GIGABYTE LGA1151 Intel H170 ATX DDR4 Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3

8 reviews for GIGABYTE LGA1151 Intel H170 ATX DDR4 Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   j3kf88sfjj22 – November 22, 2024

   This is a nice motherboard: good size, good capability (6 sata ports, 4 slots for RAM, 6-output audio for real surround sound). It pretty much has what I want in a motherboard. It also has working wake-on-lan, which my last motherboard claimed to have but didn’t. I’m not real happy with the physical location of the sata ports, though. They are at the very edge of the board and facing away…kind of makes it hard to route cables. A very minor issue in my mind and probably they had a good reason.

   So why only 4 stars? Under Linux the audio is not functioning. Currently using kernel 4.7.2 and alsa 1.1.1.1 under fedora 24. No audio device shows up at all.

   I suspect they will get that issue figured out at some point..perhaps by the next release. But I think motherboard manufacturers should do at least a single install and make sure their hardware works fine with linux before releasing it. It’s not that hard or costly for a manufacturer to add or fix a driver in the kernel.

   If I remember, I will check back and update this to 5 stars if the sound starts working again in a future linux release.

   ========= Update 2017-07-16 ==========

   As of Fedora 26 (Kernel 4.11.9) audio on this motherboard is working just fine.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Edgar Herrera – November 27, 2024

   El modelo es un poco mas chica que la atx, sin embargo los componentes son de alta calidad.

   apenas la voy a instalar y les dire que tal .

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Tjoala – December 2, 2024

   Great little board. All of the features of the Z170 version excluding overclocking. Wi-Fi has great signal reception and very good speeds. Bluetooth works great as well. The BIOS does have mouse controls, but is so simple and well laid out that either a mouse or KB works well. No clutter in the BIOS, very intuitive. Board components maintain low temperatures, and connector locations are well placed. The USB 3.0 header is closer to the center-rear of the board, but does not interfere with cooler placement. There is a Gen. 3 PCI-E X4 M.2 connector on the rear of the board, supporting the 16Gb/s interface. This M.2 expansion is bootable. The sound is excellent and has a built-in amplifier. Overall a VERY high quality little board with well thought out execution – not overkill, not flashy, but very feature packed and aesthetically pleasing in my my personal opinion. The VRMs run cool and do not require a flashy heatsink. Sturdy PCB, not prone to flex. Due to the well-placed CPU socket, most CPU cooler should fit without issues – dependent of course upon your RAM height and whether or not it would overhang the USB 3.0 header. I would recommend this as THE H170 Mini-ITX board after having performed extensive product research and comparison, and having a flawless experience myself.

   i5-6500, 2x8GB 2133 (15-15-15-35), Thermolab/Cooltek LP53 cooler. Everything else is irrelevant as far as the motherboard is concerned. Absolutely flawless little board, love it.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Bernard and Marina – December 26, 2024

   I installed this motherboard on a gaming machine I’m building for my son. Worked well, the instructions were clear, everything worked the first time. Windows 10 recognized all devices. Locations of connectors were logical (for my build, anyway) and easy to reach.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Carlo – January 5, 2025

   Ottimo compromesso prezzo prestazioni dotazione. Anche se è una micro atx non manca nulla, presente anche l’attacco M.2 nvme. Configurazione semplicissima ed è presente anche la lingua italiana nel BIOS, ho montato un i5 6500, per le ram ho preso 16 gb valueselect che sono presenti nella lista della compatibilità al 100%. La consiglio per chi non vuole spendere soldi inutili ma allo stesso tempo avere tutto quello che serve.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Sureshot – January 23, 2025

   First one of these I got had a faulty CPU socket. Very quickly exchanged through Amazon with no hassle at all. Replacement board worked perfectly. If you have a large CPU cooler, space between it and the video card is a bit tight but still adequate. (my cooler is quite massive). Most of the software bundled with it is useless but that’s typical of mobo software. I could have gotten a fancier mobo but this one had everything I wanted so why pay more?

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Cliente de Amazon – January 28, 2025

   Excelente tarjeta madre si deseas armar una compu gamer con un procesador de 6ta generación y memoria ram ddr4 con un presupuesto un tanto ajustado. La tarjeta es muy vistoza, con acabados muy bien hechos y prende de color rojo lo cual le da mucho atractivo una vez que ya tienes armado todo.

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – January 28, 2025

   First of all, I love Gigabyte boards. This is not my first Gigabyte board, and I have religiously stuck with purchasing Gigabyte motherboards since the Pentium III, although I have extensive experience building computers around various other manufacturers that I will not name here.

   The board in question here is the new H170M-D3H. (Keep in mind there are two models of this motherboard, one supporting DDR3, and the other supporting DDR4) This is among the newer boards, with the ability to ROCK Intel’s new Skylake CPU architecture as well as new DDR4 RAM. (Up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM, I might add!) This is an H170-designated board, not a Z170-designated board, which means this board is not designed for overclocking enthusiasts.

   First impressions and physical overview;

   Right out of the box, we have your standard accessories. We get a standard silver I/O shield, a driver installation disk that includes a lot of optional programs such as Google Chrome and Norton Internet Security, we get a couple of SATA cables, (One of which is a right angle connector.) a very detailed and simple motherboard manual, and of course the actual motherboard.

   Removing the board from the anti-static bag, I immediately notice the quality. It is not thin, it’s got some weight to it, and the styling of the board, though simplistic, is tasteful. There are two Gigabyte heatsinks on the board, as well as a neat amber light trail near the PCI expansion area that you can see when the board is powered on.

   Speaking of PCI expansion area, we get a nod to older legacy devices with the inclusion of two standard PCI slots. (Not PCI x1. I do wish there was at least one x1 slot, however.) You also have the ability to take advantage of new PCI-express based storage with the included M.2 32gb/s slot if you choose to do so. Everything on the motherboard is labeled on the board itself meticulously.

   Building on the motherboard;

   Easy peazy lemon squeezy. It was a breeze. It should also be noted that this board is designed PERFECTLY for those of us who are obsessed with cable management. There were no inconvenient ports, slots or power sockets. (typically the 8-pin CPU power socket is inconveniently located on many boards.) If you run into any trouble, the detailed manual will save you if you give it a quick reference.

   Installing Windows and driver software;

   No issues to be reported here. The drivers loaded off of the CD without a hitch, but I will be updating to the latest drivers on Gigabyte’s website later. On the CD, be sure to uncheck the installation of any software you may not want. The express installation is quick and works great.

   No problem loading Windows 7 x64, or Windows 10 (Which I upgraded to from Windows 7 since Microsoft insists that Intel’s Skylake architecture is best paired with Windows 10.)

   Bottom line;

   This motherboard is aggressively priced to compete, it is built well, it offers AWESOME expansion for the NOW and the FUTURE, including PCI legacy devices, Gigabyte’s support website is great, and it’s all coated in user-friendly greatness. In addition, I had no problems with Amazon’s transaction, and I got the CORRECT board in two days.

   This is exactly what I have come to expect from Gigabyte all these years. I am, as usual, thoroughly impressed. There is a lot of bang for the buck here, and if you’ve been thinking about pulling the trigger on this one, do yourself the favor and do it already.

   if you were wondering what I’ve built with this motherboard, here is the specification for the budget PC I’ve built myself with it:

   Motherboard: Gigabyte H170M-D3H
   CPU: Intel Core i3 6100 @ 3.70GHz
   RAM: 16GB HyperX 2133MHz
   Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
   Removable Storage: LG DVD Burner
   PSU: EVGA 430w 80+
   Case: Fractal Core 1300 Micro (PERFECT CASE FOR THIS BOARD.)
   Operating System: Windows 7 x64, upgraded to Windows 10 x64.

   Good luck with your build! I’ll answer any questions that are posted on my review. I’ve included a picture of my running fresh PC build with this boardboard. Zip ties hadn’t been cut yet, but the cable management was all there!