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AORUS RISING

This Is What An Enthusiast Motherboard Looks Like

If you’re looking for the perfect platform for your Kaby Lake or Skylake processor, look no further.

ast month we introduced you to A Growing Brand you can almost hear that logo screeching a
the new Intel 200 Series chipset, AORUS, as a premium gaming brand, very high-pitched “Let’s do this!”
L formerly codenamed Union Point, has been around for a few years. We know
and our first look at a motherboard it as home to GIGABYTE’s enthusiast- Redefining The Flagship
outfitted with the Z270 variant –built grade laptops, mice, and keyboards, but When it comes to single-digit
for enthusiast class components– came most recently it has been expanded to numbers, nothing beats a 9, which is why
in the form of the AORUS GA-Z270X- include a cross-section of graphics cards the highest-end AORUS motherboard
Gaming 5. We liked what we saw from and motherboards that are designed to in the lineup gets that number for a
that board, but we knew there was appeal to users looking for a little extra suffix. The AORUS GA-Z270X-Gaming
another motherboard waiting in the from their components in terms of 9 ($499.99) is packed with so many
wings that would really knock our socks features, aesthetics, and performance. enthusiast features that they’re listed on
off. If you think of Intel’s Z270 PCH GIGABYTE’s Ultra Durable, G1 the box in font sizes typically reserved
as a blank canvas, then the topic of this Gaming, and SOC Force product lines for legal disclaimers. But seriously,
month’s Whitepaper is what you get when aren’t going anywhere, just skootching this motherboard offers superior
GIGABYTE sets out to paint its Sistine over to make room for GIGABYTE’s fist- overclocking, insanely fast storage, ear-
Chapel. pumping raptor. If you listen real close, pleasing customizable premium audio,

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