Ultra Durable GA-Z170X-Designare (rev. 1.0) Desktop Motherboard

Intel® Z170 Chipset

  • Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
  • Dual Channel, Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMM
  • Intel® USB 3.1 with 2 USB Type-C™ & PD 2.0 100W Support
  • 2-Way SLI™ & CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics Support
  • NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 22110 M.2 Interface & U.2 Interface for Intel® SSD 750
  • 2 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer
  • Best Support for 3 Intel® SSD 750 Devices in RAID 0
  • 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
  • Ambient Surround LED with RGB Multi-Color Choices
  • Dual Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
  • GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ technology
  • APP Center including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ utilities
  • Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over PCIe and DDR Slots
  • Ultra Durable Anti-Sulfur Resistors for Longer Lifespan
  • Ultra Durable Anti-Rust Rear I/O Connectors
  • Dual Hybrid Fan Headers with Precise PWM / Voltage Control for Water Pump & Fan
  • Rear Panel Mini DisplayPort-In for Future Feature Upgrade

Manufacturer Part Number
GA-Z170X-DESIGNARE
EAN/UPC
4719331821364
Full Product Specifications

Note:

  • The full product specifications below are from the manufacturer and may contain information related to other package quantities that will not apply to the product that you are reviewing. Please confirm the actual content and/or package quantity from the main product specifications page.
  • These specifications may represent the entire product series/model/line to which this product belongs with specific configuration differences between the individual products stated.
  • These specifications may have been copied from the same product in other region/country in which case there might be minor differences in region-specific data such as Input Voltage, Terms of Warranty etc.

CPU:

  • L3 cache varies with CPU
  • Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package

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


Chipset:
  • Intel® Z170 Express Chipset

Memory:
  • 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 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
  • 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

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


Onboard Graphics:

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:
  • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
    * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
  • * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB


Audio:
  • Realtek® ALC1150 codec
  • High Definition Audio
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

LAN:
  • Support for Teaming
  • 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

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 will operate 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.)

Multi Graphics Technology:
  • Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
  • Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface:

Chipset:
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
  • 2 x SATA Express connectors
  • 1 x U.2 connector
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the U.2, M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

USB:

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)
Chipset + Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:
  • 2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

Internal I/O Connectors:
  • 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header (SYS_FAN2_PUMP)
  • 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
    TPM function is optional due to different regional policy
  • 2 x system fan headers
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x power button
  • 1 x reset button
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
  • 1 x OC button
  • 2 x SATA Express connectors
  • 1 x water cooling fan/water cooling pump header (CPU_OPT_PUMP)
  • 1 x RGB LED strip extension cable header
  • 1 x U.2 connector

Back Panel Connectors:
  • 2 x USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.1 support
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort

I/O Controller:
  • iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:
  • System voltage detection
  • CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
  • CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning
  • CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed detection
  • CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) fail warning
  • CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed control
    * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS:
  • Support for DualBIOS™
  • Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
  • 2 x 64 Mbit flash

Unique Features:
  • Support for Smart Switch
  • Support for Xpress Install
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for APP Center
    * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
  • Auto Green
  • Support for On/Off Charge
  • Support for Cloud Station
  • @BIOS™
  • EasyTune
  • USB Blocker
  • Smart TimeLock
  • Fast Boot
  • System Information Viewer
  • Ambient LED
  • V-Tuner
  • 3D OSD
  • Smart Keyboard
  • Smart Backup
  • Easy RAID
  • BIOS Setup
  • Color Temperature
  • Platform Power Management

Bundle Software:
  • Intel® Smart Response Technology
  • cFosSpeed
  • Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System:
  • Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
  • Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit

Form Factor:
  • ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Remark:
  • Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
  • Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.