Following the foot steps of GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WiFi, GIGABYTE GA-X99-Gaming G1 WiFi is packed with both gaming (fancy audio, LAN and WiFi chips) and overclocking (on-board buttons and debug led, measuring points, etc) features, probably aiming towards the top of the high-end segment.
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I miss the green and black theme on their Gaming boards, but this board is also good looking as well. At least they ditched those stupid military gun heatsinks they used previously, that looked pathetic and ugly.
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A removable wifi card is a nice addition . Would be cool if you can upgrade those over time .
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Have either of these got M.2 sockets on board?
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Yeah, giga boards are absolute crap, even in High end. wait for some better brands guys ..
...since when? IMO they've made some spectacularly good boards.
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I refuse to participate in any debate with creationists because doing so would give them the "oxygen of respectability" that they want.
Creationists don't mind being beaten in an argument. What matters to them is that I give them recognition by bothering to argue with them in public.
Gigabyte boards tend to be kind of bland but certainly reliable. There is nothing wrong with them. The same cannot be said of MSI.
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Assuming Gigabyte is still packing in the GC-WB867D-I card with the "WiFi" boards, they're upgradeable as it's really just a PCI-E card with an mPCI-e card installed.Originally Posted by CrimInalA
[EDIT] I took a closer look, Gigabyte opted to ditch the PCI-E adapter and just connect the mPCIe card directly to the mobo. Upgradable either way!
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Ditch the WiFi, stick an SSD in there instead. Done.
Oh gaming board has overclocking area on the right side. (Look like Gigabyte OC version board)
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if you look really close there is another of the same m-pci like slots right behind the first one, for m-sata drives isn't there?
sticking out further so both would fit in the same landscape space.
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Wifi? Honestly, who really cares? Can't see the I/O panel, so this might be included, but I'd rather dual good NICs over an on-board Wifi chip - I'd imagine the vast majority of their target 'gaming' market would rather game on an IGP rather than over a wireless connection, and if for whatever reason you do need wireless USB dongles are cheap and upgradeable.
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+1.
I can't see any need for inbuilt WiFi on a desktop motherboard at all. Small-format items meant to be portable, then obviously that makes sense, but desktop machines need good wired connections, not unreliable WiFi, especially the high-end ones. This is a modern gimmick that just adds marketing bullet points and bloats motherboard costs unnecessarily when USB adapters are easily added if required by end users.
And for many, WiFi is NOT the only or best solution if wired Ethernet is not an option - Ethernet over mains works superbly for me when WiFi just created problems here. I'll certainly never pay for wasted onboard WiFi hardware.
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