Ultra Durable 100 Series GA-Q170TN-GSM PLUS (rev. 1.0) Desktop Motherboard

Intel® Q170 Chipset

  • Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
  • Dual Channel DDR4 SO-DIMM, 2 DIMMs
  • 2 x RS232 / 422 / 485, 2 x RS232, Digital I/O 4-in/4-out
  • Mini-PCIe Slot for Full / Half-Height WIFI Card Support
  • Mini-PCIe Dual Purpose Slot for mSATA SSD Support
  • LVDS Header for System Integrated Flat Panel Display Support
  • Rear Panel DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4 Ports & D-Sub Header for Multi-Display Connection
  • Amplified Speaker Header Able to Drive Up to 3W System Integrated Speaker
  • Dual Intel® GbE LAN for WOL and PXE Support
  • Features 4 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 Ports
  • GIGABYTE UEFI BIOS Technology
  • Thin Mini-ITX 170x170mm Form Factor with 12~24V DC-In Power Design
  • Intel® vPro Technology Support

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ Motherboards

GIGABYTE 100 series motherboards support the latest 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors, a 14nm desktop CPU which features improved performance, power efficiency and support for DDR4 memory, bringing cutting edge features and ultimate performance to your next PC build.

Dual Intel® GbE LAN with WOL and PXE Support

The Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN with WOL and PXE support, deliver better network responsiveness and conveniently user experience in crowded LAN environments, to offer hassle free and high speed network connectivity.

USB 3.0 Ports Onboard

GIGABYTE’s exclusive 2X Copper PCB design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.

High Definition Digital Outputs

Enjoy true HD display capability using the most commonly integrated digital output technologies on today’s HD displays and TVs.

4K Ultra HD Support

4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing approximately 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times today's standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated Intel® HD Graphics via HDMI.

HDMI™-The Next Generation Multimedia Interface

HDMI™ is a High-Definition Multimedia Interface which provides up to 5Gb/s video transmitting bandwidth and 8-channel high quality audio all through a single cable. Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video and audio, HDMI™ ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to 1080p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces and their digital-to-analog conversion. In addition, HDMI™ is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), allowing the playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD and other protected media content.

Display Port Support

Selected GIGABYTE motherboards feature DisplayPort, a next generation graphics display interface that delivers up to 10.8 Gbps of bandwidth over standard cables, providing billions of colors with the fastest refresh rates and the greatest color depths.

Low Power Loss - Ferrite Core Choke Design

Ferrite core chokes comprised of a compound of iron oxide and other metal elements whose properties hold energy much longer than common iron core at high frequency.

Manufacturer Part Number
GA-Q170TN-GSM PLUS
EAN/UPC
0889523006016,889523006016
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:

  • Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
  • L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset:
  • Intel® Q170 Express Chipset

Memory:
  • 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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 DDR4 2133 MHz memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
    * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
  • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
    * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
Š Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio:
  • Realtek® ALC887 codec
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

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

Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x4 slot
    (The PCI Express x4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
  • 1 x full size Mini PCIe slot (MSATA_MPCIE2)
    * The MSATA_MPCIE2 slot can also be used as an MSATA connector.
  • 1 x half size Mini PCIe slot (MPCIE1)
    (The Mini PCIe slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

Chipset:
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x MSATA connector (MSATA_MPCIE2)
USB

Chipset:
  • 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors:
  • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 1 x system fan header
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x MSATA connector (MSATA_MPCIE2)
  • 1 x SATA power connector
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 1 x battery cable header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 4 x serial port headers
  • 4 x serial port power select jumpers
  • 1 x D-Sub header
  • 1 x digital microphone header
  • 1 x GPIO header
  • 1 x LVDS header
  • 1 x LVDS drive voltage jumper
  • 1 x flat panel display header
  • 1 x flat panel display power jumper
  • 1 x flat panel display switch header
  • 1 x backlight switch header
  • 1 x speaker header
  • 1 x buzzer header
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • 1 x chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors:
  • 1 x DC In power connector
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 2 x audio jacks (Line Out, Mic In)

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

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

BIOS:
  • 1 x 128 Mbit flash
  • Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Smart TPM
  • Support for @BIOS

Bundle Software:
  • Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System:
  • Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
  • Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
    * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor:
  • Thin Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm

Remark:
  • Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
  • 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.