<div><span style="font-size: small;">The G1 series from GIGABYTE has seen a recent expansion of late &ndash; from the previous socket to new chipset releases, GIGABYTE is now attempting to provide a model at almost every reasonable price point in the market. &nbsp;The purpose of this is to provide a gaming platform for any budget, using gaming features such as OP-AMP, USB-DAC.UP and Gain Boost. &nbsp;At the mid point of the spectrum is the G1.Sniper Z87, which we are reviewing today.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: small;">As we have discussed in previous publications on AnandTech, attempting to decipher the benefit of an audio solution can be a difficult task. &nbsp;On a recent post where we asked for our reader input, there were substantial numbers in all three categories &ndash; (i) Onboard audio is good enough, no need to test it; (ii) Keep going with similar tests, it is good to see some data; and (iii) These tests show almost nothing about the audio that audiophiles care about. &nbsp;So when GIGABYTE is supplying us with their gaming motherboard that has a frontal focus on audio, trying to quantify the audio gains as such can be difficult. &nbsp;Luckily, the focal points of GIGABYTE&rsquo;s audio engineering additions are actually tangible that we can play with, rather than merely &lsquo;part of the design&rsquo;.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><br type="_moz" /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://anandtech.com/show/7762/gigabyte-g1sniper-z87-review" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></div>