Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming LGA1151 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel S1151 by stefan @ 2018-02-17

The AORUS Ultra Gaming Z370 motherboard from Gigabyte does support the latest technologies such as USB 3.1 Gen2, USB DAC-UP 2, the newer Realtek ALC1220 CODEC, shielded slots, plenty of LED headers for extra programmable RGB lighting, a swappable overlay for Accent LED and more! The UEFI interface is really easy to use and we were quite impressed by the overclocking capabilities of this particular model. The board is also accompanied by a ton of extra software, so we can perform most of the system tuning settings without even entering the BIOS.

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Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

The Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming motherboard from Gigabyte has arrived inside a medium-sized cardboard enclosure, which does feature a large logo on the top cover; besides this, the manufacturer has also included logos of the supported technologies:

 

 

 

A short list of product highlights can be found on the side of the box:

 

 

 

For the list of complete product features such as RGB Fusion, Smart Fan 5, AMP-UP Audio, USB DAC-UP 2 and more, we must look on the bottom layer of the box:

 

 

 

Also here, we will get to see a photo of the I/O interfaces, but also the technical specifications:

 

 

 

After lifting the top cover, we will get to see the main product, which is wrapped inside an anti-static bag:

 

 

 

The bundle can be found right underneath:

 

 

 

This is composed of four black SATA cables, the I/O Shield but also the G-Connector which simplifies mounting the frontal panel interfaces:

 

 

 

As documentation, we are receiving the User’s Manual, the installation disk but also a universal Multilingual Installation Guide:

 

 

 

Inside the manual, we will get detailed explanations regarding the motherboard components, but also on how to perform the installation:

 

 

 

The AORUS Z370 Ultra Gaming motherboard does come with a clean PCB design, thanks to plenty of space between components; we can spot right away the large AORUS logo, the dual-heatsink design in the VRM area, the AORUS plastic cover in the I/O area but also a large heatsink with a plastic shroud for the PCH:

 

 

 

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