Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 7

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Pros:

Upscale Wi-Fi and secondary Ethernet controllers

Cons:

Extra M.2 and PCIe slot share lanes

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Last revision on May 22, 2019

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Upscale Wi-Fi and secondary Ethernet controllers

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Expert reviews and ratings

The X299 AORUS Gaming 7 retails at RM 2,099 – the price is steep, almost double that of the X299 AORUS Gaming 3 but you get a host of features that aren't found on the Gaming 3. The Gaming 3 lacks debug LED, doesn't light up as beautifully, less PCI-E...

By GoldFries on October 27, 2017

The X299 platform has impressive potential when a high-end motherboard and CPU combination are chosen. Gigabyte's X299 Aorus Gaming 7 and an Intel Core i9 offer exactly that, it would be a mismatch to pair a motherboard of this stature with anything...

By Kitguru.net on September 14, 2017

Kaby Lake-X creates a new market segment, but we're still not sure who its target audience is. The Core i7-7740X is a very fast CPU on its own and can be overclocked easily, but it's expensive and requires a platform that's complete overkill. At least...

By Gadgets360 on September 13, 2017

Gigabyte Aorus X299 Gaming 3 previewWe preview the Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3 which is intended for the first wave of Intel's Skylake-X processors that will be released next week. Based on Socket LGA2066 however the motherboard also supports Kaby Lake...

By Guru of 3D on June 16, 2017

Intel has had to up its high-end desktop game after AMD came in swinging with Ryzen 7 and Ryzen Threadripper, and the culmination of Intel's efforts is the X299 platform.With an established roadmap that fits in more cores and threads than ever...

By HEXUS.net on September 06, 2017

It is becoming a bit of a running theme for our X299 reviews to full of results so closely matched that we struggle to separate the various motherboards from each other. Even when, as we saw with the MSI Carbon and repeat here with the Gigabyte Aorus...

By Overclock3D on August 02, 2017

Except for minor performance issues (see the previous page), the Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 motherboard has performed well. The LGA2066 motherboard is great for the five announced Core-X processors, in the future Gigabyte will introduce an updated...

By hw4all.com on July 29, 2017

Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn’t have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7’s upscale components are probably worth the extra money for many buyers.

By TomsHardware on July 20, 2017

Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn't have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7's upscale components...

By Tom's Hardware UK on July 20, 2017

Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn't have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7's upscale...

By Tom's Hardware on July 20, 2017

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