Gigabyte to Release GA-Z170X-SOC Force Mainboard for Overclockers

Gigabyte has expanded its line of overclocking solutions by a new motherboard, codenamed GA-Z170X-SOC Force. The greenhorn is based on Intel Z170 chipset, supporting Skylake-S CPUs for LGA 1151 socket (14-nm technological process). The PCB is distinguished by the inclusion of fiery-orange components and a sophisticated allocation of hardware.

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force features 22-phase VRM system and three power connectors: ATX12V, EPS12V & OC PEG. The PCB incorporates such high-quality component as DrMOS PowIRstage from International Rectifier. All power elements might be paired with hybrid cooling; for this purpose, the customer has to acquire G1/4 fittings.

The motherboard accommodates 4 slots for DDR4-3300 MHz RAM with the maximal capacity of 64 GB. Storage subsystem might be organized thanks to 9 SATA III ports, 3 SATA Express ports (10 Gb/sec bandwidth index), 3 M.2 Socket 3 ports (32 Gb/sec bandwidth index), and a pair of USB 3.1 Type-A/Type-C ports. Graphical facilities are ensured due to 4 PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots which supports 4-way SLI or Crossfire configurations. Besides, there are 3 PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots for the installation of expansion cards.

The GA-Z170X-SOC houses a top-notch AMP-UP audio subsystem as well as a network chip on Killer E2200 controller. The model also offers a specific key that enables system overclocking with the assistance of HW OC App application. Moreover, it incorporates Gigabyte OC Touch switch and a range of dedicated buttons.