Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3 Motherboard Review

A Closer Look

Black and red have been trotted out a lot for gaming hardware, but I must admit, this motherboard looks pretty great. Most of the equipment is black, with a large grey Aorus logo spanning the PCB. There’s not a lot of red on there, but just enough to highlight some of the more interesting hardware.

There are four DIMM slots in the corner, with a beautiful two-tone design. Also tucked away over here, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, a few fan headers, and an RGBW header.

There are six SATA ports on the motherboard, with four on the side, and two on the bottom row. Why they’re not all together, I don’t know.

The heat sink on the chipset looks excellent though, with an aggressive cut-out design and stylish Aorus logo decal on the top.

The bottom row is reasonably well equipped too, offering a few USB 2.0 ports, and the usual headers for front panel audio, power controls, etc.

Armoured Slots

There are only two full-size PCIe slots on the K3. However, they both come with reinforcing armour that not only looks great but will help sustain the weight of modern graphics cards.

M.2 storage is always welcome, and you’ll find two M.2 mounts on this motherboard between the PCIe slots.

The rear I/O isn’t too crazy, but it’s certainly competent. It offers up a good amount of USB connections, including a USB Type-C port. There is an HDMI and DVI connection for those that need it, as well as HD audio and GbE LAN.