Test System

Initial Setup

My Biostar rep did tell me about these onboard LEDs, but all that left my brain, and all that was left in it were these 5050 LEDs. So when I powered the board up for the first time and saw the board light up all over the place, I was pleasantly surprised. Looking at how the board clocked my Intel i7-6700K on its first boot, I was pleased to see a perfect stock profile without any "magical" BIOS tweaks for added performance.


When you change the LED color in the software Biostar provides, the LEDs on the MOSFET cooler, 5050 LED strip, and along the board's edge all change their color as well, so you can customize the board's look to suit whatever added hardware you toss into the Biostar Racing Z170GT7. Pink or blue is definitely possible. :P


The default color with my board is yellow. The PCH cooler lights up as well, its large "R" logo lit up in green. The "R" logo unfortunately does not change its color along with the other LEDs.