GIGABYTE z270 k3 vs hd3 vs hd3p?????

[Yoav123]

As the title says, what is the difference between these 3 mother boards?
I want to pair the mother board with a gtx 1070 and an intel i5 7600k if it makes any difference....
Where I live the k3 is a bit more expensive but not much of a difference to be honest.
Thanks in advance!

 

[rgd1101]

http://www.gigabyte.com/Comparison/Result/2?pids=6093,6097,6112

 

[Yoav123]

http://www.gigabyte.com/Comparison/Result/2?pids=6093,6097,6112

I'm sorry, I really can't take much from this comparison, too many numbers and words I don't understand can you please eli5?
Like, overall, is there any significant difference?

 

[raisonjohn]

As the title says, what is the difference between these 3 mother boards?
I want to pair the mother board with a gtx 1070 and an intel i5 7600k if it makes any difference....
Where I live the k3 is a bit more expensive but not much of a difference to be honest.
Thanks in advance!

First off, there's no Gigabyte Z270 "H3", so I am not sure if in the 2nd motherboard choices you listed, you are referring to the GA-Z270-HD3, or the GA-Z270X-UD3, or GA-Z270P-D3, or the GA-Z270M-D3H.

For reference:
This is the HD3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270-HD3-rev-10#kf
This is the UD3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-UD3-rev-10#kf
This is the D3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270P-D3-rev-10#kf
This is the D3H: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270M-D3H-rev-10#kf
This is the K3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270-Gaming-K3-rev-10#kf
This is the HD3P: http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z270-HD3P-rev-10#kf

All these Z270 Gigabyte motherboards (GA-Z270-Gaming K3, GA-Z270-HD3, GA-Z270X-UD3, GA-Z270P-D3, GA-Z270M-D3H, and GA-Z270-HD3P) have these common/same features:

All have the same chipset (Z270, obviously)
All have 4x DDR4 RAM slots (up to 64GB max. capacity) and same supported RAM speeds (up to 3866MHz OC)
All have at least two PCIe3.0 x16 Slots (at x16/x4 mode) that can support 2-Way AMD CrossFire
All have 1x M.2 Socket that can run either PCIe x4 or PCIe x2
All have 6x SATAIII 6Gb/s Ports that can support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
All have 2x Internal USB2.0 (9-pin) Headers
All require a 24-pin ATX power cable and an 8-pin ATX12V power cable from your power supply unit
All have a Clear CMOS jumper (2-pin)
All have 2x 64 Mbit flash supporting DualBIOS

These are the main differences among motherboards (GA-Z270-Gaming K3, GA-Z270-HD3, GA-Z270X-UD3, GA-Z270P-D3, GA-Z270M-D3H, and GA-Z270-HD3P):

Onboard Video Outputs (not needed if you are using a dedicated GPU):
D3H, HD3 and HD3P: All have DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA | K3: Has DVI-D and HDMI | D3 and UD3: Have HDMI only

Audio Codec:
K3 and UD3: Have Realtek ALC1220 | D3H: Has Realtek ALC892 | D3, HD3 and HD3P: Have Realtek ALC887

LAN Controller:
K3: Has Killer E2500 GbE | D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have Intel GbE | D3: Has Realtek GbE

PCIe3.0 x16 slots:
UD3: Has three (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4) | D3, HD3 and K3: Have three (x16/x4/x4) | D3H and HD3P: Have two (x16/x4)

Multi-GPU support:
UD3: Supports Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P, and K3: Support AMD CrossFire only

PCIe3.0 x1 slots:
D3, K3 and UD3: Have three | HD3 and HD3P: Have two | D3H: Has none

PCI slots (not much use since the advent of PCIe):
D3H and HD3P: Have two | HD3: Has one | D3, K3 and UD3: Have none

SATA Express connectors (who really needs them?):
D3: Has none | HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one | K3: Has two | D3H: Has three

Internal USB 3.0 (19-pin) headers:
HD3, HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have two | D3 and D3H: Have one

Fan and pump headers (including CPU_FAN):
K3: Has five total | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have four total

Serial Port header (not really used anymore):
K3: Has none | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one

Parallel Port header (also not really used anymore):
D3 and K3: Have none | D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one

Thunderbolt add-in card connector:
K3 and UD3: Have one | D3, D3H, HD3 and HD3P: Have none

PS/2 port at rear panel:
D3 and UD3: Have two (separate PS/2 ports) | D3H, HD3, HD3P and K3: Have one (combo PS/2 port)

USB 3.1 ports at rear panel:
HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have two (1x Type A and 1x Type C) | D3, D3H and HD3: Have none

USB 3.0 ports at rear panel:
D3H: Has seven (6x Type A and 1x Type C) | HD3P and UD3: Have six (Type A) | D3, HD3 and K3: Have four (Type A)

USB 2.0 ports at rear panel:
D3, HD3 and K3: Have two | D3H, HD3P and UD3: Have none

Audio jacks (3.5mm) at rear panel:
D3H, HD3, HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have six | D3: Has three only

Form factor (size in millimeters):
K3: Is ATX (305 x 244) | HD3, HD3P and UD3: Are ATX (305 x 225) | D3: Is ATX (305 x 199) | D3H: Is mATX (244 x 225)

Color/Theme/Motif:
K3: Black + Red with Ambient Red LED | UD3: Black + Silver | D3, D3H, HD3 and HD3P: Black + Gray

I/O Shield:
UD3: Has an I/O Shield/Cover (Silver color) | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and K3: Have none

 

[Yoav123]

As the title says, what is the difference between these 3 mother boards?
I want to pair the mother board with a gtx 1070 and an intel i5 7600k if it makes any difference....
Where I live the k3 is a bit more expensive but not much of a difference to be honest.
Thanks in advance!

First off, there's no Gigabyte Z270 "H3", so I am not sure if in the 2nd motherboard choices you listed, you are referring to the GA-Z270-HD3, or the GA-Z270X-UD3, or GA-Z270P-D3, or the GA-Z270M-D3H.

For reference:
This is the HD3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270-HD3-rev-10#kf
This is the UD3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-UD3-rev-10#kf
This is the D3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270P-D3-rev-10#kf
This is the D3H: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270M-D3H-rev-10#kf
This is the K3: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z270-Gaming-K3-rev-10#kf
This is the HD3P: http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z270-HD3P-rev-10#kf

All these Z270 Gigabyte motherboards (GA-Z270-Gaming K3, GA-Z270-HD3, GA-Z270X-UD3, GA-Z270P-D3, GA-Z270M-D3H, and GA-Z270-HD3P) have these common/same features:

All have the same chipset (Z270, obviously)
All have 4x DDR4 RAM slots (up to 64GB max. capacity) and same supported RAM speeds (up to 3866MHz OC)
All have at least two PCIe3.0 x16 Slots (at x16/x4 mode) that can support 2-Way AMD CrossFire
All have 1x M.2 Socket that can run either PCIe x4 or PCIe x2
All have 6x SATAIII 6Gb/s Ports that can support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
All have 2x Internal USB2.0 (9-pin) Headers
All require a 24-pin ATX power cable and an 8-pin ATX12V power cable from your power supply unit
All have a Clear CMOS jumper (2-pin)
All have 2x 64 Mbit flash supporting DualBIOS

These are the main differences among motherboards (GA-Z270-Gaming K3, GA-Z270-HD3, GA-Z270X-UD3, GA-Z270P-D3, GA-Z270M-D3H, and GA-Z270-HD3P):

Onboard Video Outputs (not needed if you are using a dedicated GPU):
D3H, HD3 and HD3P: All have DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA | K3: Has DVI-D and HDMI | D3 and UD3: Have HDMI only

Audio Codec:
K3 and UD3: Have Realtek ALC1220 | D3H: Has Realtek ALC892 | D3, HD3 and HD3P: Have Realtek ALC887

LAN Controller:
K3: Has Killer E2500 GbE | D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have Intel GbE | D3: Has Realtek GbE

PCIe3.0 x16 slots:
UD3: Has three (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4) | D3, HD3 and K3: Have three (x16/x4/x4) | D3H and HD3P: Have two (x16/x4)

Multi-GPU support:
UD3: Supports Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFire | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P, and K3: Support AMD CrossFire only

PCIe3.0 x1 slots:
D3, K3 and UD3: Have three | HD3 and HD3P: Have two | D3H: Has none

PCI slots (not much use since the advent of PCIe):
D3H and HD3P: Have two | HD3: Has one | D3, K3 and UD3: Have none

SATA Express connectors (who really needs them?):
D3: Has none | HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one | K3: Has two | D3H: Has three

Internal USB 3.0 (19-pin) headers:
HD3, HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have two | D3 and D3H: Have one

Fan and pump headers (including CPU_FAN):
K3: Has five total | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have four total

Serial Port header (not really used anymore):
K3: Has none | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one

Parallel Port header (also not really used anymore):
D3 and K3: Have none | D3H, HD3, HD3P and UD3: Have one

Thunderbolt add-in card connector:
K3 and UD3: Have one | D3, D3H, HD3 and HD3P: Have none

PS/2 port at rear panel:
D3 and UD3: Have two (separate PS/2 ports) | D3H, HD3, HD3P and K3: Have one (combo PS/2 port)

USB 3.1 ports at rear panel:
HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have two (1x Type A and 1x Type C) | D3, D3H and HD3: Have none

USB 3.0 ports at rear panel:
D3H: Has seven (6x Type A and 1x Type C) | HD3P and UD3: Have six (Type A) | D3, HD3 and K3: Have four (Type A)

USB 2.0 ports at rear panel:
D3, HD3 and K3: Have two | D3H, HD3P and UD3: Have none

Audio jacks (3.5mm) at rear panel:
D3H, HD3, HD3P, K3 and UD3: Have six | D3: Has three only

Form factor (size in millimeters):
K3: Is ATX (305 x 244) | HD3, HD3P and UD3: Are ATX (305 x 225) | D3: Is ATX (305 x 199) | D3H: Is mATX (244 x 225)

Color/Theme/Motif:
K3: Black + Red with Ambient Red LED | UD3: Black + Silver | D3, D3H, HD3 and HD3P: Black + Gray

I/O Shield:
UD3: Has an I/O Shield/Cover (Silver color) | D3, D3H, HD3, HD3P and K3: Have none

Yeah I meant the z270 hd3
So bottom line, which one should I get with this build? I currently plan to get the hd3p but If im making a mistake I can replace it with something else (The pc is not yet built). So z270 k3, z270 hd3, z270p-d3 or should I stick with the z270 hd3p?

 

[raisonjohn]

Yeah I meant the z270 hd3
So bottom line, which one should I get with this build? I currently plan to get the hd3p but If im making a mistake I can replace it with something else (The pc is not yet built). So z270 k3, z270 hd3, z270p-d3 or should I stick with the z270 hd3p?

Among the differences in features, get the:

K3, if:
You want better Audio Codec, good LAN Controller esp. for gaming, will be needing around 5 fans, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, don't need those Serial and Parallel ports, need all types of USB rear panel ports (USB3.1, 3.0 and 2.0), and like black+red motif with red LED lighting.

HD3, if:
Lower Audio Codec version but good LAN Controller, need a PCI slot, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, need those Serial and Parallel ports, and don't need any USB3.1 ports.

D3, if:
Lower Audio Codec version and a mediocre LAN controller, need only one USB3.0 internal header and nothing more, need a Serial port but don't need a Parallel port, don't need any USB3.1 ports, and content with a 3x audio jack output (instead of 6x).

Stick with the HD3P, if:
Lower Audio Codec version but good LAN Controller, need two PCI slots, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, need USB3.1 and USB3.0 rear ports (but not USB2.0).

If the K3 is not much expensive compared to the other motherboards, then, it offers the best features (unless you don't like the black+red motif).

 

[Yoav123]

Yeah I meant the z270 hd3
So bottom line, which one should I get with this build? I currently plan to get the hd3p but If im making a mistake I can replace it with something else (The pc is not yet built). So z270 k3, z270 hd3, z270p-d3 or should I stick with the z270 hd3p?

Among the differences in features, get the:

K3, if:
You want better Audio Codec, good LAN Controller esp. for gaming, will be needing around 5 fans, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, don't need those Serial and Parallel ports, need all types of USB rear panel ports (USB3.1, 3.0 and 2.0), and like black+red motif with red LED lighting.

HD3, if:
Lower Audio Codec version but good LAN Controller, need a PCI slot, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, need those Serial and Parallel ports, and don't need any USB3.1 ports.

D3, if:
Lower Audio Codec version and a mediocre LAN controller, need only one USB3.0 internal header and nothing more, need a Serial port but don't need a Parallel port, don't need any USB3.1 ports, and content with a 3x audio jack output (instead of 6x).

Stick with the HD3P, if:
Lower Audio Codec version but good LAN Controller, need two PCI slots, need 2x internal USB3.0 headers, need USB3.1 and USB3.0 rear ports (but not USB2.0).

If the K3 is not much expensive compared to the other motherboards, then, it offers the best features (unless you don't like the black+red motif).

Sorry for being such a newbie, but what are the audio codec versions and the LAN controller, and how will they affect me (or rather my pc performance)?

 

[l33tissw00t]

As the title says, what is the difference between these 3 mother boards?
I want to pair the mother board with a gtx 1070 and an intel i5 7600k if it makes any difference....
Where I live the k3 is a bit more expensive but not much of a difference to be honest.
Thanks in advance!

First off, there's no Gigabyte Z270 "H3", so I am not sure if in the 2nd motherboard choices you listed, you are referring to the GA-Z270-HD3, or the GA-Z270X-UD3, or GA-Z270P-D3, or the GA-Z270M-D3H.

SNIP

That was an unbelievable response. Respect.

 

[Yoav123]

As the title says, what is the difference between these 3 mother boards?
I want to pair the mother board with a gtx 1070 and an intel i5 7600k if it makes any difference....
Where I live the k3 is a bit more expensive but not much of a difference to be honest.
Thanks in advance!

First off, there's no Gigabyte Z270 "H3", so I am not sure if in the 2nd motherboard choices you listed, you are referring to the GA-Z270-HD3, or the GA-Z270X-UD3, or GA-Z270P-D3, or the GA-Z270M-D3H.

SNIP

That was an unbelievable response. Respect.

Ended up getting the hd3p. No complains whatsoever.