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Overview of the Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has just basic features, of the additional controllers there is only ASM2142, which brings two last-generation USB sockets to the rear panel, which means that today it will be possible to concentrate completely on the manufacturer’s innovations. The letter K in the model name helps to identify the latest version of the Killer adapter from Qualcomm Atheros in the network controller.

Of the bright features, the presence of two SATA-E sockets and only one compact type M.2 can be identified. The configuration of NVIDIA SLI is not provided here.

Features


Chipset: Intel Z270
Processor socket: Socket 1151
Processors: Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, Pentium, Celeron (Skylake-S, Kaby Lake-S)
Memory: 4 DIMM DDR4 SDRAM 2133/2400* /2666* /2800* /3000* /3200* /3300* /3333* /3400* / 3466* /3600* /3666* /3733* /3800* /3866* (OS), A maximum of 64 GB
PCI-E slots: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x16)
2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x4)
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1
M.2: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x4 (Key M, 2242/2260/2280/22110)
Built-in video core (processor): Intel HD 510/530/610/630
Video sockets: HDMI 1.4, DVI-D
Plug-in fans: 5x 4pin
PS/2 ports: 1 (keyboard/mouse)
USB ports: 2 x 3.1 Gen2 (2 sockets on the rear panel (A and C), ASM2142)
8 x 3.1 Gen1 (4 sockets on the rear panel, Z270)
6 x 2.0 (2 sockets on the rear panel, Z270)
Serial ATA: 6 x SATA 6 Gb / s (Z270)
RAID: 0, 1, 5, 10 (SATA, Z270)
0 (PCI-E, Z270)
Built-in sound: Codec — Realtek ALC1220 (7.1, HDA)
S/PDIF: socket on the board (output)
Network capabilities: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 (Gigabit Ethernet)
COM:TPM: +
UEFI: AMI UEFI
Form factor: ATX
Dimensions, mm: 305x244
Additional features: two SATA-E, Thunderbolt header, dedicated USB (DAC-UP 2) for external DAC, AMD 2-Way CrossFireX support

Packing and equipment


The board itself and a set of accessories are placed in a small box. Advertising motives, present on a similar product of the past generation, has disappeared form the packing. The presence of red backlights is reported by the inscription Ambient Led.

Much more information can be found on the rear side of the box. The information about the development of a new Smart Fan 5 complex for suppressing the coolers is placed here, as well as the one about the sound subsystem. The photo of the device and a small table with the characteristics are also presented.

The auxiliary set includes the following items:

  • • user guide that details and illustrates the UEFI subclauses (in English);
  • • multilingual quick installation instructions;
  • • sticker with the company’s Gaming logo;
  • • disk with drivers and firmware;
  • • «holster» for convenient connection of G Connector case sockets;
  • • case cover, supplemented with a sticker in black tones with a color and symbolic designation of all nests;
  • • four SATA 6Gb/s cables, two of which have an L-shaped socket at one end.

Outlook


The size of the board allows it to be fixed in the case by means of nine screws. On the surface, empty spaces are seen, but the situation with the power supply stabilizer is quite the opposite: the greater presence of electronic elements with respect to the products of the previous generation can be seen. The long right end, as well as the side, is equipped with a considerable number of red LEDs.

The audio codec placement area is another place for a group of miniature indicators. Nothing is expected to prevent from mounting the device in the case.

In this model the traditional radiator is used. The area of heat dissipation causes no concerns; a reliable screw fastening is used.

Two longitudinal SATA-E combined resources with four SATA slots of the classic type. There are also two usual transverse seats which is quite useful for tight cases owners. In the lower corner, four LEDs are soldered to announce the progress of the POST procedure.

The only M.2 allows installing a device of any size.

For the case cables of the USB interface, two second and third generation pads are prepared. All of them are of the transverse type.

The reinforced PCI-Ex16 slot uses a resource of sixteen processor lines, and the rest work with the hub. There are three more bright red LEDs here.

The audio codec is hidden under the shielding cap, and there is no placement of the op-amp near it, although it was even possible to replace it in the earlier models. The status of a non-standard product is reinforced by a large group of special capacitors.

The radiator profiles are not too complicated and bulky; a cooling system can be installed easily.

The stabilizer is reinforced significantly. If earlier in the composition of each phase there were only two force elements, now this scheme is used only by the trio of integrated GP. And the four channels of the CPU cores have three elements (12 in total). The new PWM-controller Intersil Corporation ISL95866 is used. It has three built-in drivers, four more can be found on the board itself. In the role of assemblies, ON Semiconductor NTMFS4C10N (one for each element) and NTMFS4C06N (two for the CPU, one for each GP channel) were used.

The radiators fixation is carried out by means of spring-loaded plastic clips. The manufacturer has not been saving on the area of the gasket transferring heat.

At the rear panel eight USB ports of various types are conveniently located with a sufficient distance to the neighboring elements. There are two digital video and six audio outputs. The only thing lacking here is S/PDIF. A pair of USB 3.0 is highlighted yellow, here the output voltage can be increased manually.

UEFI Features


The interface has again been revised by the manufacturer. Now the user has a simplified setup mode. In frequency, XMP can be useв шт just the only click.

An interactive mode for tuning the coolers operation has appeared. Each socket on the board supports different types of models, both three- and four-wired. However, the main surprise is the whole of six temperature indicators, each of which can be taken as a basis for the speed reduction algorithm. Another interesting feature is the presence of a Hysteresis loop and the possibility of changing (rather, increasing) the degree of its influence on the operation of any of the fans.

The full mode of working with the settings is equipped with two help windows, the bottom one explains the purpose of the selected settings group, and the current effective values of a number of parameters are visible to the right. Both information windows can be removed from the screen.

The location of points and sections of settings groups remained unchanged. It means that a page with one or two values can be found quite often. M.I.T. section contains everything necessary for the system overclocking. The engineers have prepared several profiles for instant overclocking for different processors (CPU Upgrade).

The board monitors a few parameters variable in time (still remember the temperature and tachometric values, which for some reason are not duplicated in the PC Health Status). The address or navigation path is not described anywhere and therefore it will not be easy for users unfamiliar with the Gigabyte products to navigate through the sections.

The equipment initialization speed is high enough even with basic settings.

The backlight can only be turned off in UEFI, but increasing the output voltage on the USB slots is a very unusual innovation.

The user has eight profiles for the system settings storage.

Proprietary Software


The specialists of the company offer many small software assistants, it will be necessary to install APP Center for their use. Bonus software is actually not offered, because the proposed third-party utilities are all demo versions with a short period of use.

Software provided is as follows:

  • Proprietary: APP Center (3D OSD, @BIOS, Ambient LED (RGB Fusion), Auto Green, BIOS Setup, Cloud Station, Color Tempertaure, EasyTune, EZRAID, Fast Boot, Game Boost, On / Off Charge, Platform Power Management, Smart Backup, Smart Keyboard, Smart Time Lock, System Information Viewer, V-Tuner, USB Blocker, USB DAC-UP 2)
  • Network: TriDef SmartCam (license for 30 days), XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (Premium License for 14 days)
  • Additional: CPU-Z, Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, Intel Software Guard Extensions Platform

The proprietary shell monitors updates and offers for installation those programs that are provided for the model of the motherboard used.

The Killer network controller is also equipped with a proprietary shell, the priorities for applications are determined automatically, but they can be changed manually.

Conclusion


In general, the novelty is entirely suitable for the role of the gaming system initial board. If a user’s plans do not include overclocking the system, the utilities for improving sound and streaming are of little interest, then the GA-Z270-Gaming K3 can successfully fit. An important factor is the cost of the product. On foreign sites, it is at an attractive level among other competing products, although it has not yet been displayed on the domestic market.
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  • 06 April 2017, 13:57
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