Reviewers Liked
- Nicest UEFI interface
- Best performance
- Best overclocking
- Excellent power consumption
- Good price/performance ratio
Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5
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6.4
- Price:
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$763
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By FutureLooks
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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 reviewstudio.net
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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 HardwareHeaven
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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 avhub.com.au
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'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 HardOCP
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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 reviewstudio.net
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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 The Tech Report
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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 PCPer
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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 Techgage
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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 X-bit Labs
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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 Legit Reviews
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With a street price of $339.99 shipped the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 isn't a board for the feint of heart. The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 is a board that is geared for those looking for all the features offered without worrying about the price tag. If you're in...
By HotHardware
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We’ve already seen what ASUS has to offer in the way of its Republic of Gamers Z87-based motherboards, and now we’re having a look at Gigabyte’s take on Intel’s latest chipset that supports 4th generation Core Series Haswell processors. Gigabyte sent...
By Hardware Secrets
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The Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 is a top-shelf motherboard targeted to the enthusiast user who wants to build a high-end computer using one of the new “Haswell” CPUs (fourth-generation Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 processors) and wants all the possible bells...
By extremespec.net
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GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard Review, Design and Testing Performance Posted by: Alex July 4, 2013 in Motherboard , Review Leave a comment Testing Performance: To test the capabilities of motherboards...
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