Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

1

6.4

User Score

Based on 16 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Nicest UEFI interface
Best performance
Best overclocking

Cons:

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Last revision on January 6, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Nicest UEFI interface
Best performance
Best overclocking
Excellent power consumption
Good price/performance ratio

Expert reviews and ratings

The GIGABYTE G1-Killer Sniper 5 is something of an experience somewhere between that of a beautiful musical sonnet and a shot fired from 1,000 yards. It’s designed to be an epic gaming motherboard that should enhance the gamer experience yet it...

By FutureLooks on January 02, 2014

Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 is an excellent motherboard, and I am talking about full featured gaming equipment to help gamers in their way to the top.Starting with the black-green army aspect, the integrated technologies and the dual cooling system and going up...

By reviewstudio.net on August 11, 2013

100

Starting with the CPU the Core i7-4770K is another impressive CPU from Intel. It takes what we know and love about the 3770K and offers a step more along the path in terms of features and performance. Some of that is down to tweaks to...

By HardwareHeaven on June 01, 2013

'Killer Gaming Motherboard' screams the packaging for the G1 Sniper5 from Gigabyte, Taiwan-based manufacturer of computer hardware.Well that's nice, but why come to an audio magazine with such computerware; why would we be interested?Because, it...

By avhub.com.au on May 26, 2014

GIGABYTE is a well known fixture in the motherboard market. Its product diversity naturally makes Gigabyte known for a variety of consumer electronics, peripherals, systems, and equipment. It is the motherboard industry Gigabyte is best known for. Like...

By HardOCP on May 08, 2014

Awaiting for the next generation of Intel platform we got a few images that reveal the new motherboards from Gigabyte. These are the official boards, not some leaks.We will see members from several classes, including the OC Force version. Let's take it...

By reviewstudio.net on April 23, 2014

The G1.Sniper 5 is a study in excess on multiple fronts. It supports two-, three-, and four-way CrossFire and SLI graphics configurations, which is a rarity for Haswell boards. It also boasts exotic onboard extras, including one of the most hard-core...

By The Tech Report on March 21, 2014

Before continuing with our final thoughts on the G1.Sniper 5, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at GIGABYTE a hearty “Thank You” for allowing us the opportunity to review such a high quality solution. With the G1.Sniper 5,...

By PCPer on January 03, 2014

In September, I took a look at GIGABYTE's midrange Z87X-UD3H . With its rich feature-set and $160 price tag, I deemed it an impressive offering – impressive enough to earn itself an Editor's Choice award. For those wanting an affordable Z87 board and...

By Techgage on December 02, 2013

There are no ideal mainboards, so the question is whether the particular model’s highs outweigh its lows. Gigabyte’s G1.Sniper 5 has few downsides and most of them are not serious. Like other Gigabyte mainboards, it doesn’t report any POST procedure...

By X-bit Labs on December 01, 2013

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