GIGABYTE Z170X DESIGNARE Intel Compatible Motherboard for Desktop Computer/PC

Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z170X DESIGNARE 

Brand

GIGABYTE

Compatible with

Intel

Socket Type

LGA1151

Chipset

Intel® Z170 Express Chipset

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Supported Memory (Ram) Type

DDR4

No. of RAM Slots

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 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(O.C.) / 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 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Multi-GPU Support

Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Available 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.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors. When the PCIEX4 slot is installed with a x4 or above card, the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors become unavailable.

3 x PCI Express x1 slots

(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

LAN

2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Support for Teaming

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 codec

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Available USB Ports

Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

Chipset:

6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Special Features

Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

3D OSD

@BIOS

Ambient LED

AutoGreen

BIOS Setup

Color Temperature

Cloud Station

EasyTune

Easy RAID

Fast Boot

ON/OFF Charge

Platform Power Management

Smart TimeLock

Smart Keyboard

Smart Backup

System Information Viewer

USB Blocker

V-Tuner

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Smart Switch

Support for Xpress Install

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

1 x Mini-DisplayPort In

2 x Thunderbolt™3 connectors

4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x HDMI port

1 x DisplayPort

2 x RJ-45 ports

5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

Internal I/O

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

2 x SATA Express connectors

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

1 x U.2 connector

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling fan/pump header (CPU_OPT_PUMP)

2 x system fan headers

1 x system fan/water cooling pump header (SYS_FAN2_PUMP)

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x RGB LED strip extension cable header

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector

1 x power button

1 x reset button

1 x Clear CMOS button

1 x OC button