Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Price, Solid performance, Great companion software, Made with quality components, Ability to run 4 graphics cards with the most bandwidth possible
Simplistic Aesthetics, Stable performance, Great Value for the money

Cons:

No power or reset buttons, No Post Code display, No clear CMOS button
Memory Overclocking stability pass 3000MHz

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Last revision on December 20, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Price, Solid performance, Great companion software, Made with quality components, Ability to run 4 graphics cards with the most bandwidth possible
Simplistic Aesthetics, Stable performance, Great Value for the money

Reviewers Didn't Like

No power or reset buttons, No Post Code display, No clear CMOS button
Memory Overclocking stability pass 3000MHz

Expert reviews and ratings

Great overclocking potential, great included features, great layout - the GA-X99-SLI has it all. The only thing that is missing is USB 3.1 support and that is not that big a deal considering you get quad SLI abilities4.4Your RatingUser Rating: 0 (0...

By realhardwarereviews.com on October 26, 2015

Gigabyte went with an all digital power design on the X99-SLI that makes use of server quality chokes, International Rectifier PowlRstage MOSFETs and 4th generation Digital PWM controllers. There is an Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller on this board,...

By ThinkComputers on October 12, 2015

The Gigabyte X99-SLI has proven to be a great budget motherboard for Enthusiast and Gamers a like. The motherboard offers great features for the price and amazing performance as...

By technologyx.com on September 28, 2015

GIGABYTE has released an entire pack of motherboards based on the Intel X99 chipset: Champion, Gaming, and Super Overclock. And now GIGABYTE has released the X99-SLI board. From the first glance, the board looks to be chock full of enthusiast-level...

By bjorn3d.com on July 14, 2015

GIGABYTE was established in 1986 and is one of the world's largest motherboard manufacturers. In Q1 of this year GIGABYTE shipped over 4.8 million motherboards surpassing ASUS' 4.5 million motherboards. This makes GIGABYTE the largest motherboard...

By HardOCP on August 02, 2015

Gigabyte priced this competitively and gives other manufactures a run for there money in the same arena. For a board that can support M.2 SATA, SATA Express, Quad/Triple/Dual SLI or Crossfire, and DDR4 memory of up to 3000MHz out of the box, this is...

By Pureoverclock on July 28, 2015

All the basics from the X99-SLI Force are here, as are the overclocking capabilities. A stable 4.7 GHz clock on the i7 5820K with the 5.0 GHz+ peak clock shows it can keep up with many of the higher priced options. The multi-GPU support is must have...

By proclockers.com on July 24, 2015

The performance and overclocking ability of the GIGABYTE X99-SLI speaks for itself as we witnessed above. GIGABYTE proved you don't have to spend four or five hundred dollars for an X99 motherboard that's capable of building an enthusiast-level system...

By overclockers.com on June 17, 2015

The GA-X99-SLI has made a few changes to the older GA-X99-UD4 to bring you an upgrade for a good price.PROS4-way SLI/CrossFire supportBetter VRM for smoother current flowSupport for 3600 MHz DDR RAMCONSNo USB Type C on rear I/OGigabyte GA-X99-SLI:...

By Digit on July 01, 2016