Gigabyte X870 Aorus Infinity Motherboard Review: limited-edition, designed for extreme overclocking, but pricey for X870
Gigabyte’s limited-edition 40th-anniversary X870 Aorus Infinity motherboard is designed for extreme overclocking, with everything you need for daily use.
The Gigabyte X870 Aorus Infinity Motherboard is a limited-edition, high-performance board designed for extreme overclocking. The board is priced at $799.99, which is quite expensive even for the enthusiast X870E platform. It features a two-DIMM design, with the DRAM slots above the socket, prioritizing speed over capacity. The board boasts eight USB ports on the rear IO, three M.2 sockets, four SATA ports, fast networking with 5 GbE and Wi-Fi 7, and a quality last-gen flagship-class audio codec.
It also includes robust power delivery and overclocking features, such as several buttons and voltage read points for those who want to take their extreme overclocking to the next level. The board supports DDR5-11400(OC) with manual tweaking and specialized BIOS fine-tuning. In terms of performance, the X870 Aorus Infinity delivered average-to-above-average results across most tests, making it a well-rounded performer capable of handling daily office tasks, productivity functions, and gaming.
The board also comes with an Aorus sticker, a CPU Thermal Matrix, two plates to reduce VRM and RAM temperatures, a front panel connector, and a Wi-Fi EZ Mag connector. The board's design stands out with its rotated socket area and top DRAM slots, as well as a unique heatsink with a plastic cover for the 8-pin EPS connectors.
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