Creative® Sound Blaster ZxRi™ 120+dB SNR Audio Certified
GIGABYTE's Z170-Gaming G1 motherboards feature a quad-core Creative® Sound Core3D™ audio processor with Burr-Brown High-End 127dB DAC. The discrete card level audio design featured onboard is certified for headphone jack output exceeding 120dB+ SNR lifelike sound.

"Our ongoing close partnership with GIGABYTE Technology has been something that we've al

ways been extremely proud of, and with the launch of the all new G1 Gaming Motherboard, you can see why," said Low Long Chye, General Manager of Audio at Creative Technology Pte. Ltd, creators of the Sound Blaster™. "The groundbreaking G1 Gaming Motherboard, together with the Sound Blaster ZxRi onboard sound card, and its Sound Core3D multi-core sound and voice processor, is a masterstroke of audio engineering technology."


Combined with the SBX Pro Studio™ suite of audio playback technologies, the onboard sound solution delivers a new level of audio immersion with realistic surround sound and the ability to clearly hear specificsounds in a gaming environment.

High End Nichicon Fine Gold and WIMA Audio Caps
With the Z170X-Gaming G1 motherboard, GIGABYTE introduces a combination of Hi-Fi grade WIMA™ Capacitors, and Nichicon™ audio grade Fine Gold capacitors. The Nichicon Fine Gold capacitors and WIMA FKP2 capacitors are used widely in premium-grade Hi-Fi systems. Users will experience a richer bass and clearer high frequencies.

Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro

GIGABYTE'S Killer network solution is featured on selected GIGABYTE Z170 high-end motherboards. Combining the Dual Gigabit LAN Killer E2400 with the Killer 1535 Wi-Fi card offering the latest 802.11ac+Bluetooth 4.1, the Killer DoubleShot-X3™ Pro application can prioritize and redirect the most important traffic over the fastest connection available, making sure that your game is never affected by a congested network due to multitasking. By working together, the triple LAN solution offers better traffic management, faster transfer speed, and less lag to multitasking users.

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