Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Wifi + 32GB Optane, Intel Z370 Motherboard - Socket 1151

 As a Z370 motherboard, the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Wifi also enables overclocking of K Series CPUs with a freely selectable multiplier.

The features of the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Wifi at a glance:
– 3 x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 3 x PCIe x1
– 2 x USB 3.1 / 7 x USB 3.0 / 6 x USB 2.0
– 2 x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x 4) / 6 x SATA 6G
– Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 4,000 MHz (OC)
– Integrated LED lighting with Gigabyte RGB Fusion support
– Simple overclocking of the CPU by multiplier
– Integrated WLAN ac and Bluetooth 4.2
– Extremely fast Intel Optane M.2 SSD preinstalled with 32 GB

The Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Wifi in detail
The Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Wifi is a top-of-the-line ATX motherboard with a state-of-the-art Z370 chipset from Intel designed for Intels 8000 series core processors. The board has a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other two are connected with eight or four data lines. As a result, the board supports both NVIDIA SLI and AMDs CrossFireX technology, providing the ability to run multiple graphics cards simultaneously. For plug-in and expansion cards, the board also has three PCIe x1 slots.

Equipped with a total of four DIMM slots for DDR4 memory in fast dual-channel mode, up to 64 GB of RAM can be installed in the four memory banks. The Coffee Lake processors support a memory clock of 2.666 MHz, whereby overclocking also allows memory modules with up to 4000 MHz to be used.

The board provides two M.2 slots for ultra-fast NVMe M.2 SSDs and six SATA 6G ports for 3.5 or 2.5 hard drives and SSDs to connect disks (including RAID support). The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and, in combination with the NVMe protocol, enable a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs! One of the M.2 slots already comes preinstalled with an Intel Optane M.2 SSD with 32 GB of memory. This serves as an accelerator cache with its 3D XPoint memory and ensures breathtaking speeds.

At the I / O panel, the motherboard has a new Type-C USB 3.1 port, which is very thin and can finally be plugged in on both sides. In addition to the Type-C port, the motherboard also provides a backwards-compatible USB 3.1 Type A port. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps! For input devices and other gaming peripherals, the I / O panel also has four more USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports. In addition to an Intel GbE Gigabit LAN port, this board has five 3.5 mm jack plugs, which ensure proper 7.1 sound thanks to the Realtek ALC1220 codec.

If you do not have a graphics card, you can connect a Coffee Lake CPU monitor directly to the back of the motherboard thanks to the integrated graphics processor – an HDMI port is provided for this purpose. The internal connection diversity also has a considerable equipment and offers various connections for USB, fans, LEDs and more. Of course, a RGB LED lighting must not be missing, which is why this board has several lighting zones and can be illuminated in breathtaking fashion. With Gigabyte RGB Fusion, these LEDs can also be synchronized with other components.

Technical details:
– Format:ATX (305 x 244 mm)
– chipset:Intel Z370
– Base:1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 8th core generation (Coffee Lake)
– R.A.M:4 x DDR4 (Coffee Lake: DDR4-2.666, 64 GB maximum, OC 4,000 MHz max)
– Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
– 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
– 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
– 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
– Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way NVIDIA SLI & 3-Way AMD CrossFireX
– 3 x PCIe x1
Internal connections:
– 6 x SATA 6G
– 1 x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x 4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110, occupied by Intel Optane M.2 SSD 32 GB)
– 1 x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280)
– 3 x USB 3.0 (two headers, including 1x USB 3.1 Type C)
– 4 x USB 2.0 (two headers)
– 6 x fan headers
– 1 x front panel header
– 1 x front panel audio header
– 1 x S / PDIF-out header
– 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
– 1 x TPM header
– 1 x Thunderbolt Add-In Card Connector
– 2 x RGBW header (5-pin)
– 2 x Digital LED Strip Header (3-pin)
– 2 x Digital LED Strip Power Select Jumper
External connections:
– 1 x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
– 2 x USB 3.1 (1 x Type A and Type C each)
– 4 x USB 3.0
– 2 x WLAN antenna
– 1 x HDMI
– 1 x Gigabit LAN (Intel GbE)
– 1 x S / PDIF (optical)
– 5 x audio (Realtek ALC1220 codec)
Power supply:
– 1 x 24 pin
– 1 x 8 pin