GIGABYTE X470 Aorus Gaming 5 Wifi DDR4 AMD Motherboard

The Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 5 WiFi DDR4 is an ATX-form-factor motherboard built on AMD’s X470 chipset for the AM4 socket. It is designed to support AMD 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, as well as Ryzen APUs with Radeon Vega Graphics and Athlon processors with Radeon Vega Graphics in the same socket. The board uses an 8+3 phase hybrid digital PWM design (implemented as a 4+4 parallel power configuration plus 3 additional phases) to deliver stable, precise power to the CPU — an important consideration for users who want to push processor frequencies via XMP or manual overclocking. Four DDR4 DIMM slots support dual-channel memory up to 64 GB, with speeds ranging from 2133 MHz up to 3600 MHz (O.C.), and XMP profile support for straightforward memory tuning. Storage options are generous: two M.2 Socket 3 connectors (the primary M2A slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA, while the M2B slot supports PCIe 2.0 x4) are complemented by six SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, and 10 support. The board also includes an Intel GbE LAN controller paired with an Intel 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless module (2T2R, 2.4/5 GHz dual-band, up to 1.73 Gbps theoretical data rate) and Bluetooth 5. Audio is handled by a Realtek ALC1220-VB codec with WIMA FKP2 and high-end Chemicon audio capacitors, delivering up to 114 dB SNR on rear outputs and 110 dB SNR on the front panel microphone input. The USB configuration covers USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s) via an ASMedia controller — offering one Type-C and one Type-A port on the rear panel — plus USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 2.0 ports both on the rear panel and via internal headers. A USB Type-C internal header for Gen 2 is also present. RGB Fusion 2.0 controls onboard multi-zone lighting as well as external 5V/12V digital and RGBW LED strips (supporting up to 300 addressable LEDs). The dual BIOS (DualBIOS) provides redundancy with two 128 Mbit flash chips running AMI UEFI firmware. Hardware monitoring covers voltage, temperature, fan speed, and water-cooling flow rate. The board carries a stated 3-year warranty. Key Verified Specifications: – Chipset: AMD X470 – Socket: AM4 – CPU Support: AMD 1st/2nd/3rd Gen Ryzen; Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics; Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics – Memory: 4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, up to 64 GB, DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3600 (O.C.), XMP support – Storage: 2x M.2 (M2A: PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA; M2B: PCIe 2.0 x4), 6x SATA 6Gb/s, RAID 0/1/10 – PCIe: 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x8, 1x PCIe 2.0 x4, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 – Multi-GPU: AMD CrossFire (up to Quad-GPU), NVIDIA SLI (up to Quad-GPU) – Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wave 2, 2.4/5 GHz, up to 1.73 Gbps (theoretical); Bluetooth 5 – LAN: Intel GbE (10/100/1000 Mbit) – Audio: Realtek ALC1220-VB, 7.1-channel HD Audio, 114 dB SNR rear / 110 dB SNR front mic, S/PDIF Out – USB (rear): 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A, 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 4x USB 2.0 – Video Out: 1x HDMI 2.0 (up to 4096×2160@60 Hz, CPU-dependent) – BIOS: Dual AMI UEFI, DualBIOS – Form Factor: ATX, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm – Warranty: 3 Years