Gigabyte Z97X-GAMING G1 WIFI-BK (Intel LGA 1150) Review

Name: Gigabyte Z97X-GAMING G1 WIFI-BK (Intel LGA 1150)
Brand: GIGABYTE

cadaveca

on Jul 11th, 2014,

in Motherboards.

Manufacturer: GIGABYTE

Board Software »

BIOS Options

BIOS Main Clocking Options
Clocks	Range	Step Size
CPU BCLK:	80.0 MHz ... 266.66 MHz	0.01 MHz
Memory Dividers:	x8 (800 MHz), x10.67 (1067 MHz), x13.33 (1333 MHz), x14 (1400 MHz), x16 (1600 MHz ), x18 (1800 MHz), x18.66 (1866 MHz), x20 (2000 MHz ), x21.33 (2133 MHz), x22 (2200 MHz), x24 (2400 MHz), x26 (2600 MHz), x26.66 (2666 MHz), x28 (2800 MHz), x29.33 (2933 MHz), x30 (3000 MHz), x32 (3200 MHz)
Voltages	Range	Step Size
CPU Vcore:	0.500 V... 1.800 V	0.001 V
CPU Ring Voltage:	0.800 V... 1.800 V	0.001 V
DRAM Voltage:	1.150 V... 2.100 V	0.005 V

After I first powered up the Gigabyte Z97X-GAMING G1 WIFI-BK, I was greeted by a couple set-up screens which had me pick the language and the most common boot options, including boot order, drive controller settings, etc. Such simple screens with options to pick, they made the board feel all that much more customized to my needs...it asked me which language I would like rather than simply popping up in English! Nice!

There is also a new version of Gigabyte's BIOS here, as was the case with Intel Z87-based boards. It's new, flashy, and has a lot of options. I took screenshots of most and placed them below.

If you like Gigabyte's old BIOS, it is here too, so no matter which you prefer, you have lots of ways to set everything up in a fashion you like. I like how all the voltage settings and such are here, up front, as that is where we will likely spend most of our time.