Gigabyte X170-Extreme ECC Review
Published by Marc Büchel on 10.05.16Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| With the GA-X170-EXTREME ECC, Gigabyte leaves a convincing impression. For 225 Euro you get a motherboard with workstation chipset, that has been combined with features usually found with gaming motherboards. There is for example a nice design with camouflage looks. Apart from that there are two M.2 slot, which have been wired using four PCI Express Gen 3 lanes each. Furthermore we like the onboard audio, which is based on a Creative Core 3D chips as well as a Burr-Brown DAC and high-end capacitors. | -
Design - Layout - Features |
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| Layout | + | - | |
| The layout of the Gigabyte GA-X170-EXTREME ECC is very well thought. The onboard power and reset buttons as well as the debug LED are once more practical additions. There is a total of three reinforced, full-sized PCI Express slots, which are wired using x16, x8 and x4 lanes. We also like the fact that there are two M.2 slots, which can be found in between PCI Express slots. In general there is aboslutely nothing to complain about regarding the layout of this motherboard. But a such a high price that is something that can be expected. | -
Angled SATA
connectors - Space around the CPU socket - Placement of PCIe slots - Number of different storage connectors - 2 x M.2 x4 Gen 3 - 3 x Full-Size PCIe Slot |
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| Performance | + | - | |
Calculating the average of all 3D as well as all 2D benchmarks we find this board on the sixth spot in both cases. On another note, we had a look at power consumption an in this case the GA-X170-Extreme ECC ranks fifth. This is definitely a solidly performing motherboard with a mature BIOS. |
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| Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
| As we already mentioned, this board is based on the C236 workstation and server chipset. Therefore overclocking your CPU is not possible. Apart from that you have the possibility to install a Xeon CPU in combination with ECC memory, which enables even higher levels of realiability. A look at the BIOS shows the same design, which can also be found with the Z170 gaming motherboards. The menu is easy to use and you’ll quickly find all the settings you want to change. |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
The Gigabyte GA-X170-Extreme ECC is something of a different board. If you want to build a workstation with a Xeon processor and ECC memory, then this motherboard is a great choice. We can especially recommend the X170 Extreme ECC in combination with an intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 processor. This is actually the cheapest Intel quad core CPU, which supports Hyperthreading. Therefore it’s possible to build a very well-priced workstation, while also benefitting from the C236’s server feature set. |
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Price
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Gaming - Workstation |
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| Rating | |||
| We give the Gigabyte GA-X170-EXTREME ECC very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
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