Gigabyte Waterforce is an elite motherboard that first flaunts at technology exhibitions, and then flies into the hands of particularly demanding gamers, enthusiasts and fans of overclocking. A distinctive feature of this series is a powerful liquid cooling system, which consists of a special water block, pump and cooling radiator, which remove excess heat from the processor and the north bridge during extreme acceleration.


The AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE boards are in the greatest demand in this line. Without any reservations, these are some of the most expensive, sophisticated and advanced motherboards on the market, even by the standards of the HEDT segment. Their equipment is at an exorbitant level and can include a dual BIOS, a dual LAN controller (one of them is a 10-gigabit Aquantia), a progressive RAID controller, a Hi—End class audio tract, USB-C slots with Thunderbolt protocol support and current wireless modules. And the illumination elements are scattered both on the board itself and on the pump with a water block.

The average check for such a model can reach up to $ 2,000, and the power and cooling are designed with the expectation of extreme overclocking of the most powerful Intel Core i9 series processors (both desktop and server). In addition, it has more room for manoeuvre, since the user is free to independently assemble the CSF on the basis of the existing water block, and the possibilities for setting up the backlight are simply incredible.

At the same time, there are slightly simplified models of the MASTER WATERFORCE series in the ranks of Waterforce. They do not look so defiant, the address illumination is used only on the radiator turntables and the VRM cover, and the equipment, although top-end, is a little simpler than that of the XTREME WATERFORCE models. In addition, they are easier to mount, since the entire system is designed and assembled for a specific board.