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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 7^th and 6^th generation 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^® Z270 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 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
• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

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

Onboard Graphics:

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

• 1 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
  * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip:

• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
  * Support for HDMI 2.0 version. (Requires the latest Intel^® graphics driver from the GIGABYTE website.)

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio:

• Creative^® Sound Core 3D chip
• 2 x JRC NJM2114 and 1 x TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifiers
• Support for Sound Blaster ZxRi
• High Definition Audio
• 2/5.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN:

• 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
• 1 x Killer™ E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

Wireless Communication module:

• Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
• Bluetooth 4.1
• Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
  * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

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 operates at up to x8 mode.
• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
  * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 slot. When the PCIEX4_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX8 slot will operate at up to x4 mode.
• 2 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 3-Way/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) (M2M_32G)
• 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
• 2 x U.2 connectors
• 2 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to "1-11 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCI Express, U.2, M.2, and SATA connectors.

ASMedia^® ASM1061 chip:

• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6, 7), supporting AHCI mode only

USB:

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

• 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Realtek^® USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:

• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset:

• 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 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 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
• 4 x system fan headers
• 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
• 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector
• 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers
• 2 x SATA Express connectors
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
• 2 x U.2 connectors
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 2 x temperature sensor headers
• 1 x power button
• 1 x reset button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x ECO button
• 1 x OC button
• 2 x audio gain control switches
• 2 x BIOS switches
• Voltage Measurement Points

Back Panel Connectors:

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connector (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
• 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

I/O Controller:

• iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control
  * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS:

• 2 x 128 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• Support for Q-Flash Plus
  * The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drive.
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:

• Support for APP Center
  * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  3D OSD
  @BIOS
  AutoGreen
  BIOS Setup
  Color Temperature
  Cloud Station
  EasyTune
  Easy RAID
  Fast Boot
  Game Boost
  GIGABYTE HW OC APP
  ON/OFF Charge
  Platform Power Management
  RGB Fusion
  Smart Backup
  Smart Keyboard
  Smart TimeLock
  System Information Viewer
  USB Blocker
  USB DAC-UP 2
  V-Tuner
• Support for 3TB+ Unlock
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software:

• Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

Operating System:

• Windows^® 10 64-bit (for 7^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
• Windows^® 10 64-bit / Windows^® 8.1 64-bit / Windows^® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
  * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor:

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Box Contents:

• GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 motherboard
• Motherboard driver disk
• User's Manual
• Quick Installation Guide
• Four SATA cables
• I/O Shield
• One Wi-Fi antenna
• One Wi-Fi antenna retention cover
• One GC-SLI2P SLI bridge connector
• Two RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cables
• Two thermistor cables
• One G Connector
• Two Velcro Cable Ties
• One pack of back I/O dust covers

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.

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.