**The big ol' Z97 thread!**
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Hmmmm reckon my budget will be £150 for a Z97 board...
Currently running a MSI Z77A-GD65 so probably stay with MSI as been really impressed with the board. So looking like one of the following with a Gigabyte or two thrown in to confuse matters
Currently running a MSI Z77A-GD65 so probably stay with MSI as been really impressed with the board. So looking like one of the following with a Gigabyte or two thrown in to confuse matters
- MSI Z97 Gaming 7
- MSI Z97 MPower
- MSI Z97 MPower AC
- GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC
- GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SOC Force
- GA-Z97X-Gaming 7
- GA-Z97X-Gaming GT
No PLX but great clocking go Giga Z97 XOC Force. Tested it myself excellent perf with one or two cards.
MSI M Power I have also tested. Solid board not quite as efficient as Gig OC Force though. Giga OC not as good this time as they removed some CPU power phases. With Giga feel the Force!!!
Have you had any feedback from Vince on the z97 classified?
Apparently the memory tuning options on it is supposed to be incredible
Argh, too many options!
I noticed some of the Gigabyte boards have different combinations of features around the audio side of things. Some have Soundblaster software enhancement, some have hardware enhancement, some with 'improved audio capacitors', Wolfson DACs and isolated USB ports for use with USB DACs....
I noticed some of the Gigabyte boards have different combinations of features around the audio side of things. Some have Soundblaster software enhancement, some have hardware enhancement, some with 'improved audio capacitors', Wolfson DACs and isolated USB ports for use with USB DACs....
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I'm a bit gutted
Bought and paid for a pre build last week not knowing that the Z97 was out this weekend! Bah... called OCuk but they'd already built the system Not blaming OCuk, blaming myself really for not keeping up with current events. I feel like a fool! Oh well I'm sure my G1 Sniper Z87 mobo will be just fine.
Bought and paid for a pre build last week not knowing that the Z97 was out this weekend! Bah... called OCuk but they'd already built the system Not blaming OCuk, blaming myself really for not keeping up with current events. I feel like a fool! Oh well I'm sure my G1 Sniper Z87 mobo will be just fine.
Hexus has a couple of reviews up
http://hexus.net/tech/features/mainboard/69513-intel-launches-high-end-z97-chipset/
http://hexus.net/tech/features/mainboard/69513-intel-launches-high-end-z97-chipset/
Good morning ppl, Z97 (& H97) are going live now, just waiting on the upload 
to pre-empt some questions...
Most Gigabyte is due either side of next weekend, most Asus and MSI should arrive in the next few days, ETAs shown are close but still estimated
All of the boards listed are on the way.
There is no Asrock listed because Asrock are late with launch info and as of Friday there was no ETA or pricing. I'll get them listed as soon as I have that info.
I will list new boards and and when I'm given an estimated delivery date.
& yes, the Gigabyte SOC Force is OcUK exclusive in for the UK, if you see them listed elsewhere by another UK reseller I'm afraid that they will either never get stock or they've purchased from overseas and those boards won't carry a valid UK warranty.
On the subject of Gigabyte warranty, there is a new warranty structure with extended warranties on Gaming and black series boards, the length of warranty is included in our specifications listing.
Our pricing should be pretty aggressive right off the bat, in the unlikely event that you find a UK reseller undercutting us by a significant amount please feel free to drop me a trust message or drop a message into our customer service section. I'm determined to offer you excellent value.
to pre-empt some questions...
Most Gigabyte is due either side of next weekend, most Asus and MSI should arrive in the next few days, ETAs shown are close but still estimated
All of the boards listed are on the way.
There is no Asrock listed because Asrock are late with launch info and as of Friday there was no ETA or pricing. I'll get them listed as soon as I have that info.
I will list new boards and and when I'm given an estimated delivery date.
& yes, the Gigabyte SOC Force is OcUK exclusive in for the UK, if you see them listed elsewhere by another UK reseller I'm afraid that they will either never get stock or they've purchased from overseas and those boards won't carry a valid UK warranty.
On the subject of Gigabyte warranty, there is a new warranty structure with extended warranties on Gaming and black series boards, the length of warranty is included in our specifications listing.
Our pricing should be pretty aggressive right off the bat, in the unlikely event that you find a UK reseller undercutting us by a significant amount please feel free to drop me a trust message or drop a message into our customer service section. I'm determined to offer you excellent value.
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Good morning ppl, Z97 (& H97) are going live now, just waiting on the upload
YESSSSS AT A BOY!!!!!!!!!
Betcha Asus mess up the Flagships again like current Z87's, the Z68 and Z77 were nicer.
EVGA looks good for a change E-ATX (can use top GPU slot with big heatsinks unlike ATX) and Heatpipes for Cooling in Chipset+2 NICS.
I should not have bought this set up so late on (Jan 2014) as I had a 2700k+Z68 Rog.
EVGA looks good for a change E-ATX (can use top GPU slot with big heatsinks unlike ATX) and Heatpipes for Cooling in Chipset+2 NICS.
I should not have bought this set up so late on (Jan 2014) as I had a 2700k+Z68 Rog.
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