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- Upscale Wi-Fi and secondary Ethernet controllers
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Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 7
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By GoldFries
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The X299 AORUS Gaming 7 retails at RM 2,099 – the price is steep, almost double that of the X299 AORUS Gaming 3 but you get a host of features that aren't found on the Gaming 3. The Gaming 3 lacks debug LED, doesn't light up as beautifully, less PCI-E...
By Kitguru.net
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The X299 platform has impressive potential when a high-end motherboard and CPU combination are chosen. Gigabyte's X299 Aorus Gaming 7 and an Intel Core i9 offer exactly that, it would be a mismatch to pair a motherboard of this stature with anything...
By Gadgets360
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Kaby Lake-X creates a new market segment, but we're still not sure who its target audience is. The Core i7-7740X is a very fast CPU on its own and can be overclocked easily, but it's expensive and requires a platform that's complete overkill. At least...
By Guru of 3D
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Gigabyte Aorus X299 Gaming 3 previewWe preview the Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3 which is intended for the first wave of Intel's Skylake-X processors that will be released next week. Based on Socket LGA2066 however the motherboard also supports Kaby Lake...
By HEXUS.net
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Intel has had to up its high-end desktop game after AMD came in swinging with Ryzen 7 and Ryzen Threadripper, and the culmination of Intel's efforts is the X299 platform.With an established roadmap that fits in more cores and threads than ever...
By Overclock3D
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It is becoming a bit of a running theme for our X299 reviews to full of results so closely matched that we struggle to separate the various motherboards from each other. Even when, as we saw with the MSI Carbon and repeat here with the Gigabyte Aorus...
By hw4all.com
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Except for minor performance issues (see the previous page), the Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 motherboard has performed well. The LGA2066 motherboard is great for the five announced Core-X processors, in the future Gigabyte will introduce an updated...
By TomsHardware
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Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn’t have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7’s upscale components are probably worth the extra money for many buyers.
By Tom's Hardware UK
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Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn't have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7's upscale components...
By Tom's Hardware
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Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn't have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7's upscale...
By Overclock3D
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The Aorus range of motherboards from Gigabyte have really rejuvenated their product range. In recent generations Gigabyte have, somewhat, been in danger of getting left behind by the relentless tide of innovation, but with the release of the Aorus we've...
By hardwareinside.de
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Das X299 AORUS Gaming 7 gehört bei GIGABYTE zu Mainboards der Oberklasse und bringt jede Menge Features mit sich. So verfügt es zum Beispiel über fünf PCIe-3.0-x16-Steckplätze und auch drei M.2-Schnittstellen sowie acht SATA 6GBit/s Anschlüsse. Dazu...
By adrenaline.uol.com.br
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Quando se trata de produtos de plataformas HEDT (high end desktop / plataforma entusiasta), espera-se que todos os produtos tenham um alinhamento: tudo do melhor em acabamento, qualidade, quantidade de tecnologia e, como não poderia deixar de ser, preço...
By GinjFo
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X299 Aorus Gaming 7, conclusionCette X299 Aorus Gaming 7 est une carte mère de dernière génération capable d'exploiter les processeurs Kaby lake-X et Skylake-X d'Intel. Elle se dote d'un chipset X299 et d'un socket LGA 2066.Son positionnement « gaming »...
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