Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming G1-WIFI

Overview

The Gigabyte X99-Gaming G1 WiFi is a motherboard intended for gamers and as such offers four PCIe x16 slots supporting 4-way multi-GPUs in an 8x/8x/8x/8x, while 3-way support is the same as the Asrock X99X Killer.

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Last revision on August 15, 2016

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Stock performance
Overclocking potential
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Illuminated rear panel shield
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CPU socket layout and spacing
UEFI BIOS design and usability
CMOS battery placement

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Complexities encountered with dialin of base overclock
Odd ATX12V power connector implementation requiring 1in3 power adapter

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Editor's Rating9Editor's ScoreIntel's launch of the Haswell-based Core i7 5960X and the associated X99 chipset with DDR4 memory has required a brand new series of motherboards as well. The four major vendors – Gigabyte, Asus, MSI and Asrock – grabbed the...

By vrworld.com on September 21, 2014

Gigabyte launched their X99 series motherboards and the Gaming G1 version came to our lab for this review. I like the board's aspect and construction along with the included features. It is a gamer-oriented product so it sports capabilities in that...

By reviewstudio.net on August 26, 2014

The GIGABYTE X99-Gaming G1 WIFI has plenty of features to boast about, including the upgraded power delivery, Sound Core 3D based audio with AMP-UP, full four-way GPU support, M.2 WiFi, dual NICs, DAC-UP USB Power, an upgradeable OP-AMP, SATA Express and...

By AnandTech on December 25, 2014

The GIGABYTE X99 Gaming G1 WIFI motherboard is a well designed product, combining the Gaming series aesthetics with a wide assortment of integrated features. GIGABYTE tried to keep everything in-line with the board's Gaming series color scheme, adding...

By PCPer on December 19, 2014

At $340 it sits at the higher end of the X99 product stack but aims to be one of GIGABYTE's flagship models. During testing it sailed through with little-to-no issues, and with a few minor adjustments that could come from a minor BIOS or software update (MultiCore Turbo, 4.3 GHz auto overclock option, better BIOS fan controls, HD BIOS that is easier on the eye) it should be highly competitive.

By AnandTech on December 18, 2014

In case you skipped straight to the conclusion, let's recap some of the key selling points of the GIGABYTE X99-Gaming G1 WIFI. It has four physical PCI-E x16 slots, 4-way SLI and 4-way CrossFire capabilities, three PCI-E x1 slots and plenty of other...

By Hardware Canucks on December 01, 2014

A trend that is observable with higher end “gaming” motherboards is that they tend to be geared primarily towards performance junkies, overclockers and all-round enthusiasts, rather than just pure gamers. Gaming motherboards based on Intel's X99 chipset...

By eTeknix on November 20, 2014

The Hardware.Info Price comparison tool at the moment has a total of 30 X99 boards, out of the 30 we have now tested 20 motherboards. This should give us a good view on what is on the market and what are the best choices at the moment. We are basing...

By uk.hardware.info on October 27, 2014

As the dust starts to settle from the launch of Intel's X99 platform and the latest GTX9xx cards from nVidia, level heads are looking at the benefits being offered by the new technologies, and beginning to think about making the investment. With prices...

By Kitguru.net on October 08, 2014

The GIGABYTE X99-Gaming G1 WiFi is the flagship Intel X99 Gaming motherboard from GIGABYTE. Since the GIGABYTE X99-Gaming G1 WiFi is their top tier Gaming motherboard for the Intel X99 Platform it's packed with features, but it does bring along with it a...

By Legit Reviews on October 01, 2014

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Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming G1-WIFI

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