Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9

Overview

With the Z270X-Gaming 9 Gigabyte has put together what they think is the ultimate motherboard for gamers and enthusiasts a like. I think that they have accomplished that with this motherboard, remember it sits at the top of the Aorus Z270 product stack.

-- As reviewed by ThinkComputers

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Based on 8 expert reviews

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9.0

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Based on 251 reviews
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Last revision on December 30, 2018

Reviewers Liked

PEX8747 chip
Dual M.2 and U.2
Hybrid Water Block
UEFI interface
Great performance

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Power consumption

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Expert reviews and ratings

100

The Aorus brand name has been around for approximately seven years, but few people know that this is actually an off-shoot of Gigabyte. We've been reminded time and again by Gigabyte to not associate the two brands, yet 2016 sees the two merge. Aorus is...

By TopNewReview on April 02, 2018

100

By ThinkComputers on February 22, 2017

Is the Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9 a worthy motherboard for your shiny new Kaby Lake processor? The answer, is most definitely. It's built like a tank, it packs a ton of features, it has an abundance of expansion and connectivity ports, and it allows you to...

By hardwarezone.com.my on January 12, 2017

Gigabyte decided to implement the Aorus gaming brand into their motherboards, so we will see some models under that name. The first to get to our lab is Z270X-Gaming 9, momentarily the flagship.The board looks very nice, especially for those who like...

By reviewstudio.net on January 04, 2017

The Intel i7-9700K received ample criticism at unveil for being the first “gaming,” S-class i7 in recent history to drop hyperthreading. The move was accompanied by an increase in physical core count to 8C, but followed the previous move from 4C/8T to...

By GamersNexus on December 26, 2018

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By eTeknix on September 14, 2018

If you're thinking of building a PC with all the bells and whistles and lights, the AORUS Z270X Gaming 9 is definitely one to look out for.(previously published in issue February...

By chip.com.my on March 06, 2017

I am on board with every word that Dan has put for in his observations and evaluations about the GIGABYTE Aorus Z270X Gaming 9 Motherboard. I used this motherboard for about 3 full weeks on my test bench and did almost all our delid/relid and...

By HardOCP on February 28, 2017

The Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9 pushes Intel's latest mainstream platform beyond its basic limits of connectivity, appealing to ultimate system building fanatics as well as component reviewers. £499.98 On Amazon MOREBest Motherboards MOREHow...

By Tom's Hardware UK on February 27, 2017

By hardwarezone.com.my on January 04, 2017

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Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9

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