Gigabyte 333 Motherboard

[Melanie Wendelberger]

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* Test results are for reference only and may vary in different circumstances. 50X More heat dissipation surface than conventional heatsink 50C Cooling down temperature when Running Gen 5 SSD at full speed M.2 Thermal Guard Ext. with M.2 Thermal Guard Backplate

The Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE motherboard is the embodiment of our relentless pursuit of BIOS optimization. And thanks to our new partnership with the community, we now make next-gen performance more accessible in even more intuitive ways.

Monitor device noise levels in real time using our accurate sound pressure measurement and privacy-respecting Noise Detection cable, allowing you to adjust fan speeds accordingly for optimal noise control."

Switch between Slope and Stair modes to adapt to various user scenarios. Slope mode provides a linear fan speed curve, while Stair mode maintains a constant fan speed within specified temperature intervals.

Efficient thermal management is achieved through improved heat conduction, optimized heat dissipation via Direct-Touch Heatpipe, and eco-friendly practices that eliminate soldering and plating, reducing pollutants and solder paste.

GIGABYTE's Fins-Array Heatsink Design, featuring irregular fins, louvered stacked-fins, and Nanocarbon coating, delivers exceptional thermal performance by maximizing surface area for improved heat efficiency.

The ESSential HEX USB DAC replaces outdated front audio interfaces, delivering improved sound quality with reduced pre-ringing, higher reverberation strength, and a superior sound stage, making it an ideal choice for immersive audio experiences on various devices.

DTS Sound Unbound delivers immersive 3D audio for gaming on headphones or speakers. It supports various formats, calibrates devices, and utilizes Microsoft Spatial and DTS Headphone:X for precise and immersive sound. Explore the immersive gaming sound of DTS Sound Unbound at -unbound.

Sulfur compounds in the air can penetrate tiny onboard resistors creating chemical change and causing these resistors to open or short. If either of these occurs the motherboard will fail to function. By equipping resistors with an Anti-Sulfur Design GIGABYTE gives Ultra Durable Motherboards a whole new meaning.

With AORUS Motherboards, RGB Fusion 2.0 is even better with Digital LEDs.* RGB Fusion 2.0 offers users the option to control onboard RGB and external RGBW / Digital LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors and patterns, RGB Fusion 2.0 on AORUS Motherboards are now upgraded with Digital LED support. With external digital LED strips*, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, and illuminations.

AORUS Gaming Motherboards will support either 5v or 12v digital LED lighting strips and up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion 2.0 with Digital LEDs comes with 9 new patterns and various speed settings with more to come.

Not bright enough? You can install standard 12V external RGB, RGBW or RGB/UV light strips on the RGBW pin header and control its color from the RGB Fusion software. Using a RGBW light strip with a dedicated white LED, users will experience brighter and more vibrant shades of colors.

Don't just make your PC shine, make it a work of art that friends will envy. With the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion mobile app users can watch as they control the lighting within their gaming PC. This gives users ease of access as they try and adjust colors and speeds for different modes, all this can be achieved away from the keyboard and monitor of their PC.

With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing approximately 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times today's standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated AMD Radeon Graphics via HDMI.

To ensure maximum Turbo Boost and overclocking performance of Intel's new generation CPU, GIGABYTE GAMING series motherboard equip the best VRM design ever built with the highest quality components.

Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd. or GIGABYTE is a Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer components such as Intel and AMD motherboard, graphics cards, etc. They were ranked 17th in "Taiwan's Top20 Global Brands" by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.

This brand has created a good impression in the gaming segment by introducing X299, B360, 370 AORUSand Z390 series boards. The charismatic features of these boards are elaborated below for a better understanding and choosing the right one.

These gaming boards are designed for 9th and 8th Gen Intel Core Processors with the compatibility of dual-channel non-ECC unbuffered DDR4 memory. The new hybrid adaptability with quality audio capacitors an audio noise guard ensures a smooth gaming experience. This anti-sulfur resistors design with an RGB fusion base consisting of dual ultra-fast M.2 and Intel Optane Memory facility.

This Intel Core 9th and 8th Gen Processor supported has a new hybrid digital PWM design. Gaming friendly board is well equipped with high-quality audio Capacitors and audio noise guard with immersive GamingViBes with ALC1220-VB and WIMA audio capacitors. This RGB fusion board has Intel GbE LAN withcFosSpeed internet accelerator software. This is also facilized with Intel USB 3.1 Gen1 USB Type-C andOptane memory ready.

If you dive into the variety of motherboard Gigabyte, you will find Intel and AMD based ATX, ITX, miniITX and the latest 8th Gen Motherboards that support 8th gen processors. Star Tech presents Gigabyte G1SNIPER B7, B8, AORUS ultra Gaming 3,5,7,9, etc. matching to the demand of the market.

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My main question is - does anyone who has an i7 13700k and any Gigabyte motherboard, experiences higher idle power usage?

By higher, i define more than 5Watts on idle, and Windows Power Options on 'Balanced'.

In other words, up until now i have been potentially reducing 'life of the processor and other components' without knowing it, bcoz there was no such options before 2 days ago , nor any such warning.

With this last insult, Gigabyte is literally washing the guilt off their hands.

It's not an apple-to-apple comparison for B760 vs. Z790. It's important to note that the Z790 board is equipped with additional IOs, controllers, VRMs, and other components, which inherently contribute to its higher power usage during idle states compared to the B760. This difference is expected and is a result of the more robust feature set of the Z790.

Should you wish to pursue a target of 5W power usage at idle, it may necessitate limiting certain features within the BIOS. However, I must caution that achieving this exact figure may not be feasible due to the inherent power draw of the hardware components.

If this power usage goal is critical, I recommend reaching out to Gigabyte to inquire about the possibility of attaining 5W at idle. Gigabyte, in turn, can coordinate with Intel regarding this request. Nonetheless, it is my belief that the return on investment for such an adjustment may not be substantial. Similar power usage patterns are likely observable across both ASUS B760 and Z790 models.

Additionally, it's also important to know whether you have made any modifications in the BIOS settings or if you have attempted to overclock your CPU since you mentioned that F10 has the best idle power which is the BIOS default.

The more various tests i run, the more i am convinced, that the problem can be solved by Gigabyte only.

Today i discovered some new things.

The 'legend' on top of the XTU log file states that Package TDP is the 4th position....which is not always the case.

I attached the very log file in case anyone would be interested.

This is somewhat making it difficult to parse the logs with for example command line.

The second thing was, on BIOS F11, as i mentioned before, the package TDP would be around 15W,

but by coincidence, i noticed that the higher temperature most likely of VRM MOS, could be related to package TDP.

.....How is that even making any sense?

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