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Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 LGA1151 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel S1151 by stefan @ 2016-12-15

The Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 motherboard was built from scratch for the mainstream segment but this does not mean that it is not a capable product: it is packed with support for some of the latest technologies as USB 3.1, metallic shielding over the main PCI-E slot, a Gen3 x4 M.2 connector for installing additional storage, 2 SATA Express connector(plus two regular SATA 3), one ALC1150 HD Audio codec with built-in rear audio amplifier, a Killer E2200 Gigabit LAN adapter for minimizing in-game lag and more.

Extra Applications Part IV

Power Management features can be further configured via the respective application:

We have also got a System Information viewer, which gives us in-depth information about the running system, without the need of having a separate application from a 3rd party for getting the same info. This is also the place for configuring the fan speeds:

System backups can be also performed via a separate module:

Access to the computer can be restricted on a schedule thanks to the Smart TimeLock feature:

GIGABYTE Smart Keyboard allows the user to define own commands/hotkeys, change the mouse sensitivity, and create shortcut and password to open a web page or document file, helping him/her make the most out of your keyboard and mouse:

V-Tuner also takes care of the GPU side, permitting overclocking even when a non-Gigabyte video card is involved:

When the Realtek audio drivers detect the Gigabyte motherboard, a special skin will be applied:

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