CHF301.78
Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE
AM5, AMD X870, ATX
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8 reviews
VDD 1.45V is not supported
The BIOS with version F3g and earlier has a malfunction of the high voltage mode. Post is prevented as soon as VDDIO, VDD, or VDDQ exceeds 1.43V. DDR5 8000 requires a VDD of at least 1.52V to run stable with XMP timings. The product is therefore delivered in a non-fully functional state. This phenomenon also applies to the B650E Tachyon, so it is not an isolated case at Gigabyte.
XMP profiles, for example, crash immediately because they specify a VDD & -IO & -Q of 1.45V, which the motherboard does not handle.
25.6 Ohm is the recommended ProcDQds impedance for 8000MHz. The BIOS does not even offer this impedance. However, the MC can select this impedance. To do this, simply load an XMP (adjust the VDD) and leave the bus configuration set to Auto.
My test CPU and RAM run stable on the ASRock X870E Phantom, with 8000GHz 36-50-42-48. Problems can be isolated to the X870 Elite.
An OC with at least 1h Karhu and 1h y-crunsher VT3 is stable and error-free.
The hardware is certainly quite good, but unfortunately the software, the BIOS, prevents the use of this Gigabyte motherboard. I recommend that future buyers check the Gigabyte support page for BIOS updates that fix the above problems before making a purchase.Pro
- PCB quality
- Stability
Contra
- BIOS unusable
- Silver not white
- CMOS difficult to access
- Missing ProcDQds impedances
Best for price
Just buy it
Pro
- Everything
X870 Wifi ICE
The main reason for the purchase was the 16 MOSFETs and the great all-white look.
For me, it is one of the most beautiful white mainboards on the market
The motherboard runs perfectly and looks very stylish. The cooling surfaces for the voltage converters and M.2 SSDs are high-quality and solid
Manual/instructions unfortunately only onlinePro
- Completely white
- Cooler for voltage converters and M2
- 16 MOSFETs
Very good mainboard for a white build
The mainboard runs perfectly and looks very stylish. The cooling surfaces for the voltage converters and M.2 SSDs look solid and high quality, you can't complain!
The only thing is that the enclosed instructions are a bit meagre for beginners.Pro
- Completely white
- High quality
- Clean look thanks to heat sink
Contra
- Somewhat sharp edges of the cooling fins
Very good mainboard with white design
A very nice mainboard for white cases fits very well visually, the connections are easily accessible.
The main reason why I bought this motherboard is that I switched from a black case to a white one.
The only negative thing about this mainboard is that the graphics card only runs on 8 lanes instead of 16 lanes when more than 2 M.2 SSDs are installed.
Otherwise the mainboard runs perfectly.Pro
- Completely white
- SSD can be mounted without tools
- Sufficient M.2 connections
Contra
- PCie lanes are reduced to 8 if all M.2 slots are occupied
Finally a truly white mainboard
The decisive selling point for me was the design. Things have really changed in the last few years as far as white mainboards are concerned. Initially, only the heat sinks were white, then the first ones came with white PCBs and now (finally) all the connectors are no longer made of black plastic. A really successful design.
With so many motherboards to choose from, it's the little things that count. The completely tool-free m.2 slots including heat sink and the release button for the PCIe lock, which is offset to the outside for large GPUs, are also very welcome features. I would also like to emphasise the connections for temperature sensors. These are not only interesting for custom water cooling. Even with an AiO, a temperature sensor on the output side of the radiator can achieve a significantly smoother fan curve.
The connections and quality are also impressive. You notice this from the weight as soon as you take it out of the box. I'm normally more of a fan of budget-orientated motherboards and if the looks weren't so important for this build, just under €300 for a motherboard would be too much for me personally. Even if there are of course significantly more expensive models. But you also get a well-rounded package with a sufficient number of state-of-the-art connections.Pro
- Optics and design
- Connections
- Processing quality
Contra
- Price
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