How Much Does It Cost?
The Gigabyte B760 Gaming X AX DDR4 Motherboard takes steps to keep the price fairly low, which is why this motherboard costs just £167.93. Sure, that’s hardly the amount of change you’ll find down the back of the couch, but when the bigger modes can cost double or triple that, if not much more, it doesn’t seem too bad. It’s a fantastic entry point, as it’s not the cheapest on the market, but it does pack some good features for the extra investment.
Overview
Gigabyte has taken a fairly high-end motherboard and trimmed back just about everything you don’t really need, while still leaving more than enough high-end features to ensure that you still get a great experience from your next system build.
Less is Less, But That’s OK
The first thing to be cut is simply a lot of materials. The PCB has fewer layers and there’s simply less armour and metal on the motherboard in terms of heatsinks. This significantly lowered the price, which is great. However, if you’re doing hours-long rendering sessions or planning to overclock your CPU, you’re likely to find this motherboard will struggle and throttle after a hard day’s work. However, if you’re just spending your day in Office documents and your nights playing games with your mates (or alone, whatever), you’re unlikely to feel the difference between this motherboard and one that costs triple the price.
Connectivity
There isn’t as much I/O as more expensive models either, but honestly, how many of you even need more than 3 x M.2 ports anyway? I’m running an extremely high-end PC myself, and I still only use 2 x M.2 and absolutely no other storage… so again, why spend more.
There’s a good range of USB ports on the back, and unless you typically run about 15 devices like I do (mostly due to my work testing peripherals), then you’ll be absolutely fine with the 8 x USB ports on the back. There’s no native type-C, but it supports front panel connectors if you have Type-C on your PC case.
Should I Buy One?
Overall, it has enough of what people really need, with a good range of storage options, fast networking, and a bunch of quality-of-life features that make it great for a daily work and gaming PC build. While high-end motherboards can give you more features for more money, when it day-to-day performance for work and gaming, it’s clear you don’t have to break the bank.
