Gigabyte Z87X-OC Preview
Published by Marc Büchel on 06.06.13Page:
Conclusion
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| The first
impression the Z87X-OC from Gigabyte leaves, makes us want more.
We like the individual design of this board, which actually follows the
original X58A-OC as well as the Z77X-UD7. The Z87X-OC is a motherboard that really targets extreme overclockers, but nevertheless Gigabyte succeeded in crafting a product that is equally attractive to the guys handling LN2 or watercooling/aircooling setups. Both worlds will be able to squeeze the maximum out of their systems using this board. |
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Design - 4 x PCI-Express 3.0 Slots - onboard standard USB ports |
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| Basically the Gigabyte Z87X-OC's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Right next to the SATA ports you find two standard USB ports which are very practical during overclocking. Should you own a case where the front USB ports are connected with a standard USB cable instead of an onboard USB 3.0 connector, then you don't have to route this cable to the I/O panel anymore. Even the placement of the PCI-Express x16 is well chosen. There is a total of four of these slots. Between two slots there is always one empty slot. We think this is a good number of PCI Express x16 slots for an overclocking/gaming motherboard altough most gamers will never use four graphics cards in their build. But still it leaves you with plenty of options if you want to plug in other expansion cards. Overclockers will also like the voltage readouts as well as the OC Brace. | -
Angled SATA
connectors- Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display - Space around the CPU socket - Voltage readouts- OC Buttons |
| Page 1 - Introduction | Page 4 - Layout |
| Page 2 - Specs and Delivery | Page 5 - Connectors and I/O |
| Page 3 - Features | Page 6 - Conclusion |
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