Gigabyte ab350 - Reviews 2024

Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

The Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 It is presented in a compact box where black and the Gaming series predominate with a wide variety of colors. Thanks to its cover we can quickly identify what product it is.

Already in the back we have all the most important technical characteristics detailed. All very well illustrated and reflected in English, plus a small box with its technical specifications in the lower left corner.

Inside we find the following bundle:

Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 motherboard. Back plate. Instruction manual and quick guide. CD disk with drivers. SATA Cable Set. Control panel cable installer.

The Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 is an ATX format motherboard, Its dimensions are 30.5 cm x 23 cm and it is compatible with the AM4 socket. In its dimensions we see that it is somewhat longer and wider than the normal format. And it shows a lot, since the position of the hardware to fix it in the box is different.

The PCB is brown, that although matte black we are sure that it will combine well with any component that we install. And more if it is in red. We leave you a photograph of the rear area, good welds and the track of the LED Zones enabled is clearly visible.

The motherboard features two zones with cooling: power phases and B350 chipset. It has enough 7 phases of power certified Ultra Durable technology. If this is the first time you have heard this technology, we will summarize what it is for: Gigabyte offers better components, such as: supply phases, capacitors, CHOKES and solders. What is this for? It offers us greater longevity,

8-pin EPS connection for extra power to the motherboard.

It has 4 available 64 GB DDR4 RAM memory sockets with frequencies up to 3200 Mhz. Although good, it seems that DDR4 memories certified for AMD will be released soon.

The Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 presents a basic layout but more than enough for any user. It has three PCIe 3.0 to x16 slots and three other PCIe 3.0 connections at x1 speed.

It is also important to know that it incorporates a single slots for the M.2 connection. This allows us to install any disc in this format and with size 2242/2260/2280/22110 (42/60/80 and 110mm). The advantages of taking advantage of this technology is that its bandwidth is 32 GB / s and we do not need any wiring to give it power, a plus for a cleaner installation.

It incorporates an improved 8-channel Realtek ALC1150 sound card sound card. Among its most interesting features is the compatibility with amplifiers for ALC 1220 120dB helmets and high impedance speakers. For even better sound management, you have Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5.

Regarding storage, it has six SATA III connections of 6 GB / s somewhat separated from each other but with support for RAID 0.1, 5 and 10. The truth, that it has done a good job Gigabyte, with a quality motherboard.

Of course, we must not forget about the RGB lighting system that we can configure from the Windows software. With a multitude of effects and a palette of 16.8 million colors.

Regarding their rear connections, they have:

1 x PS / 2.1 x DVI-D.1 connection x HDMI. 1 x USB Type-C with USB 3.1 Gen 2.1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A.4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1.2 x USB3.0.1 x RJ-45 port5 x audio connections plus optical sound output.

Test bench and tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen 7 1700.
Base plate:	Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4
Heatsink	Noctua NH-D15
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080.
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

To check the stability of the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor at stock values and the motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and air cooling. The graphics we have used is an Nvidia GTX 1080, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests with a 1920 x 1080 monitor.

WE RECOMMEND YOU YOUR MG279Q Review

BIOS

It has the same format and design as the Z270 series BIOS that have already passed through our hands. It allows us to manage fans, overclock, monitor and control many parameters. Of course, one of the most complete. Of course, accompanied by its software it allows us to perform live overclock as well.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3

The Gigabyte AB350-GAMING 3 is one of the best mid-range motherboards for the AM4 platform that we can buy. With 7 power phases, optimal cooling and the possibility of squeezing our processor as an X370 board, it makes it a very interesting option.

In our tests in FULL HD resolution, it has shown that it is at the height of higher-end plates and that for half the price we can buy the new AMD Ryzen 7 1700 instead of the Ryzen 5 series that will come out soon or otherwise opt for a better graphics card.

Both the BIOS and the software are quite stable, in this case we have not been able to dial more than 2133 MHz with our RAM memory modules. We hope that with future BIOS updates or, failing that, with certified memories, this “problem” will change.

Its store price ranges from 110 to 125 euros. A great price, comparing that an X370 motherboard (the most basic) usually costs between 185 to 300 euros. A highly recommended purchase.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ CONSTRUCTION QUALITY.	- DESIGN OF THE BOARD IS SOME ATYPICAL.
+ POSSIBILITIES OF OVERCLOCKING.	- IT DOES NOT ALLOW SET SETTING SPEEDS GREATER THAN 2133 MHZ.
+ STABLE BIOS BUT IT CAN STILL BE IMPROVED MUCH MORE.
+ IMPROVED SOUND.
+ PRICE.