Gigabyte Z370 HD3 Motherboard
(65 reviews)
Z370 HD3 Intel Z370 Chipset Condition:Open box Fully tested and working 100% Tested. And equipped with I / O shield.Note:not include battery.( USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, EU The package will arrive in 8-15 days. It only takes 1 day to arrive at the earliest.) RETURN Buyers are required to express to our designated address (United States Canada EU UK only need to express to our local service center).
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Gigabyte Z370 HD3 Motherboard
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(65 reviews)
Z370 HD3 Intel Z370 Chipset Condition:Open box Fully tested and working 100% Tested. And equipped with I / O shield.Note:not include battery.( USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, EU The package will arrive in 8-15 days. It only takes 1 day to arrive at the earliest.) RETURN Buyers are required to express to our designated address (United States Canada EU UK only need to express to our local service center).
Z370 HD3 Intel Z370 Chipset Condition:Open box Fully tested and working 100% Tested. And equipped with I / O shield.Note:not include battery.( USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, EU The package will arrive in 8-15 days. It only takes 1 day to arrive at the earliest.) RETURN Buyers are required to express to our designated address (United States Canada EU UK only need to express to our local service center).
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Reviews
5-star if not for Optane issues
22 June 2018
Mark T.
originally posted on newegg.com
I chose this board because I was making a new build for my brother, who seemed to have problems controlling himself on installing stuff which went to the C drive of his old
machine, a small SSD. So he'd fill that up, the machine began to crawl and have errors.. with a 100% full OS SSD drive.. and I thought this sounded like a great solution. Boot
faster than SSD and he could just accept the default installation locations when he installs stuff? PERFECT! My first problem was that gigabyte does not seems to have a driver
download that matches the DVD they provide with the mobo. So my first OS install I treid to download everything I thought necessary from various sources.. incl...
machine, a small SSD. So he'd fill that up, the machine began to crawl and have errors.. with a 100% full OS SSD drive.. and I thought this sounded like a great solution. Boot
faster than SSD and he could just accept the default installation locations when he installs stuff? PERFECT! My first problem was that gigabyte does not seems to have a driver
download that matches the DVD they provide with the mobo. So my first OS install I treid to download everything I thought necessary from various sources.. incl...
An exellent board for those who just want to use their system.
26 May 2018
Michael J.
originally posted on newegg.com
I've always been a fan of no-frills boards. I really don't care for fancy lighting (I'm the only one who ever sees my system); I'd rather the money be spent on better
components or better layout. So, the Z370XP SLI seems to be the Core "K" capable board for me. It mostly does what it says on the box, and has a couple vintage surprises
thrown in to boot. The UEFI interface is okay, but some of the settings could use better explanation, and some of the translations are poetic. It gets the job done though. All
the headers are cleanly and unambiguously labeled, and the diagnostic LEDs are helpful. Being branded as "Ultra Durable", I expect it to last at least as long as ...
components or better layout. So, the Z370XP SLI seems to be the Core "K" capable board for me. It mostly does what it says on the box, and has a couple vintage surprises
thrown in to boot. The UEFI interface is okay, but some of the settings could use better explanation, and some of the translations are poetic. It gets the job done though. All
the headers are cleanly and unambiguously labeled, and the diagnostic LEDs are helpful. Being branded as "Ultra Durable", I expect it to last at least as long as ...
Can't beat it
18 September 2018
Kenneth M.
originally posted on newegg.com
This board may not be the best for over clocking (not being used) but it has a great layout and about every feature you could ask for for present use and future proofing. No
need to list all but easy to see in specifications. Both boards came with F6 BIOS so no real need to flash at this time. Downloaded all drivers from website. Not sure which ones
came on the included CD. I did not install the Gigagbyte app and all it's add ons as I didn't think I needed them and read some reviews about some minor problems with the
program. If you want a good basic board loaded with tons of features you can't go wrong with this one. Small update: The RAM listed above IS NOT on the Gigab...
need to list all but easy to see in specifications. Both boards came with F6 BIOS so no real need to flash at this time. Downloaded all drivers from website. Not sure which ones
came on the included CD. I did not install the Gigagbyte app and all it's add ons as I didn't think I needed them and read some reviews about some minor problems with the
program. If you want a good basic board loaded with tons of features you can't go wrong with this one. Small update: The RAM listed above IS NOT on the Gigab...
Specification
| Memory | |
| Unbuffered memory | Y |
| Registered | N |
| Maximum internal memory | 64 GB |
| Supported memory clock speeds | 2133,4000 MHz |
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5-star if not for Optane issues
22 June 2018
I chose this board because I was making a new build for my brother, who seemed to have problems controlling himself on installing stuff which went to the C drive of his old machine, a small SSD. So he'd fill that up, the machine began to crawl and have errors.. with a 100% full OS SSD drive.. and I thought this sounded like a great solution. Boot faster than SSD and he could just accept the default installation locations when he installs stuff? PERFECT! My first problem was that gigabyte does not seems to have a driver download that matches the DVD they provide with the mobo. So my first OS install I treid to download everything I thought necessary from various sources.. including the intel Optane utilities and I got the OS to start using optane. I had too much ... MoreI chose this board because I was making a new build for my brother, who seemed to have problems controlling himself on installing stuff which went to the C drive of his old machine, a small SSD. So he'd fill that up, the machine began to crawl and have errors.. with a 100% full OS SSD drive.. and I thought this sounded like a great solution. Boot faster than SSD and he could just accept the default installation locations when he installs stuff? PERFECT! My first problem was that gigabyte does not seems to have a driver download that matches the DVD they provide with the mobo. So my first OS install I treid to download everything I thought necessary from various sources.. including the intel Optane utilities and I got the OS to start using optane. I had too much faith and I installed a bunch of stuff and was doing burn-in test from Passmark when the dreaded BSOD pops up... during 2D video tests.. oddly. This was a bad one. OS boot destroyed. Could not recover. So I began reinstall of everything.. This time I temporarily connected an internal optical to install the drivers off the DVD. Surely that will help. Eventually all looks good... then same BSOD happens.. what was I doing.. I think I was trying to install a game off Uplay. Might have been something to do with dxgmms2.sys errors... I tried to follow online hints about this down the rabbit hole but, ultimately, I decided another clean install was in order.. this time without Optane. Because the BSODs I got were just too destructive. They left me in a state where I could not fix things and there were steps involved about turning off optane in the bios and then trying to recover etc.. but I could never get booted again even into safe mode. So.. long story still long.. no optane.. running only off hard drive.. everything worked! So I order an SSD (WD black M.2).. stuck into the middle slot under the vidcard (did not want to try the same slot optane had been in).... everything works! I have spend so much time on this I don't dare "test" solutions with trying to reinstall optane. If that first m.2 slot is malfunctioning.. I don't know.. will never find out as long as this SSD solution works. If the optane stick is bad.. how would I find out now? I have no other machines that could possibly take it. The mobo did come with a nice heatsink cover for the optane stick.. unfortunately branded with "intel optane" instead of Aorus. I have not used it on the SSD.. but probably should... though that might mean moving it to the 3rd slot. Everything is solid now.. and fast. If I can get 3-4 years out of this for my brother, or I buy a new build for myself, I may come back to this and test that optane stick.. otherwise it is a loss of time and the cost of that optane upgrade to this board. I really really wish the optane would have worked. because now I know at some point, my bro is gonna fill up that 500GB M.2 SSD.
Mark T.
originally posted on newegg.comAn exellent board for those who just want to use their system.
26 May 2018
I've always been a fan of no-frills boards. I really don't care for fancy lighting (I'm the only one who ever sees my system); I'd rather the money be spent on better components or better layout. So, the Z370XP SLI seems to be the Core "K" capable board for me. It mostly does what it says on the box, and has a couple vintage surprises thrown in to boot. The UEFI interface is okay, but some of the settings could use better explanation, and some of the translations are poetic. It gets the job done though. All the headers are cleanly and unambiguously labeled, and the diagnostic LEDs are helpful. Being branded as "Ultra Durable", I expect it to last at least as long as my old MSI Z68A-G43 (which was purchased towards the end of 2011), but time will tell. Reading some ... MoreI've always been a fan of no-frills boards. I really don't care for fancy lighting (I'm the only one who ever sees my system); I'd rather the money be spent on better components or better layout. So, the Z370XP SLI seems to be the Core "K" capable board for me. It mostly does what it says on the box, and has a couple vintage surprises thrown in to boot. The UEFI interface is okay, but some of the settings could use better explanation, and some of the translations are poetic. It gets the job done though. All the headers are cleanly and unambiguously labeled, and the diagnostic LEDs are helpful. Being branded as "Ultra Durable", I expect it to last at least as long as my old MSI Z68A-G43 (which was purchased towards the end of 2011), but time will tell. Reading some of the other reviews is not encouraging when they're split almost evenly between negative and positive... Now to my BIG gripe, and the ONLY reason for the 3/5 score (it is perfect in my estimation in almost every other regard...), and that is the analog audio output. When the system is under load (playing games and such), there is an audible whining and buzzing that comes out of the speakers connected to it. For a system billed as possessing an "Audio Noise Guard" this is quite unacceptable, and would be unacceptable in a system that didn't even sport such a "feature". This is certainly the mobo causing this, as it changes in pitch dependent on the load, and the audio outputs are otherwise silent when simply playing music out of iTunes or streaming video/music online. Whether there is some grounding issue from the "isolated" audio paths or some board component is out of whack, I can't say, but I've never had such an issue with my old MSI board or the Asus or Intel boards I routinely used before that. For reference, I'm using the board with a Core i5-8600K (no overclock, yet) a GTX780, and 16GB of GSkill Ripjaws DDR4-2400 RAM.
Michael J.
originally posted on newegg.comCan't beat it
18 September 2018
This board may not be the best for over clocking (not being used) but it has a great layout and about every feature you could ask for for present use and future proofing. No need to list all but easy to see in specifications. Both boards came with F6 BIOS so no real need to flash at this time. Downloaded all drivers from website. Not sure which ones came on the included CD. I did not install the Gigagbyte app and all it's add ons as I didn't think I needed them and read some reviews about some minor problems with the program. If you want a good basic board loaded with tons of features you can't go wrong with this one. Small update: The RAM listed above IS NOT on the Gigabyte QVL for this board, but this board IS on G.Skill's QVL for the listed RAM. I contacted ... MoreThis board may not be the best for over clocking (not being used) but it has a great layout and about every feature you could ask for for present use and future proofing. No need to list all but easy to see in specifications. Both boards came with F6 BIOS so no real need to flash at this time. Downloaded all drivers from website. Not sure which ones came on the included CD. I did not install the Gigagbyte app and all it's add ons as I didn't think I needed them and read some reviews about some minor problems with the program. If you want a good basic board loaded with tons of features you can't go wrong with this one. Small update: The RAM listed above IS NOT on the Gigabyte QVL for this board, but this board IS on G.Skill's QVL for the listed RAM. I contacted G.Skill about this and they said if the motherboard is listed on their QVL it has been tested and will work. Checking further, you will find the QVL's that the motherboard manufacturer puts out is usually very outdated and not all inclusive as they can't test all the thousands of different RAM combinations available while it is much easier for the RAM manufacturer to test most motherboards with their products.
Kenneth M.
originally posted on newegg.comGIGABYTE Z370 HD3P
19 December 2018
Upgraded from a 2500K to the 8700K, whew! I regret not buying a 2600K years ago as I think I would've been able to squeeze out another year with it. But I was having some low minimum frames in newer games, Battlefield 1 being especially bad so it was just time to lay my 2500K to rest. I haven't done any kind of overclocking with this board as of yet. Just a small update and PSA. The F6 BIOS on this board was causing my system to BSOD in some games (Overwatch being the most frequent). Updating to the F7 BIOS fixed the problem. I'm hesitant to even mess with the BIOS anymore. I've never had a motherboard where a manufacturer released a BIOS that would cause BSOD like that. It took me a while to root out the cause. My whole experience with this Gigabyte board has been ... MoreUpgraded from a 2500K to the 8700K, whew! I regret not buying a 2600K years ago as I think I would've been able to squeeze out another year with it. But I was having some low minimum frames in newer games, Battlefield 1 being especially bad so it was just time to lay my 2500K to rest. I haven't done any kind of overclocking with this board as of yet. Just a small update and PSA. The F6 BIOS on this board was causing my system to BSOD in some games (Overwatch being the most frequent). Updating to the F7 BIOS fixed the problem. I'm hesitant to even mess with the BIOS anymore. I've never had a motherboard where a manufacturer released a BIOS that would cause BSOD like that. It took me a while to root out the cause. My whole experience with this Gigabyte board has been so sub-par. Edit. BIOS F10 ended up not detecting any hard drives or SSD. I was able to manually boot into Windows using the the F12 boot menu. I was able to fix this buy unplugging all drives and only connecting my boot drive. Overall, this has been the most problem prone motherboard I have ever owned.
Anonymous
originally posted on newegg.comGreat mainstream motherboard, no complaints.
17 November 2017
This will be the 10th pc I’ve built in the last 5 or 6 months, mainly for family and friends. I’ve used various cpu’s and chipsets, but this was my second build with Z370 chipset and the new 8th gen cpu’s. I build a pc for my son last week using the Gigabyte Z370 SLI and a core i5 8400 and I was so impressed that I decided to sell off my Ryzen build in order to build a new 8th gen Intel rig for my own personal use. I chose the core i7 8700 as I have no need, on this occasion, to overclock, and as I had so much fun with the Gigabyte Z370 SLI that I used for my sons build I chose the next step up for me, the Gigabyte Aorus Ultra. And I am extremely impressed. I have not been overly happy with the stability of my Ryzen 1600X, so back to Intel I went. I was lucky enough ... MoreThis will be the 10th pc I’ve built in the last 5 or 6 months, mainly for family and friends. I’ve used various cpu’s and chipsets, but this was my second build with Z370 chipset and the new 8th gen cpu’s. I build a pc for my son last week using the Gigabyte Z370 SLI and a core i5 8400 and I was so impressed that I decided to sell off my Ryzen build in order to build a new 8th gen Intel rig for my own personal use. I chose the core i7 8700 as I have no need, on this occasion, to overclock, and as I had so much fun with the Gigabyte Z370 SLI that I used for my sons build I chose the next step up for me, the Gigabyte Aorus Ultra. And I am extremely impressed. I have not been overly happy with the stability of my Ryzen 1600X, so back to Intel I went. I was lucky enough to find an 8700 cpu and paired it with speedy pc 3200 DDR4 ram and this motherboard. When I bought this motherboard, there was a price drop from the $169 as well as a rebate, so I was very happy as this board ended up around $60 dollars cheaper than the motherboard I used in my Ryzen build. This motherboard comes with all of the important features I think are necessary for forward thinking and longevity in a new pc, including Realtek’s ALC 1220 audio, crossfire and sli support, M2 support (up to 32Gb/s), Intel GbE LAN and USB 3.1 (type A and C). It also comes with RGB leds that can be configured directly in the motherboard bios or through software. Additional RGB LED strips can be purchased and connected to motherboard headers for extra bling if necessary. I did want to mention the onboard sound as audio is something that I am interested in and something that is important to me. Originally I was going to buy another AsRock motherboard with the Purity Sound 4 implementation of ALC 1220 as this sounded fantastic on my X370 Taichi, however when this board went on sale I took a chance hoping that it’s ALC 1220 sound was just as well implemented. I shouldn’t have worried, the WIMA capacitors make the onboard sound exceptional, perhaps not as good as the Aorus 7 motherboard with its Sabre DAC, but this motherboard was $70 cheaper. I decided to go with the 8700 as I really don’t see any real need to overclock this PC, the cheaper 8700 is really not that much slower than the stock 8700K (100mhz turbo boost). In fact enabling Multicore enhancement on this motherboard was easy and gave me 4.6ghz on all cores when under load. Win Win. With a 65W TDP this cpu is cooler under load than the 8700K. The motherboard was easy to setup and performed flawlessly. Almost plug and play. It recognized all of my storage devices and booted off the correct SSD. I did reinstall windows as I prefer a clean install after motherboard upgrade. I am very impressed with this motherboard, onboard sound is excellent, the bios is easy to use, it has been flawless since installing it. A three year warranty is the icing on the cake. I really can’t think of anything negative to say about this board.
gregory b.
originally posted on newegg.comPoor choice for high CPU workloads or overclocking
1 December 2017
If you search for the VRM overclocking issue online, you'll read that some people have to modify the VRM heatsink to fix the issue. This absolutely should not be the case with a $140 board that is marketed for overclocking. This is a Z series motherboard that is meant for overclocking and the board can not handle overclocking. The worst part is Newegg has a no-refund return policy for this board. I'm extremely disappointed with Gigabyte considering I've owned many motherboards from them in the past without issues. Reviewers have contacted Gigabyte about this issue and the responses have all been along the lines of "if it doesn't throttle why do you care". Reviewers have gotten over 120C temps at the VRM, that is absolutely unacceptable and will quickly impact the ... MoreIf you search for the VRM overclocking issue online, you'll read that some people have to modify the VRM heatsink to fix the issue. This absolutely should not be the case with a $140 board that is marketed for overclocking. This is a Z series motherboard that is meant for overclocking and the board can not handle overclocking. The worst part is Newegg has a no-refund return policy for this board. I'm extremely disappointed with Gigabyte considering I've owned many motherboards from them in the past without issues. Reviewers have contacted Gigabyte about this issue and the responses have all been along the lines of "if it doesn't throttle why do you care". Reviewers have gotten over 120C temps at the VRM, that is absolutely unacceptable and will quickly impact the longevity of the board. If you look at the Gaming 7 edition, it even comes with a tiny fan over the VRMs. A fan there is unheard of. This is an issue across Gigabyte z370 boards and they are refusing to acknowledge the issue. This will be my last Gigabyte motherboard ever. Go with Asus or MSI.
Anonymous
originally posted on newegg.comPreliminary review; just a few notes for prospective buyers
18 July 2018
TAKE NOTE: Though not explicitly stated anywhere, this is NOT a *standard* ATX board. It is ATX, but it deviates from the standard size of 12" x 9.6". You can see from the specifications here that it is 12" by 8.9". It is as long as a standard ATX board, but narrower by half an inch. This means they can't use the 3 normal standoffs at the right edge, so they used a microATX screw near the center standoff. I don't think this is a detriment, the board is just as secure, it was just not a fun surprise to be building and surprise! It's not ATX! Undo it and install a microATX standoff, and now the board won't cover that extra half inch of space you expected it to cover. I'm totally okay with this, just thought people ought to know. TAKE NOTE: This is NOT an RGB board. ... MoreTAKE NOTE: Though not explicitly stated anywhere, this is NOT a *standard* ATX board. It is ATX, but it deviates from the standard size of 12" x 9.6". You can see from the specifications here that it is 12" by 8.9". It is as long as a standard ATX board, but narrower by half an inch. This means they can't use the 3 normal standoffs at the right edge, so they used a microATX screw near the center standoff. I don't think this is a detriment, the board is just as secure, it was just not a fun surprise to be building and surprise! It's not ATX! Undo it and install a microATX standoff, and now the board won't cover that extra half inch of space you expected it to cover. I'm totally okay with this, just thought people ought to know. TAKE NOTE: This is NOT an RGB board. This is an rgb READY board. There are LEDs on the back of the board, yes. But they light up in one color: RED. Most of the light is on the left side, like the red lines show in the picture, around the audio circuits. You can make those lights pulse or turn them off in the BIOS. What they mean by the RGB logo on this board's marketing is that the BIOS itself contains presets to control the color of an LED strip you might purchase and plug into the LED connector on this motherboard. FUTHERMORE, you will of course enable XMP. When you enable XMP, another red LED will turn on at the top right back of the board, to light up "X M P". You cannot turn this off. If it weren't for this one red led that you can't turn off, it would be a very tasteful board that works in any color build. But instead, you have one angry red light on at the top middle of the case. -FRONT audio connector is still placed on the REAR of the board, the furthest away they could put it from where it needs to go. It's not a problem since it's a longstanding industry practice, so the cable is long enough to reach. -CMOS_CLEAR is still a jumper on this board. I haven't overclocked on this board yet (besides XMP technically). I may return later with new information. Overall, I'm happy with the board for the $137 I paid despite that one bright LED.
Anonymous
originally posted on newegg.comso far so good
21 March 2018
If anyone is wondering, Linux runs on this board. I saw some reviews for the AM4 version that it didn't. I am typing this on Linux Mint 18.3. I didn't even do a fresh install, just moved the HDD from my Athlon 4200 with Radeon X1600 to this new i5-8400 and GTX 1050. Completely different PC and Linux Mint booted up without a single complaint and boy is it fast. It won't say it on the boot up screen, but when it says "Press DELETE to enter setup" you can press F12 instead for a list of boot devices. You literally have about 1 second to do it, it's very fast. My board came with F4 bios version, running F5 now and it's fine. I am coming from a very old Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G which has been running flawlessly for around 12 YEARS, as well as the Athlon 4200 I had in it. ... MoreIf anyone is wondering, Linux runs on this board. I saw some reviews for the AM4 version that it didn't. I am typing this on Linux Mint 18.3. I didn't even do a fresh install, just moved the HDD from my Athlon 4200 with Radeon X1600 to this new i5-8400 and GTX 1050. Completely different PC and Linux Mint booted up without a single complaint and boy is it fast. It won't say it on the boot up screen, but when it says "Press DELETE to enter setup" you can press F12 instead for a list of boot devices. You literally have about 1 second to do it, it's very fast. My board came with F4 bios version, running F5 now and it's fine. I am coming from a very old Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G which has been running flawlessly for around 12 YEARS, as well as the Athlon 4200 I had in it. Never even had to replace the cpu fan. I hope to get as many years out of this Gigabyte board as well.. One more thing. The motherboard manual said it's only necessary to plug in the auxiliary cpu power from the power supply if overclocking. I am not overclocking and the pc wouldn't boot at all without it. So I have the main (large) power connector in as well as the smaller CPU power connector.
Anonymous
originally posted on neweggbusiness.comSolid Choice for No-Frills Performance
20 January 2018
Overall I like this board. It delivers a lot of what I wanted in a Z370 board, and very little I don't need. The overall quality seems very good. My only two consequential qualms are the dimension change from my X79-series ATX board. ATX is a size standard, so I don't know what is up with variation from this. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, and it of course fits fine in an ATX case, but I would much rather have dead space on the board than an inch of it cantilevered out with no support. My second qualm, and this is really what drops it from 5 to 4 eggs for me, is the backplate. It is absurdly cheap and thin, like maybe 4 cents worth of stamped steel. The fit is sloppy, making ports harder to access, there are no visual cues to help guide a user to what is what, ... MoreOverall I like this board. It delivers a lot of what I wanted in a Z370 board, and very little I don't need. The overall quality seems very good. My only two consequential qualms are the dimension change from my X79-series ATX board. ATX is a size standard, so I don't know what is up with variation from this. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, and it of course fits fine in an ATX case, but I would much rather have dead space on the board than an inch of it cantilevered out with no support. My second qualm, and this is really what drops it from 5 to 4 eggs for me, is the backplate. It is absurdly cheap and thin, like maybe 4 cents worth of stamped steel. The fit is sloppy, making ports harder to access, there are no visual cues to help guide a user to what is what, and the aesthetics are just awful. I don't need this part to be machined aluminum with 4-color silkscreens by any means, but this is just terrible. Including a garbage part like this on a board this expensive really saps my initial impression of the overall quality of this product. Allow me to dive into curmudgeonry for a moment. This board is, like seemingly every other motherboard on the market, festooned with meaningless silkscreened patterns. The meaningful markings that orient the user the topography of the board are in dark grey on the black board. Perhaps I am overly sensitive to this kind of thing as a designer, but this kills me. If the random patterns meant to appeal to 15-year-old gamers and/or camouflage this motherboard whilst it is engaged in naval combat in the North Atlantic where forgone, perhaps Gigabyte could afford to make a decent quality backplate. If the meaningful markings were white, perhaps the people who value their time and care not at all about what their motherboards look like might have an easier time with installation. Hey, I bet there's even 15-year-old gamers who appreciate functional forms, and like the look of good engineering best of all. You know, just sayin'. This review is based on initial impression (build, burn-in, and benchmarks). Time will tell how "ultra-durable" it proves to be. But so far, if you are looking for a good-quality Z370 board with lots of I/O and well-documented Mac OS compatibility, this is a good and cost-effective choice.
Jon W.
originally posted on newegg.comTerrific motherboard at a great price.
17 November 2017
This will be the 10th pc I’ve built in the last 5 or 6 months. Mainly for family and friends. I’ve used various cpu’s and chipsets, but this pc build was my first with a new 8th gen 6 core 8400 cpu. And I am extremely impressed. This pc was going to replace the X370 mother and Ryzen 1600 cpu that I used in my sons last build. Both he and I were not overly happy with the stability of that platform, so back to Intel we went. I was lucky enough to find an 8400 cpu and paired it with speedy pc 3000 DDR4 ram and this motherboard. My son went for this motherboard because of the black and white theme, which he told me looked cool. I agreed, but was also impressed with all of the features that this basic motherboard came with and the silly price (after rebate). By far this ... MoreThis will be the 10th pc I’ve built in the last 5 or 6 months. Mainly for family and friends. I’ve used various cpu’s and chipsets, but this pc build was my first with a new 8th gen 6 core 8400 cpu. And I am extremely impressed. This pc was going to replace the X370 mother and Ryzen 1600 cpu that I used in my sons last build. Both he and I were not overly happy with the stability of that platform, so back to Intel we went. I was lucky enough to find an 8400 cpu and paired it with speedy pc 3000 DDR4 ram and this motherboard. My son went for this motherboard because of the black and white theme, which he told me looked cool. I agreed, but was also impressed with all of the features that this basic motherboard came with and the silly price (after rebate). By far this is the cheapest Z370 motherboard with ALC 1220 sound, but to be honest it does not sound as good as my other Gigabyte Aorus Z370 motherboard with ALC 1220, perhaps because this board skimps out on the WIMA capacitors? The pc was built in 30 mins and the reinforced PCI-e slot fully supported my sons GTX 980Ti without any sagging. The board comes with Dual Bios, so if an overclock or bios flash goes badly the board is not completely bricked as you can boot in to Windows using the backup bios. The bios was easy to navigate in using keyboard and mouse and comes with the new Smart Fan 5 which is excellent and allows me to create custom fan profiles easily. Once I installed the hardware, I was able to boot to the bios to tweak a few settings including ram speed and from there I booted in to the existing Windows 10 install on my sons SSD. I easily uninstalled the old AMD chipset drivers along with the video card drivers, rebooted again, cleaned up the windows system files using CCleaner and then reinstalled the new Z370 drivers along with the latest video card drivers. After one more reboot I was up and running without issue, everything worked perfectly. While I generally prefer a complete reinstall of Windows, an update from Ryzen to Z370 really did not necessitate this IMO. This motherboard comes with all of the important features I think are necessary for forward thinking and longevity in a new pc, including Realtek’s new ALC 1220 audio, crossfire and sli support, M2 support (up to 32Gb/s), Intel GbE LAN and USB 3.1 (type A and C). Although it does not come with any RGB, RGB is still supported in the bios and software app once an RGB LED strip is purchased and connected to the motherboard header. I decided on the intel core i5 8400 as this is a 6 core cpu running at a base rate of 2.8ghz and boost rate of 4.0ghz on a single core. It’s not a K cpu, so I will not be overclocking. Having said this, the Gigabyte motherboard has multicore enhancement functionality in the bios. This forces the cpu to run all cores at maximum boosted parameters when under load. In the case of the 8400, all cores boost to 3.8ghz. Performance is very strong. The motherboard was flawless, setup was easy, no issues. My son is happy with his upgraded pc and I must admit that this motherboard looks very cool. I added an RGB strip for some added ‘bling’. Very happy. The 3 year warranty and the price after rebate made me happier.
gregory b.
originally posted on newegg.comSpecification
| Memory | |
| Unbuffered memory | Y |
| Registered | N |
| Maximum internal memory | 64 GB |
| Supported memory clock speeds | 2133,4000 MHz |