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Kao što smo u prošlom članku najavili, donosimo recenziju još jedne Gigabyteove ploče namijenjene Intelovim novim Coffee Lake procesorima. Ovaj put je riječ o nešto pristupačnijem modelu – Ultra Gaming. U osnovi je ova ploča vrlo slična Gaming 7, no donosi nešto manje opreme i drugačije komponente zbog čega ima i nižu cijenu, te je dostupnija širem krugu kupaca kojima nisu potrebne sve mogućnosti sedmice. Ultra Gaming je također pripadnica Aorus Gaming serije ploča, koja je samim imenom okrenuta igračima, a kao i sedmica donosi vrlo zanimljivo RGB Fusion osvjetljenje.

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Ni skuplja Gaming 7 ploča nema naročito bogat bundle, pa se ova jeftinija ima s još manje toga hvaliti. Osim detaljnih korisničkih uputa, više jezičnih uputa za instalaciju, medija s  upravljačkim programima i aplikacijama, tu su i SATA kabeli, Q konektor, i zaštita za stražnji I/O panel. Vijci za M.2 sockete s odstojnicima su već predinstalirani tvornički.

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Ploča je standardnih ATX dimenzija, i po onom osnovnom dizajnu i layoutu je vrlo slična Z270X-Ultra Gaming modelu, a korijene ima i u prošlogodišnjem Z170X-Ultra Gaming modelu (da, u 12. mjeseci smo prošli kroz tri čipseta). Smještaj je osnovnih komponenata u konektora vrlo sličan, uz tek poneku promjenu i dodatak. Jedan od dodataka je drugi M.2 utor koji se nalazi tik iznad drugog PCIe x8 utora, a Gigabyte se i ovdje riješio U.2 i SATA Express utora, kao kod Gaming 7 modela. Novost je i USB 3.1 interni konektor koji je zamijenio jedan od dva USB 3.0 konektora.

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Layout je ploče dobro izveden, sve je logično raspoređeno, pa su svi važniji konektori uz rub ploče. Hladnjaci na napojnoj jedinici su solidno dimenzionirani, te dobro odrađuju posao. Prostora oko socketa ima dovoljno, a jedino bi velikim hladnjacima poput Noctue D15 vanjski ventilator mogao stršati zbog visokog pokrova stražnjeg I/O panela, koji se nadvija i iznad VRM hladnjaka. Ploča je kvalitetno napravljena, u poznatom Ultra Durable dizajnu, PCIe i memorijski utori su pojačani, a ploča je zaštićena i od sitih čestica sumpora i korozije koju on izaziva. Gigabyte koristi i dalje Dual BIOS dizajn, a svi su kondenzatori na ploči oznake trajnosti 10K (10.000 radnih sati).

Specifikacije Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming
Podržani
procesori
  1. Support for 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors in the LGA1151 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU
Čipset

Intel Z370 Express Chipset
Memorija
  1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR4 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
  4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
  6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Utori
za proširenja
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
  3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_2 and PCIEX1_3 slots. When the PCIEX1_2 or PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
  4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
Multi-VGA
podrška
  1. Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologies
  2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
LAN
1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
  1. 1 x Rivet Networks Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
Audio
  1. Realtek ALC1220 codec
  2. ESS9018Q2C chip
  3. Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
  4. High Definition Audio
  5. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  6. Support for S/PDIF Out
Storage
 Chipset:

  1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G)
  2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_32G)
  3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * Refer to “1-8 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel Optane Memory Ready
USB Chipset+ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:

  1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
  2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset:

  1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
  2. 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
  3. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
BIOS
  1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Format
  1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Interni I/O portovi
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 1 x CPU fan header
  4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  5. 3 x system fan headers
  6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
  7. 2 x digital LED strip headers
  8. 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers
  9. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers
  10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  11. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  12. 1 x front panel header
  13. 1 x front panel audio header
  14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  15. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
  16. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
  17. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  18. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
  19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
  20. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Jedinstvene značajke

– Support for APP Center

– 3D OSD, @BIOS, AutoGreen, BIOS Setup, Color Temperature, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Easy RAID, Fast Boot, Game Boost, ON/OFF Charge, Platform Power Management, RGB Fusion, Smart Backup, Smart Keyboard, Smart TimeLock, Smart HUD, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, USB DAC-UP 2, V-Tuner, Support for Q-Flash, Support for Xpress Install