Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard Available Now

By: Gigabyte

Model: GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Sku: X5ZOMVUJP3

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  • Supports 7th/ 6th Generation IntelCore Processors
  • Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs, DDR4 4133+(OC)
  • Intel USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
  • 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
  • Bitspower G-Chill Hybrid Water Block
  • Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
  • Dual NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connectors
  • Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
  • Intel Optane Memory Ready
  • Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi 120dB+ Audio
  • Killer Double Shot Pro Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN
  • USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
  • RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
  • Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
  • Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
  • 2 External Thermistors Headers with 2 Included Thermistors
  • Extreme 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3
  • Integrated HDMI 2.0 Support
  • Chipset : Intel Z270 Express Chipset
  • I/O Controller : iTE I/O Controller Chip
  • Form Factor : ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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Hybrid Water Block

AORUS and Bitspower have teamed up to create a superior performance hybrid water block featuring a high-flow pure copper water channel that’s placed directly over VRMs for superior cooling. G1/4” threaded fittings ensure compatibility with any setup you plan to create.

A Breath of Fresh Air.

Air cooling has never been so easy. You may find that even without an active cooling solution, this state-of-the-art heatsink performs better than anything you’ve encountered. That’s because its integral design was to improve upon traditional heatsinks.

The Life of the Party

Most gamers don’t stop, so your PC shouldn’t either. Components that are consistently placed under thermal stress will often fail or die completely. With liquid cooling you can expect a longer lifespan from your PC.

RGB FUSION

AORUS' 200 series motherboards boast the most advanced LED system in the market today. With more customizability than ever and a convenient and intuitive UI thanks to the RGB Fusion App, you’ll have a blast making your AORUS your own. LED enthusiasts now have even more options with the ability to customize multiple zones independently. For a more functional use, the bright and vibrant LEDs can be configured to display the PC’s temperature or load. For even more LED goodness RGBW strips are now supported for more true and vibrant whites.

Surround Lighting

Six different light zones are equipped with high brightness RGB LEDs, namely the CPU, Memory, Armor, Audio, PCI-Express and Chipset & Accent LED Zones. When it’s all set and done, your system will shine like never before.

Smart Fan 5

With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

All Hybrid Fan Pin Headers

All Hybrid Fan Headers can automatically detect the type of cooling device whether it be fan or pump with different PWM or Voltage mode. Supports up to 2 amps with built-in overcurrent protection a must for high-end high current fans

High-End Nichicon Fine Gold and WIMA Audio Caps

The Z270X-Gaming 8 boasts a combination of Hi-Fi grade WIMA capacitors and Nichicon audio grade Fine Gold capacitors. While the Nichicon Fine Gold capacitors are suited for high-grade audio equipment, using state of the art technology to provide rich sound in the bass and clearer high frequencies, the WIMA FKP2 capacitors are being used widely in premium grade Hi-Fi systems. The addition of this to the exclusive AORUS AMP-UP Audio technology makes for the ideal onboard sound solution for the most demanding audiophiles.

Immersive VR Gaming Experience

To create a seamless VR experience AORUS Motherboards offer the best features to make your virtual reality feel like your actual reality. With technologies such as NVMe support via M.2 or U.2 and a one piece metal shielding to brace for heavier discrete graphics cards it's obvious that AORUS has the tools you need to start your journey in VR. To set the mood AORUS Motherboards include RGB Fusion to put you in the center of action.

Dual Killer + Intel Networking

Automatically prioritize your game network needs over the fastest available connection for high quality, lag-less and uninterrupted gaming connectivity.

Extreme Performance with Gen3 x4 NVMe PCIe SSDs

AORUS' Z270 motherboards offers the industry’s best compatibility in terms of NVMe storage for users who demand high capacity and seek the best performance. AORUS' unique design supports up to three Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe SSDs which can be configured in RAID for record speeds of up to 3525 MB/s (Sequential Read), making AORUS the obvious choice for the ultimate PC.

High-Bandwidth(HB) SLI Bridge

Take your gaming performances to a whole new level by multiple GeForce GTX cards with High-Bandwidth(HB) SLI Bridge.

Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2

With two NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 connectors onboard, AORUS brings to the user PCI-Express connectivity for SSD devices. Delivering up to 32 Gb/s data transfer speed per connector, the dual M.2 provides an ideal storage solution as it also supports RAID modes.

Turbo B-Clock

urbo B-Clock Tuning IC in the AORUS 200 series motherboards enable overclockers to have the ability to change their BCLK frequency to a desired value of their choice. With the new linear range adjustment option of the Tuning IC, ranges from 90MHz to 500MHz are now possible, so that overclockers are not limited to the 5% ranges of traditional straps. Turbo B-Clock overclocking range may vary according to CPU capabilities.

Diagnostic LEDs

Onboard LEDs controlled by the system BIOS indicate if a malfunction is occurring, allowing users to quickly diagnose which major component (CPU/DDR/VGA/HDD) is malfunctioning so they may take action promptly.

Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 4133MHz and Beyond

AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 4133MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their AORUS motherboard.

Broad DDR4 Compatibility with Support List of 1000+ DDR4 Validated

AORUS partners very closely with memory vendors from around the world to ensure that modules offered by popular memory brands are compatible with AORUS Motherboards. AORUS has verified over 1000+ different modules to ensure performance in a AORUS built system.

Dual Armor DIMM and PCIe Metal Shielding

Never worry about your heavy graphics card damaging your motherboard again. AORUS’ proprietary Ultra Durable PCIe Metal Shielding reinforces the PCIe connector to prevent slot damage due to heavy graphics card. The DIMM and PCIe metal shield also provides extra strength for when you forget to release the lock while replacing your component, adding a foolproof option which can save your PC’s life.

2x Copper PCB Design (2oz Copper PCB)

AORUS' exclusive 2X Copper PCB design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.

15µ Gold Plated CPU Socket Design

AORUS motherboards come equipped with a 15 microinch thick 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 or bad contacts.

4K Ultra HD Support

4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing approximately 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times today's standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated Intel HD Graphics via HDMI.

CPU

  • Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel Core i7 processors/ Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package, L3 cache varies with CPU

Memory

  • 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory, Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed, Dual channel memory architecture, Support for DDR4 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  • Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode), Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules, Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

  • Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel Thunderbolt 3 Controller : 1 x Intel Thunderbolt 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt video , outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x230460 Hz, Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.), Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version, Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support : 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 60 Hz, Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version, Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip : 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 60 Hz, Support for HDMI 2.0 version. (Requires the latest Intel graphics driver from the GIGABYTE website.)

Audio

  • Creative Sound Core 3D chip, 2 x JRC NJM2114 and 1 x TI Burr Brown OPA2134 operational amplifiers, Support for Sound Blaster ZxRi, High Definition Audio, 2/5.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

  • 1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1), 1 x Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

Wireless Communication module

  • Killer Wireless-AC 1535, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band, ,Bluetooth 4.1 Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate, Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

Expansion Slots

  • 1 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. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode, 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2), The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 slot. When the PCIEX4_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX8 slot will operate at up to x4 mode, 2 x PCI Express x1 slots, (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

  • Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologies, Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

Storage Interface

  • Chipset : 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G), 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G), 2 x U.2 connectors, 2 x SATA Express connectors, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5), Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10, Refer to "1-11 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCI Express, U.2, M.2, and SATA connectors, ASMedia ASM1061 chip : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6, 7), supporting AHCI mode only

USB

  • Chipset+Intel Thunderbolt 3 Controller : 1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel, Chipset+Realtek USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub : 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers.Chipset : 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x CPU fan header, 1 x water cooling CPU fan header, 4 x system fan headers, 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers, 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector, 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers, 2 x SATA Express connectors, 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors, 2 x U.2 connectors, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper, 2 x temperature sensor headers, 1 x power button, 1 x reset button, 1 x Clear CMOS button, 1 x ECO button, 1 x OC button, 2 x audio gain control switches, 2 x BIOS switches, Voltage Measurement Points

Back Panel Connectors

  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R), 1 x HDMI port, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x Thunderbolt 3 connector (USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support), 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red), 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 2 x RJ-45 ports, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

H/W Monitoring

  • Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Overheating warning, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control, Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS

  • 2 x 128 Mbit flash, Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS, Support for DualBIOS, Support for Q-Flash Plus, The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drivePnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

In the Box

  • Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 (rev. 1.0) Gaming Motherboard
  • GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 motherboard
  • Motherboard driver disk
  • User's Manual
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • Four SATA cables
  • I/O Shield
  • One Wi-Fi antenna
  • One Wi-Fi antenna retention cover
  • One GC-SLI2P SLI bridge connector
  • Two RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cables
  • Two thermistor cables
  • One G Connector
  • Two Velcro Cable Ties
  • One pack of back I/O dust covers