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January 2014
(85%)
74 Reviews
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Attractive aesthetic: Green on black with green LEDs, Quality components, Quality Audio Circuitry, Good overclocked performance, Price
ALC1150
The A88X chipset and FM2+ platform is a great opportunity for manufacturers to deliver a dedicated gaming platform, GIGABYTE seized this opportunity and allowed the humble APU into their G1.Killer camp. The black and green design looks great, and thos...
Good layout, Simple, intuitive BIOS, Attractive price
Not in usual G1.Sniper mould
Gigabyte has taken the FM2+-compatible A88X chipset and built a board that extracts as much out of it as we're likely to see. It seems like an odd decision to design what at first glance appears to be a gamer-focussed motherboard for mainstream APUs, yet...
Abstract: AMD recently released its new generation Kaveri APUs with integrated GPU. These require a Socket FM2+ processor socket. FM2+ boards came out long before the new processors, as they are backwards compatible and work with FM processors. We recently review...
Before we talk a little about Kaveri, let's start with Gigabytes A88X which was the board powering all of the results in this review for the A10-7850K. Overall we were very impressed with this entry in the Sniper family. Each of the Intel boards we have ...
The Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X is an affordable motherboard in the G1.Sniper series for AMD processors. It makes sense that the price was kept low, as most gamers that want to spend a lot on their gaming rig are much more likely to go with Intel hardware. ...
Customisable audio, Great gamer aesthetics, Attractively priced for all the features, 8 X SATA III 6Gbps with RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD, Abundant PCI(e) connectivity, 3 Year Warranty, Overclocks well
UEFI BIOS isn't the best one Gigabyte have produced, Audio would benefit from the ALC 1150 Codec, Relatively expensive compared to other A88/A85X motherboards, No Killer NIC,
PricingIn the UK the Gigabyte G1 Sniper A88X motherboard sells for £83.99 and £82.62 from two of our preferred retailers. In the USA it retails for $99.99 while in Canada it sells for $119.99 CAD. Over at Caseking they have a price of €101.90 which should...
Published: 2014-07-06, Author: James , review by: futurelooks.com
Robust Audio Experience, Upgradeable Audio OpAmps, FM2Support, AMD AMP & Intel XMP Support, One Button Overclocking, Simple and Easy to Use BIOS
Average Audio Processing, Audio Fine Tuning a Requirement, Second PCIe x16 Slot limited to x4 speed, No Killer NIC
The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper A88X is a welcome addition to the AMD FM2+ lineup, but it's not perfect. We were a little disappoint the premier feature of the G1.Sniper A88X, and that was the audio system. It was so difficult initially, to work with at first. But...
Currently the Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X is selling online for around $105. This is a relatively inexpensive motherboard. Sure, there are cheaper, but the less expensive ones start taking some serious feature hits. The area around $105 is a little crowded...
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Published: 2014-04-11, Author: Victor , review by: Bjorn3d.com
User replaceable OPAMP, Gain Up and USB DAC up for better audio output, Clean and easy to use BIOS, Spacious around CPU socket area for large heatsink, Triple monitor support with HDMI, VGA, and DVI, Good layout with attractive LED trace for the audio, Pr
Only has one of the two PCIE x16 slots supports full PCIE 3.0 x16, Gain UP switch is located inside and does not support onthefly switch, No DisplayPort, Only has one of the two PCIE x16 slots supports full PCIE 3.0 x16, Gain UP switch is located inside a
It is rather refreshing to see Gigabyte putting the G1.Sniper branding to the AMD midrange platform. The AMD FM2+ platform offers good performance for the budget gamers and we are glad to see a board for the Fm2+ designed specific for gamers in mind. The...
