Gigabyte Z68 G1.Sniper 2 Review

tinytomlogan · #1 17-08-11, 11:26 AM

Today we're taking a look at the follow-up to the very popular X58 Assassin Motherboard, the Z68 G1.Sniper 2.

dugdiamond · #2 17-08-11, 12:05 PM

ouch - expensive!!! £250-£270 and i would have been impressed

SieB · #3 17-08-11, 12:29 PM

I really hope that the price of this board will come down and that it is priced so high because it is being marketed as being PCI-E 3 and Ivy Bridge native and that retailers are just charging extra to cash in on it.

The thing is now that we know that all Gigabyte boards are PCI-E 3 compatible with just a simple BIOS update, then that makes the UD7 the better and cheaper board. Ok, so it may not have the sound card and the NIC chip but these have been proven to be not that much of a improvement over standard ones at a lower price anyway, so is it really worth paying the extra for them? No, in my opinion anyway.

It is a good board and it does look good and perform very well but the price is just to high

| raVen | · #4 17-08-11, 12:42 PM

Good motherboard but TOOOO expensive!

badtaylorx · #5 17-08-11, 02:44 PM

awwww....no shots of the "this is not a real gun" sticker??? Tell me yer gonna use it as a case vadge!!!

CrissTM · #6 17-08-11, 02:49 PM

As usual v nice review.

Nice looking Board, me like so much

OOPS ... about the price

StreekG · #7 19-08-11, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badtaylorx

awwww....no shots of the "this is not a real gun" sticker??? Tell me yer gonna use it as a case vadge!!!

You don't stick it on yourself. Its on there from the beginning.

sday03 · #8 19-08-11, 10:40 PM

I like the LEDs in the heatsink! I think more boards should incorporate that.

MaddocksL · #9 21-08-11, 02:59 AM

If only tech wasn't outdated so fast. It sucks spending a load on building a top of the range rig, making it look all smart then 3-6 months later its outdated.

Love the board, the price, not so much.

Montysaurus · #10 22-08-11, 02:28 PM

Good review but Ouch on the price! Why are they still sticking old technology on the board with a price like this there should be no USB 2 and Sata 2! I definitely wont be buying any new M/Board until the legacy kit is replaced with up-to-date gear its not like it isnt backwards compatible!