Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Z170 mITX Motherboard Review

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APH Networks checked out the Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Z170 mITX Motherboard

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Many years ago, I helped run a soccer camp for elementary school students. On the last day, everyone went outside and competed against each other -- albeit in a friendly way, since the score was not officially kept -- to see who can individually get the most goals into the net guarded by other leaders. Since there was a wide variance of skills between players, obviously the bigger and more skilled kids did the best, while the little ones who were there just to have fun only managed to crack a few by sparingly. For the most part of the day, everyone enjoyed themselves, since those who were competitive got to be competitive, while those who just wanted to kick the ball around got to do so as well. However, at some point, some of the leaders decided to "even out" things out a bit, and deliberately tilted the table in favor of the little kids to the point they were essentially gifting goals to them, at the same time intentionally discounting goals scored by the better players via clearly unfair practices. This frustrated almost everybody, including me who was watching nearby. For the skilled players, they were frustrated, because they were not fairly rewarded for their work. For the unskilled players, they also felt frustrated, because they felt insulted, knowing their achievement was not a result of the merits of their own ability. In the end, the leaders who decided to "even out" things achieved absolutely nothing; in fact, I think they did more harm than good. As you can see here, while cheering for the little guy sometimes make us feel warm and fuzzy inside, changing the rules of the game to favor one party over another is seriously uncool. People gain a sense of achievement and success when they earn something by the merits of their own ability. A few years ago, we have reviewed the ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe, a little guy that performs like the big boys by the merits of its own ability. Today, we will take a look at another little guy that promises the performance of the big boys. Featuring an enthusiast Z170 chipset with an Intel LGA1151 socket for the latest Skylake CPUs, and a PCI Express x16 slot to accommodate the latest graphics card of your choice, will the Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI win the game fair and square? Read on to find out!
 Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Z170 mITX Motherboard Review @ APH Networks