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Published: 2015-09-04, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
no OC buttons (BCLK/Multiplier)
Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion made me a very good impression. I honestly believe that Gigabyte made a very nice motherboard with some interesting overclocking features and … the best price ever! LIKEDISLIKE - UEFI interface- performance- overclocking- power c...
Abstract: When it launched its initial line-up of Haswell-E based processors and the companion X99 chipset, Intel's motherboard partners hit the ground running with some fairly exciting products. At the time of the launch, we featured a few offerings in our review—...
CPU Switch adds use of 2083 CPU pins for added overclocking stability, Gigabyte's patented Dual Bios can save you from your overclocking failures, 30µ Gold plated CPU Socket, RAM and PCI-E Slots (2x industry standard), A Quad Channel Memory Controller run
3way and 4way GPU require use of Intel Extreme CPU with 40 PCI-E Lanes, No USB 3.1 support (Both MSI and Asus X99 Mobos are sporting USB 3.1), Gigabytes AutoTune App feature seems to sometimes fail to overclock
What do you get when you take a Gigabyte ultra durable X99 motherboard, add a bunch of top quality components, some powerful overclocking tools, and a LGA 2011-3 socket with 2083 gold plated pins? The Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion, a motherboard that broke 9...
So now that I have spent time with the X99 SOC Champion we can sit down and talk a little about what sets it apart from the others as well as what issues it has. To start things off, I absolutely love the black and orange theme that this board has goi...
Stock performance, Overclocking performance, Board aesthetics, Audio PCB lighting customization, Board cooling and heat pipe design / layout, CPU socket layout and spacing, UEFI BIOS design and usability, CMOS battery placement, Performance of Intel GigE
Complexities inherent in dialing in extreme overclocking, especially with memory speeds over 3200MHz
If there's one word I can use to describe the GIGABYTE X99-SOC Champion board, its "Fast". GIGABYTE used their design and engineering prowess, coming up with a board design meant to surpass anything currently on the marker. Corsair was so impressed with t...
Well, now its time to wrap things up and see how the GIGABYTE X99 SOC Champion fared in my mind. Overall, I have to say I was impressed by the ‘made-for-overclocking' more than anything else approach they took. Gone is what I would consider ‘the waste' ...
Great Overclocking Features and Ability, Well Thought Out Software Package, Logical Layout, Very Reasonable Price
Only Four Memory Slots
The Gigabyte X99-SOC Champion continues the Overclocking Series legacy, but in a more economical package. All the basics from the X99-SOC Force are here, as are the overclocking capabilities. A stable 4.7 GHz clock on the i7 5820K with the 5.0 GHz+ peak c...
4-Way GPU Support, Matte Black Finish, Efficient Heatsink Design, Uncore Overclocking Socket, SATA Express, Great Onboard Audio, Voltage test points, Power IR Digital PWM, Gold Plated CPU Socket, Trimmed Feature Design
New UEFI is painfully slow, but getting better, Uncore overclocking requires cold (read: LN2)
The Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion is different type of X99 that is designed with a primary purpose in mind, Overclocking. This can be seen in a variety of ways from the single bank memory configuration to the sparsely populated I/O connector. Of course you ca...
Published: 2015-03-20, Author: Mark , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Great Overclocking, Great Audio setup, Tried and True software suite, EasyTune gave a good 4.1GHz OC with one click, 2oz Copper PCB, DDR4 up to 3400Mhz by XMP, Server Level Chokes, SLI and XFire 4 way ready, Dual BIOS, Great Overclocking, Great Audio setu
Cramped in some areas of the motherboard, Doesn't cost much less than the X99 SOC Force, Only 4 Ram banks, Cramped in some areas of the motherboard, Doesn't cost much less than the X99 SOC Force, Only 4 Ram banks
The Gigabyte X99 SOC Champion did well in testing and kept up with the Asus X99 Deluxe, it generally ran ahead of the MSI X99S. We didn't expect it to keep up with the Asus Rampage V but then we don't expect it's price to keep up with the Rampage eithe...
On an extremely positive note we have seen the GIGABYTE X99 SOC Champion come down in price since its introduction and certainly that positively impacts it overall value. You can see Hover Hound price tracking in the graphic below.The X99 SOC Champion is...
