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Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging While mini-ITX is the “fashionable” small form factor of choice for most compact system builders, the micro-ATX form factor is still popular as it offers a better compromise between size, features and cost. Unlike mini-ITX motherboards micro-ATX motherboards require less R&D, encounter less technical challenges and are much…
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ASUS Z97I-PLUS (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Since the popularisation of mini-ITX motherboards a few years ago (if I remember correctly they took off with the Intel 6 series chipset) the price of mini-ITX motherboards has been falling sharply. However, combined with that falling price has also been rising quality, increasing innovation and more…
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Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Biostar aren’t a brand of products we review that often as their main presence is within the Asian market, however, every now and then we do get a motherboard from them which they are targeting towards the Western market. Today is one of those rare days as we…
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ASRock Fatal1ty H97 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging There are plenty of affordable Z97 motherboards on offer, in the UK they start from about £70-80 while in North America they can be had from about $110. However, these entry level Z97 motherboards tend to be fairly basic in their feature set, styling and specifications.…
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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging ASRock’s Extreme series of motherboards offer a nice balanced and more well rounded alternative to their Fatal1ty series, which are geared towards gamers, and their OC Formula series, which are geared towards overclockers. For the past few generations of Intel motherboards the ASRock Extreme series has…
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ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging We’ve covered an absolute ton of Intel Z97 based motherboards since the chipset launched back on June 11th, a couple of weeks ago, but in that time we’ve yet to see an offering from ASRock. Today, and over the coming weeks, we will be rectifying that…
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Rumour: Intel Devil’s Canyon Will Be Z87 Compatible
Devil’s Canyon is the apparent codename for Intel’s newest unlocked K series CPUs that will probably be released on or around Computex 2014 in June according to widely circulated rumours. Devil’s Canyon is expected to include a Core i7 4790K and a Core i5 4690K both of which are supposedly…
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ASUS RoG Maximus VII Ranger Z97 (LGA 1150) Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging During the launch of Z87 motherboards ASUS surprised a lot of people when they announced their “Hero” SKU of the Republic of Gamers line of motherboards. When the Hero was released it was an extremely popular motherboard simply because it brought an ASUS ROG motherboard into…
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Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel’s first Haswell Refresh CPUs have just been recently released, Intel’s Devil’s Canyon (unlocked K series Haswell Refresh) CPUs are expected in just a month or two and rumours going around suggest that Intel’s Broadwell CPUs could even be released this year too – from an…
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ASUS Z97-A (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging After a lot of messy NDA politics between Intel and the main motherboard vendors the launch day of Intel’s Z97 Express chipset is finally upon us. In respect of our relationship with Intel we have been holding off with publishing our reviews until now and today…
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MSI Z97 Gaming 7 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging This beautiful looking creation from MSI is our second Z97 motherboard review for this launch day, in addition to the ASUS Z97-A we recently checked out. In contrast to the entry level ASUS Z97-A, the MSI Z97 Gaming 7 jumps straight to the other end of the spectrum…
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ASUS Z97 Motherboard Launch Coverage
Introduction The official Intel Z97 chipset launch day is finally here but it’s hardly been a surprising arrival. There have been leaks left, right and centre so most of today’s revelations probably won’t come as a surprise to most of our readers. However, this article (as the title suggests) is…
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ASUS B85-Pro Gamer Motherboard Revealed
ASUS have just announced their new B85 gaming motherboard, a stripped out edition of their higher end gaming boards such as the ROG series. You still get all the features you’ll need for a good gaming system, it just won’t be as over the top or expensive. That means those…
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MSI Reveal Next-Generation Intel Gaming Series Motherboards
With Intel’s new enthusiast Z97 motherboard platform not that far away, motherboard vendors are gearing up to show off their new product ranges. MSI have revealed to us their “next generation” motherboards ,which we believe are Z97, though MSI did not confirm or comment on this because of NDA reasons.…
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MSI Z87I Gaming AC (LGA 1150) Mini-ITX Review
Introduction The mini-ITX trend continues to gain ground in the desktop market as enthusiasts look to make cooler, sexier and more compact systems. To an extent the shift towards more compact form factors and designs is the desktop market’s response to the increasing pressure from popular mobile form factors like…
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