WEBVTT 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:06.399 on the surface this motherboard appears to suffer from a bit of an identity 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:10.160 crisis Gigabyte couldn't figure out how to Brand the thing it carries their 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:15.360 traditional mainstream board Ultra durable branding their G1 gaming 00:00:12.519 --> 00:00:19.680 branding and like Black Edition in huge letters in the middle of the Box what 00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:19.680 the heck is this 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:31.960 thing with its Factory tuning and data center DNA an Intel 730 series SSD is 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:35.960 amazing choice for gamers and performance enthusiasts all right so 00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:40.480 apparently I wasn't tall enough during the intro and Brandon gave me another 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:46.120 Apple box to stand off on thanks for that Brandon the answer is all of the 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:51.160 above this is by a considerable margin gigaby highest in z97 motherboard but 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:55.079 before we get into that let's cover the accessories shall we in the Box you will 00:00:52.960 --> 00:01:00.359 find two-way three-way and four-way SLI Bridges yes the board uses a plx hub to 00:00:57.559 --> 00:01:06.200 give it quad Crossfire and SLI support a crossfire Bridge an IO Shield a wireless 00:01:02.879 --> 00:01:07.880 AC and Bluetooth combo PCIe card as well 00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:12.320 as an internal connector and antenna to go with that six braided SATA cables 00:01:10.759 --> 00:01:17.159 half with straight and half with angled connectors and finally a 3 and 1/2 in 00:01:14.479 --> 00:01:20.119 front USB module for your USB 3 in case your case doesn't have that all right 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:23.960 and I guess there's also a manual stickers and a driver disc in there too 00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:28.280 on the board itself we'll kick things off with Aesthetics where Gigabyte has 00:01:25.640 --> 00:01:32.200 moved away from the green color scheme and guns and bullets branding elements 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:36.600 towards a more subdued black gray and red color scheme that some will find 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:41.560 attractive but others myself included will find uninspired in copycat I mean a 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:45.600 red and black gaming motherboard we've never seen that before but you can 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:50.040 hardly blame them for going with what obviously works right along with the 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:55.560 more subdued practical looks comes a more subdued practical design you won't 00:01:52.520 --> 00:01:58.560 find any extra CPU power inputs and 00:01:55.560 --> 00:02:01.399 instead of an overbuilt 300 phase power 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:05.880 design it's got a simple yet robust All Digital 8-phase CPU power design that is 00:02:03.520 --> 00:02:12.000 built for longevity rather than bling notable inclusions are the 10K black 00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:15.720 capacitors rated at 10,000 hours at 105° 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:18.160 C and the 168 hour testing procedure 00:02:15.720 --> 00:02:23.080 that each and every one of these motherboards will go through before it 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:24.840 makes it to your hands better QC is the 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:29.280 kind of thing I don't mind paying more for especially given how little there is 00:02:27.440 --> 00:02:34.760 to differentiate one motherboard from another of these days the fan on the vrm 00:02:32.200 --> 00:02:39.360 heat sink from the Z87 equivalent is gone replaced by beefier or passive heat 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:42.000 sinks but liquid cooling is still an option and Gigabyte has actually 00:02:40.640 --> 00:02:46.480 improved the flexibility of their solution significantly by providing G1 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:51.120 quarter threaded holes instead of integrated barbs another thumbs up there 00:02:48.760 --> 00:02:54.200 CPU support is dictated by the LJ 1150 socket in Gigabyte figures you won't 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:58.239 have any difficulty with a last generation Haswell chip a Haswell 00:02:56.040 --> 00:03:01.879 refresh code name Devil's Canyon chip or even an upcoming Broadwell process 00:02:59.840 --> 00:03:05.440 processor so z97 looks like a solid option for someone planning to build a 00:03:03.519 --> 00:03:11.200 system now then upgrade when Intel rolls out their new CPUs officially we've got 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:12.720 dual Channel DDR3 RAM support up to 3200 00:03:11.200 --> 00:03:18.040 MHz but it should be noted that on hasbell CPUs maximum RAM frequency 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:21.840 decreases as CPU frequency increases with overclocking so it's not a huge 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:25.519 deal these days in the top right corner we'll find power reset and clear seimo 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:28.920 switches along with a debug LED and contact points for reading onboard 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:32.840 voltages with a multimeter rather than relying on soft Ware the 24 pin is in 00:03:31.239 --> 00:03:36.760 its ideal location along the right hand edge of the board with front USB 3 and 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:40.920 an auxiliary SATA connector right beneath it make sure to plug that in if 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:44.879 you're using more than two graphics cards on the board further down things 00:03:43.239 --> 00:03:49.159 get pretty interesting Gigabyte has added not one but two additional Marvel 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:54.640 controllers to give this board a total of 10 SATA 36 GB per second ports and 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:58.280 they've also implemented SATA Express which will consume two of the regular 00:03:56.239 --> 00:04:04.040 Intel SATA 3 ports should you decide to use that once SSD that support this new 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:07.599 10 gbit standard become available at the bottom we find color-coded front panel 00:04:05.720 --> 00:04:11.040 connectors and physical switches to decide which of the two BIOS chips you 00:04:09.239 --> 00:04:15.040 want to use as well as whether you want to use dual BIOS at all although I'd 00:04:12.799 --> 00:04:19.000 recommend leaving that on the PCI Express layout of this board is what I 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:24.680 would consider ideal not Everyone likes this spacing but here's why I like it 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:27.240 you've got lots of space between the 16x 00:04:24.680 --> 00:04:31.280 slots here and here and you can cram four cards on the board all running in 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:34.800 adex mode if you really want to by having the bottom card hang down a 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:39.919 little bit and it does this without increasing the height of the board to an 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:41.600 XL ATX form factor Love It audio has 00:04:39.919 --> 00:04:45.080 been a big Focus for Gigabyte since the beginning of the G1 series and it 00:04:43.080 --> 00:04:50.479 continues to be one here they're using nichon audio grade capacitors a gold 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:53.800 shielded creative sound processor and a physically separated PCB in order to 00:04:52.520 --> 00:04:57.840 improve performance and reduce interference they've also thrown in gain 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:01.039 adjustment switches for folks with difficult to drive headphones a 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:04.120 swappable opamp socket if you're into that sort of thing and goldplated 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:09.560 connectors on the back which won't improve audio quality but might help 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:11.520 with longevity somewhat now things have 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:15.759 gone really well for the layout of this board so far but Gigabyte bunged up the 00:05:13.479 --> 00:05:18.919 fan connectors a little bit in my mind look at pretty much any Modern 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:24.000 Performance case and you'll see top mounted fans or at least mounts for them 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:28.039 Gigabyte hasn't got any fan headers on basically the top half of the board 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:32.240 they're here here here here here here and here which is perfect if your case 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:36.759 has all of the fans in the front and the bottom a rare occurrence it's not a huge 00:05:34.880 --> 00:05:40.360 deal and fan extensions are cheap it's just something that I'd like to see 00:05:37.919 --> 00:05:45.120 improved rear IO is a strong point for the board PS2 is there for those random 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:49.000 hardto diagnose issues the two USB 2.0 ports are Dack ports which supposedly 00:05:47.520 --> 00:05:52.720 provide more stable power and are good for USB sound cards not sure why we'd 00:05:51.080 --> 00:05:56.319 need two of those especially with the excellent onboard audio but I guess it 00:05:54.319 --> 00:05:59.720 saves me the trouble of peering back there to make sure I'm using the right 00:05:57.440 --> 00:06:03.919 one if I'm using a deck triple displays running DVI HDMI and DisplayPort are 00:06:01.960 --> 00:06:09.639 supported off the onboard graphics and then we find six USB 3 ports 2 GB 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:12.440 Ethernet ports one Intel and one killer 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:15.800 e2205 Network chip that enables packet prioritization for your most important 00:06:13.880 --> 00:06:19.840 applications this is a layout that I really like giving me the option of 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:25.520 Intel or the killer one and then finally goldplated 7.1 audio ports as well as an 00:06:22.919 --> 00:06:28.560 optical audio port for good measure speaking of good measure I hope this 00:06:26.880 --> 00:06:35.960 video gave you a pretty good measure of the awkwardly named gab z97x gaming G1 00:06:31.599 --> 00:06:37.759 Wi-Fi BK Black Edition Uber clock I 00:06:35.960 --> 00:06:42.080 don't know whatever anyway it includes everything but the kitchen sync Hardware 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:46.599 wise and even adds an updated easy UF ufi BIOS mode as well as a self-tuning 00:06:44.960 --> 00:06:51.639 overclocking feature within Gigabyte easz tune software but more importantly 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:56.039 it adds more testing and validation so you're unlikely to end up with a lemon 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:59.879 this is the kind of thing I really value these days and it's great to see 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:03.160 Gigabyte raising the bar this way thanks for watching guys as usual the link to 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:07.720 the pricing and availability for this product is in the video description below the like dislike and share buttons 00:07:05.960 --> 00:07:10.680 which you should use accordingly also in the video description is a support link 00:07:09.039 --> 00:07:14.039 where you can buy a cool t-shirt like this one give us a monthly contribution 00:07:12.440 --> 00:07:17.319 or change your Amazon bookmark so we get an affiliate Kickback whenever you buy 00:07:15.440 --> 00:07:22.759 stuff that helps us out a lot thanks again for watching and as always don't 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:24.400 forget to subscribe seriously go do it I 00:07:22.759 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