or misleading.
i m stuck between 3 motherboards help me out
Asus z170 pro gaming
Msi z170 gaming 5
Gigabyte Z170x gaming 5
Which one to chose help me out !! thnxs
+Aman Sidhu i m gona go for 970 sli which one should i prefer thnxs
+Aman Sidhu Peronally, I'd probably head for the MSI board out of the three, assuming it has USB type C (I can't remember if it does or not)
TechteamGB thnx anyways bro was thinking for it most :D
+TechteamGB can that gigabyte motherboard handle any GPU'S?
Brent Realin i m sure they can single gpu not sure about 2 gpus bro i m tryina pick up which can handle 2 970 sli i ll let u know if i found any better then these :)
update your bios
I don't have the board and this video was made with the latest bios available at the time..
think the Asus ranger cost $40 more than this
+Dreadzedan ah ok, it may vary depending on where you are! Which would you have?
How did you manage to get the gpu working in the PCIE x16 slot? I have a Radeon R9 280x and when I insert it in the first PCIE x16 slot there is no signal going to the monitor. However it works in the PCIE x8 slot. I have tried other video cards in the x16 slot and there is simply no signal going to the monitor. Is there a setting in the bios i should look for?
Can you change the LED colour in the bios?
Yes you can change the trace by the sound chip to any color when you get in the OS with the Gigabyte util. It's RGB - but kind of buried behind stuff when you install the card and such.. Can be hard to see.
can you turn the LED lights off?:)
+Michiel Joosten I believe so yes, in the bios
Oh nice thanks. I'll be building a pc soon but i'm not sure about my motherboard. Should I go with this one?
+Michiel Joosten it's a good board so yeah I'd say so
For a $133 dollar board, it seems better than anything that ASUS has. (All of the Gigabyte Z170x Gaming series boards are the same thing, some just have different cosmetic features) Criticizing the color of the bios screen is lame, who cares? In fact, who cares about what a board looks like, what are you going to do, sit there all day long and stare at your computer? Building a pc for looks is quite stupid. If it works as it should, that is what matters the most. As for heatsinks on the board, most of them (even the screwed down ones) are useless to begin with. Yes, I own this board.
how is the overclock performance on this board?
Beast6228 Does this board have onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth?
this one or gaming 3???
for i3 maybe in the future i7
"especially with dual Gigabit NICs", so what did you mean by this or what benefit do you see to these considering there is no NIC team option?
this mobo has 2 different NIC chipsets, intel and the killer nic
+Ackros Gliceas it's does still allow for faster connectivity, especially if you were to say direct connect on to a local Nas, and set up an ad hoc static connection on a different subnet. I agree it isn't the best as they are different nics, but you can still benefit.
I recently ordered this motherboard as I RMA'd my Asrock H170, would it be a smooth transition or should I just do a clean reimage? Paired with i5 6500.
FYI, I know, non k cpu paired with a z170, but this is much cheaper than another H170/H270 motherboard!!!
Do not buy this board or any other products in North America Gigabyte will not honer the warranty.
Hi @techteamGB, May i know if this otherboard can support , Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz PC Gaming RAM (1.2V - CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) ?
+MyKaKaZ Should be fine!
Can you have a i7 processor with this?
+Unknowninsanity yes
Probably should of cut that last part out looks a little unprofessional . Just saying still a good review thnx guys
Is the i5 6600k skylake or kabylake?
+Lim Zhiqiang Skylake
Where do you download the bios?
+Czarvian gigabytes website.
Holy cow. Lay off the cappuccino so we can understand what your saying. We are trying to learn, let us take in the info at a standard pace. I wish my laptop had a slowmo button to make the video play at normal speed. LOL
Other than that, good job!
Does ddr3 ram work?
no
is it worth the extra spend over the k3?
It depends - are you planning on running multi-gpus or overclock?
+TechteamGB Tbh at first I'm just bringing my 7850 across, but it would be a nice option to have that though not a deal breaker. I'm also not fussed about the on biard sound as I've got a pretty decent 5.1 amp setup that I'd connect via the hdmi
+treguard1982 It would as well how much performance difference there are between the two. thanks :)
Then no, probably not!
Next to no performance difference between boards these days.
Slow down....
Nice review, thanks. However you speak too fast
+Wals J I do kinda get that... It's a difficult balance between keeping the video short enough that you'll watch and stick around, but including enough info that you'll get use out of it too! I'm glad you like it though!
speak more clearly plz :(