Gigabyte did some pretty amazing things with this server-class hardware though, the X170 Extreme ECC is a bit of a beast in features and sheer design coolness. packaged in a desert camo design and with added features you have everything you wish, and a little more up-to the very same level as a proper high-end Z170 based motherboard. Now let me clearly mention it, this motherboard can run regular DDR4 memory (non-ECC) and regular Core i3/i5/i7 (6th gen Skylake) processors just fine as well. But obviously if you pick X170, you'll be wanting ECC with a Xeon we assume and/or presume. Dressed to kill (no pun intended) and with added benefits like USB 3.1 a proper M.2. slots and the fastest DDR4-ECC support the product will surely impress. The Gigabyte X170 Extreme ECC edition motherboard specific then, it certainly is a mouth full of words, but when you see it for the very first time, trust me you will be pleasantly surprised as it is a very feature rich product that will look terrific in any DIY PC build thanks to the new design.

Priced at a ?300 / 280 USD this camo styled product has nice aesthetic shielding and even configurable RGB LED light accents. Features wise you may expect a threefold of PCI-Express 3.0 ports, 8-channel Audio, the usual quality components and a Gigabit/s Ethernet jack One Intel and one KillerNIC. Lacking is Killer AC WIFI / WIFI whatsoever into this motherboard. You'll then spot USB 3.1 gen 1 and 2 ports, a M.2. slots, and even thunderbot is in da house. We'll show it all in detail of course. Have a peek at the photo below showing what we test today and then head on-wards into the review.