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Gigabyte X99 Gaming G1 WiFi (LGA 2011-3) Review

Software Overview

The Gigabyte software utilities are helpfully centred around one main piece of software: the Gigabyte APP Center. On Gigabyte X99 motherboards the APP Center hosts the following utilities:

@BIOS – a BIOS version checker and BIOS updater
Ambient LED – the software which allows you to control the lighting effects of the various LEDs on the board
USB Blocker – software that allows you to control what USB devices are allowed to connect
Cloud Station & Cloud Station Server – Gigabyte’s go-to home cloud software that allows you to easily manage and access your files in a cloud-based way
EasyTune – the application that allows you to overclock and tweak from within the OS
EZ Setup – an application for easily configuring Intel utilities like Rapid Start and Smart Connect
Fast Boot – a splash screen that enables you to enable or disable the Gigabyte Fast Boot function
Game Controller – software to enable you to easily tweak and tune macros, mouse sensitivity and various peripheral input functions
System Information Viewer – basically a summary of your system with some fan control options too
Smart Time Lock – a time-based PC locking mechanism, good if you’re building a PC for your kids
Smart Recovery 2 – an automated backup utility
V-Tuner – a GPU tweaking utility

For most people you won’t need all these software items, in which case you can easily uninstall (or not install in the first place) the unnecessary items.