BIOSTAR Announces RACING Z170GT7 Motherboard
The Future is here, the King of the gaming road
January 11th, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan – BIOSTAR is proud to introduce the flagship of the new RACING series: RACING Z170GT7 motherboard. Flaunting the new Super 5 Design Concept, the RACING Z170GT7 flaunts the best of the BIOSTAR RACING series together with its latest motherboard design features including the all new RACING IO armor, carbon-fiber design treatment on the heatsink, checkered flag PCB print on a matte black surface treatment and Titanium-color RACING audio shielding.
The BIOSTAR RACING Z170GT7 features support the latest Intel 6th-generation Core processors featuring the Intel Z170 chipset. The board supports up to four DDR4 memory modules of speeds up to DDR4-3200 (OC) with capacities of up to 64GB. Signature BIOSTAR Hi-Fi audio solution for a better listening experience than standard built-in audio. Other features include support for USB3.1 Type-C reversible connector for existing and future devices supporting the interface and also SATA Express and PCI-e M.2. Featuring more bandwidth than USB3.0, USB3.1 along with the new reversible Type-C connector allows greater bandwidth and more flexibility to use devices with your motherboard. Dual-BIOS protection allows greater security against BIOS corruption and damage from faulty BIOS update procedure. A manual switch allows toggling between BIOS chips for full control of which BIOS you want to use.
Super 5 Design
Biostar has built the RACING series motherboard from the ground up, taking into consideration the ever-changing needs of gamers and enthusiasts. The new BIOSTAR RACING Series is proud to introduce the Super 5 Design Concept:
- Super Face – all new racing design theme for visual appeal
- Super Power – powerful hardware design
- Super Sound – signature BIOSTAR HI-FI audio experience
- Super Easy – User-friendly design and accessible touch control
- Super Fun – unique DIY concept for enthusiasts and modders
BIOSTAR RACING SERIES FEATURES
| The new BIOSTAR Racing Series features the all-new Racing I/O Armor which protects the I/O panel and components from dust and static. | |
| Design your own LED effect with BIOSTAR Vivid LED DJ. Control your motherboard LED light via VIVID LED DJ utility including special effects like music-reactive LED animation. | |
| Expand your chassis looks by connecting 5050 header-equipped LED strips directly on the motherboard and control it via the VIVID LED DJ. Perfect for DIY fans and modders. | |
| GT Touch features one-touch mode selection: Sports mode for a performance boost and Eco mode for optimized energy consumption.
Designate onboard LED configuration for each profile individually VIVID LED DJ software. |
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| BIOSTAR motherboard protection via DUAL BIOS technology ensures recovery during failed main BIOS removing the need for factory repair when corruption or BIOS failure occurs. |
Z170GT7 Specifications
| BIOSTAR Z170GT7 | |
| CPU | LGA 1151 Processor |
| Power | 9phase |
| Chipset | Z170 |
| Solid cap | 100% Solid |
| Memory | 4xDIMM, support DDR4-3200 |
| Expansion Slot | 4 x PCI-E x16 3.0
3 x PCI-E x1 3.0 1 x M.2 32Gb/s (42/60/80mm) |
| Audio | 7.1ch Blu-ray Audio w/ Double Hi-Fi |
| LAN | Intel i219V |
| Storage | 3 x SATA Express 16Gb/s |
| Video | DVI-D, 2 x HDMI, VGA |
| USB 3.1 / 3.0 / 2.0 | 1USB 3.1 (TYPE C )
7USB3.0 (2+5) 4USB 2.0 (4+0) |
| Feature | Vivid LED DJ/ Smart Ear/
BIO-Remote2 / BIOS Online Update |
BIOSTAR 6+ Experience
The new BIOSTAR RACING Series will carry on the exclusive BIOSTAR 6+ Experience feature set which delivers the best BIOSTAR has to offer: Speed+, Audio+, Video+, Durable+, Protection+ and DIY+.