Gigabyte aorus z370 gaming 7 review in Spanish (complete analysis)

Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 is the new top-of-the-range proposal from the motherboard manufacturer for the new eighth-generation Intel Core processors, also known as Coffee Lake. It is a motherboard with highly advanced features, among which we find Gigabyte's Ultra Durable components, its RGB Fusion lighting system and everything that the most demanding users may need .

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Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 technical features

Unboxing and design

The Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 comes with a gala presentation led by a cardboard box in which the brand's corporate colors predominate, that is, black and orange in a quite attractive and attractive combination. On its cover we find an image of the product, large letters and the great variety of certificates it incorporates.

Already in the back we have all the most important technical characteristics very well detailed in several languages including Spanish. Gigabyte makes sure that the user is aware of all the features of the product before going through the box, something that is appreciated.

Inside we find the following accessories:

Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 motherboard. Backplate. Instruction manual and quick guide. CD disk with drivers. SATA Cable Set. SLI bridge. Stickers to identify wiring.

The Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 is a motherboard with a traditional ATX format, this translates into measures of 30.5 cm x 24 cm that make it compatible with most of the chassis that we can find on the market . The board has a beautiful design with its matte black PCB color and heatsinks of the same color, an advanced lighting system that we will talk about later is responsible for breaking with excess black.

As all our readers will already know, the Coffee Lake processors continue to use the LGA 1151 socket although they need a new Z370 chipset, that is precisely the configuration that we found in the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 to give them full compatibility.

Rear view of the motherboard.

The processor is powered by a robust 8 + 2 phase VRM power supply of the highest quality and with premium Ultra Durable components such as Japanese Nichicon capacitors.

This VRM system is cooled by two large heatsinks to which a third is attached, which is placed on top of the chipset to lower its temperature. To provide sufficient power from the power supply, a 24-pin ATX connector and an 8-pin EPS connector are available.

What does this whole set of technology do? offers us the best experience, durability and overclocking possibilities on a high-end board.

We do not forget the Ultra Durable PCIe Armor technology that is responsible for reinforcing the most critical parts of the PCB so that it can easily withstand the high weight of the CPU coolers and the rest of the high-end components, which are usually the heavier and more demanding in this regard. In the case of the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 we find a total of three PCI Express X16 slots that will allow us to install up to three AMD or Nvidia graphics cards in SLI or CrossFire configuration to achieve the best performance in the most demanding video games.

We now turn to see the four DDR4 DIMM slots that allow up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory to be installed in dual-channel configuration to get the most out of the new Intel processors. Of course it is compatible with XMP 2.0 technology so that we can get the most out of the memories from the beginning and with little effort. These slots feature Ultra Durable Memory Armor technology to prevent wear and keep them looking like new for much longer. There is no doubt that the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 is a high quality motherboard made to last.

We also note the incorporation of two M.2 2242/2260/2280/22110 slots and one M.2 2242/2260/2280 slot to be able to install several SSDs compatible with the NVMe protocol that provides the highest performance on the market. One of these slots has the Thermal Guard heatsink that helps lower its operating temperature.

To this are added the 6 SATA III 6 Gb / s ports so we will not lack storage capacity, we can also perfectly combine all the advantages of the high speed of SSDs and the large capacity of HDDs.

It incorporates a Realtek ALC1220 sound engine of the highest quality and compatible with Creative Sound BlasterX 720 ° technology and Creative Sound Radar that provide multiple configuration options and will allow you to get the most out of this sound system in all the most demanding scenarios such as streaming or virtual reality. All work related to sound processing is also downloaded to the CPU to improve overall system performance.

This sound system includes an ESS Saber DAC that includes in a very compact space all the characteristics of high-end sound cards, this will allow you to enjoy the best sound experience without having to purchase a separate sound card.

We go to see the network section and we find that we have two connections, a Killer E2500 Gaming Network and an Intel Gigabit LAN i219 Both have been developed with the aim of providing great performance and prioritizing video game-related packages to reduce latency and improve the speed of data transfers.

The Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 has the following connections on its back:

1 x PS / 2 port for keyboard or mouse 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI5 x USB 3.1 Gen 11 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A2 x RJ-451 x S / PDIF optical connector 5 x Audio jacks

We can not finish without talking about the advanced RGB Fusion lighting system that has been integrated into the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7, this advanced system consists of three light zones, four programmable zones and capacity of configuration in 16.8 million colors in addition to 8 effects different light and a connector for a LED strip so we can further customize our system.

The advanced RGB Fusion software allows users to access different lighting profiles in various colors so they can choose the one that best meets their needs. It even offers you the possibility of synchronizing the lighting system with your favorite music so that it follows the rhythm or with the temperature of the processor so that it changes according to the load of the system. The advanced mode will give you access to personalization individually for one of the areas.

Test bench and tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i7-8700K
Base plate:	Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7
Memory:	64 GB Corsair LPX @ 3600 MHz
Heatsink	Corsair H115.
HDD	Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti.
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X.

To check the stability of the i7-8700k processor at stock speed and the motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and compact liquid cooling. The graphics we have used is an Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti. Below we show you the results obtained in our tests with a 1920 x 1080 monitor.

BIOS

As we are used to, Gigabyte offers one of the most stable BIOSes on the Intel mainstream platform. It allows us to perform a stable overclock, configure a fan, monitor RPM, voltages and temperatures in a simple and very intuitive way. In addition to updating the BIOS quickly and completely reliably. The Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 leaves a very high bar.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7

The Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 is one of the best motherboards with an ATX format for the LGA 1151 socket. Among its features we highlight its 16 phases of power, cooling, high speed storage possibilities and improved sound with Sound Blaster software.

We have overclocked the fully stable 4.8 GHz i7-8700K. Although the improvement has been minimal compared to the default values, it has given us a little extra in the minimum while we play.

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We also highlight its connectivity, since it incorporates two Gigabit LAN cards : Killer + Intel. That offers us the best online experience while we play.

Its recommended retail price is 225 euros. A price seems to us an authentic past and as confirmed this week by Gigabyte, the main ones you have will have stock from today. What do you think about the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 ?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN	- WE MISSING A WIFI 802.11 AC CONNECTION.
+ QUALITY OF COMPONENTS
+ QUALITY SOUND
+ OVERCLOCK CAPACITY
+ DISSIPATION IN THE SLOT M.2.