compliant connector. There’s
really not much you can’t
connect on this motherboard,
which again will be of great
benefit for those who not only
need large volumes of storage
but need it to be fast as well.
Do keep in mind though that,
when making use of the
front panel USB 3.1 box, you
will lose at least one SATAExpress connector.
Next is my favorite part
which is the audio solution.
Since the very first “gaming”
branded motherboard
from GIGABYTE with the
Creative Labs/EMU CA20K2
controllers. GIGABYTE has
always been the front-runner
for on board audio, being the
first to introduce upgradable
op-amps on their premium
motherboards along with a
host of other technologies.
This tradition is continued
with the Gaming G1. This time,
GIGABYTE has gone a step
further and not only does this
motherboard feature
upgradable op-amps, but
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there are three of them. One
for the left, one for the right
channel and a separate one
for the front-audio connector.
It may be a little excessive
to have two separate ones
for each channel, but again it
doesn’t hurt. WIMA audio caps
join the foray as we’ve seen on
several high end competing
motherboards as well.
GIGABYTE, with the Gaming
G1 promotes the 120dB+ audio
signal clarity as more than
just a claim with an apparent
Creative Labs certification.
Quite fittingly as the first and
only motherboard ever built
with such certification. With
this audio solution you’ll find
a Burr-Brown DAC as well, all
centered on the familiar Sound
Core3D processor as found on
the latest Sound Blaster audio
cards. What all this translates
into is once again is the most
pleasing audio solution on
the market, easily delivering
superior audio to all other
motherboards available. In
this regard GIGABYTE remains
peerless and for those who are
particular about their audio
experience, there’s nothing
short of a dedicated audio card
that will be able to match what
the Gaming G1 has on offer.
Lastly, we get to the
networking features. As stated
time and time again, the Killer
Ethernet controllers, while
great rarely offer anything
that you can’t achieve with say
the INTEL I219V controller.
Again, they all make identical
claims and more importantly
these have been the same
claims since pretty much the
inception of dedicated “LAN
controller” cards for gamers.
As configured on the G1
Gaming, there are two such
controllers and ports, which
can be teamed for increased
bandwidth. Add the Killer
Wireless-AC 1535 controller to
the mix and you have what is
termed Killer DoubleShot-X3
Pro. Again, it is all distilled
into low latency gaming and
plenty of network bandwidth