There’s absolutely no denying, the styling department employed to design this motherboard have earned their bonus this year; providing you’re an RGB lighting fan, that is. The orange accents on brushed aluminium plating looks fantastic, with the black PCB contrasting against the whole thing. We thoroughly loved the aesthetics of the GAMING 7 WIFI.
Performance was there or there abouts with the other motherboards tested so far, though we did sometimes see some results dip below the “reference X370 board”, which was also an AORUS X370. However, it did also top some scoreboards, so it’s up to you what you take from the results.
The rear IO provides more than enough USB ports, as well as overclocking and enthusiast buttons which can be accessed without removing the case side. The lack of PS/2 ports is unlikely to ruffle too many feathers either; it’s probably about time that was phased out completely.
Internal connectivity is also on the plentiful side; there’s 8 4-pin PWM fan headers, USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0 front headers and RGB headers. We also see a pair of M.2 NVMe slots, with Thermal Guard cooling, for rapid, consistent data access and three PCI-E 16x slots.
GIGABYTE AORUS’s dedication to providing high-quality audio is clearly evident on the motherboard, using top specification audio capacitors as well as multiple technologies to improve clarity. The Realtek ALC1220-VB audio codec and ESS SABRE DAC, to mention a couple are well known for their ability.
Overclocking was no issue, providing us with 4.30GHz, in line with our overclocking on other motherboards, at a lower vCore, however. We believe this is mostly due to the incredible cooling provided by the heatsink array around the CPU socket and the stable, consistent power provided by the digital 10+2 power phase.
To round up, the GIGABYTE AORUS X470 GAMING 7 WIFI offers plenty of options and opportunities, particularly for those wishing to extract the best performance from their machine. The build quality is excellent, header placement is well thought out and the board looks beautiful.
If you’re into the RGB scene at the moment, we can’t recommend this board enough; you get everything you expect with a gorgeous appearance to match.
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Performance was there or there abouts with the other motherboards tested so far, though we did sometimes see some results dip below the “reference X370 board”, which was also an AORUS X370. However, it did also top some scoreboards, so it’s up to you what you take from the results.
The rear IO provides more than enough USB ports, as well as overclocking and enthusiast buttons which can be accessed without removing the case side. The lack of PS/2 ports is unlikely to ruffle too many feathers either; it’s probably about time that was phased out completely.
Internal connectivity is also on the plentiful side; there’s 8 4-pin PWM fan headers, USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0 front headers and RGB headers. We also see a pair of M.2 NVMe slots, with Thermal Guard cooling, for rapid, consistent data access and three PCI-E 16x slots.
GIGABYTE AORUS’s dedication to providing high-quality audio is clearly evident on the motherboard, using top specification audio capacitors as well as multiple technologies to improve clarity. The Realtek ALC1220-VB audio codec and ESS SABRE DAC, to mention a couple are well known for their ability.
Overclocking was no issue, providing us with 4.30GHz, in line with our overclocking on other motherboards, at a lower vCore, however. We believe this is mostly due to the incredible cooling provided by the heatsink array around the CPU socket and the stable, consistent power provided by the digital 10+2 power phase.
To round up, the GIGABYTE AORUS X470 GAMING 7 WIFI offers plenty of options and opportunities, particularly for those wishing to extract the best performance from their machine. The build quality is excellent, header placement is well thought out and the board looks beautiful.
If you’re into the RGB scene at the moment, we can’t recommend this board enough; you get everything you expect with a gorgeous appearance to match.
Pros
+ Excellent RGB lighting
+ Good performance
+ Great overclocking
+ Well thought-out header placement
+ Ample connectivity
+ Twin M.2 NVMe slots
+ Twin BIOS
Cons
- BIOS isn’t the best
- You can’t stop looking at it
+ Excellent RGB lighting
+ Good performance
+ Great overclocking
+ Well thought-out header placement
+ Ample connectivity
+ Twin M.2 NVMe slots
+ Twin BIOS
Cons
- BIOS isn’t the best
- You can’t stop looking at it
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