·         CPU

1.    Support for 7^th/6^th Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^®Pentium^® processors/ Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
* For 7^th Generation Intel^® Core™ processors support need to update the latest BIOS.

2.    L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

·         Chipset

1.    Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

·         Memory

1.    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.

2.    Dual channel memory architecture

3.    Support for DDR4 3866(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

4.    Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

5.    Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

6.    Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

·         Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1.    1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

ŠŠ Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip:

2.    1 x HDMI 2.0 port
Requires the latest Intel^® Graphic Driver from GIGABYTE website.

Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB

·         Audio

1.    Creative^® Sound Core 3D chip

2.    Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di

3.    TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifier

4.    High Definition Audio

5.    2/5.1-channel

6.    Support for S/PDIF Out

·         LAN

1.    1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1)

2.    1 x Killer E2400 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
* Teaming is not supported.

·         Expansion Slots

1.    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.

2.    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 will operate at up to x8 mode.

3.    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2H_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot will become unavailable when an SSD is installed in the M2H_32G connector.

4.    3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

·         Storage Interface

Chipset:

1.    2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

2.    3 x SATA Express connectors

3.    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)

4.    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to "1-10 Internal Connectors," for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

ASMedia^® ASM1061 chip:

5.    2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6~7), supporting AHCI mode only

·         Multi-Graphics Technology

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

2.    Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

·         USB

Chipset:

1.    5 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

2.    4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Renesas^® USB 3.0 Hub:

3.    4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

4.    1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

5.    1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

·         Internal I/O Connectors

1.    1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2.    1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3.    2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

4.    3 x SATA Express connectors

5.    8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

6.    1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector

7.    1 x CPU fan header

8.    1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

9.    3 x system fan headers

10.                                               1 x front panel header

11.                                               1 x front panel audio header

12.                                               2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

13.                                               2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

14.                                               1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

15.                                               1 x serial port header

16.                                               1 x Clear CMOS jumper

17.                                               1 x power button

18.                                               1 x reset button

19.                                               1 x Clear CMOS button

20.                                               1 x ECO button

21.                                               1 x OC button

22.                                               1 x audio gain control switch

23.                                               Voltage Measurement Points

24.                                               1 x BIOS switch

·         Back Panel Connectors

1.    1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2.    1 x DisplayPort

3.    1 x HDMI port

4.    1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

5.    1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

6.    5 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

7.    2 x RJ-45 ports

8.    1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

9.    5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

·         I/O Controller

1.    iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

·         H/W Monitoring

1.    System voltage detection

2.    CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

3.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection

4.    CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning

5.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning

6.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

·         BIOS

1.    2 x 128 Mbit flash

2.    Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3.    Support for DualBIOS™

4.    PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

·         Unique Features

1.    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
Cloud Station
EasyTune
Easy RAID
Fast Boot
Smart TimeLock
Smart Keyboard
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker

2.    Support for Q-Flash

3.    Support for Smart Switch

4.    Support for Xpress Install

·         Bundle Software

1.    Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2.    Intel^® Smart Response Technology

·         Operating System

1.    Windows^® 10 64-bit (for 7^th Generation Intel^® Processors)

2.    Windows^® 10 64-bit / Windows^® 8.1 64-bit / Windows^® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

·         Form Factor

1.    ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

·         Box Contents

1.    GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 motherboard

2.    Motherboard driver disk

3.    User's Manual

4.    Quick Installation Guide

5.    Four SATA cables

6.    I/O Shield

7.    One 2-Way SLI bridge connector

8.    One G Connector

9.    One pack of back I/O dust covers