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EVGA X79 Dark Motherboard Review When it comes to overclocking we found the X79 Dark to be one of the easiest systems to use and attribute it all to the new UEFI system layout and a little experience on our part.
The X79 Dark motherboard sits is the most extreme motherboard manufactured by EVGA. It comes with support for Intel Ivy Bridge-E processors, has an industry leading VRM design and also introduces their latest GUI visual BIOS.
L’anno scorso MSI ha introdotto la prima scheda madre certificata per l’overclock, la Z77 MPower. Caratterizzata da linee aggressive e da interessanti feature dedicate agli appassionati dell’OC, la Z77 MPOWER ha raccolto un buon successo tra gli appassionati di hardware e modding. Per la serie di schede madri Z87, dedicate alle CPU con la nuova architettura Haswell, MSI propone quest’anno ben tre modelli: La MPOWER, la MPOWER MAX e la XPOWER. Oggi analizzeremo la MPOWER MAX, un modello destinato agli overclocker più esigenti, che non intendono fare però utilizzare più di due schede video. Per questi ultimi MSI ha appunto realizzato la Z87 XPOWER.
Hardware-wise, the latest Z87H3-AX GOLDEN board from ECS is quite solid, incorporating a 12-phase VRM and high quality LAN and audio interfaces: the dual BigFoot Killer E2201 GbE controllers along with the Creative Sound Core 3D DSP. The UEFI comes with two sections, EZ BIOS and the Advanced area where we can also set the performance parameters.
We check out another motherboard using the Intel Z87 chipset. This particular one is from MSI and part of the Gaming series. Let's take a look at it.
Da diverse generazioni di schede madri, ASUS propone solitamente tre modelli di classe ROG, la Extreme e la Formula, rispettivamente top di gamma per overclock e per gaming, nonché una scheda madre più economica in formato Micro-ATX, la Gene. Quest’anno, con la serie di schede madri Z87, ASUS ha introdotto altri due modelli una Mini-ITX e la Hero, l’eroina che metterà in salvo il portafogli degli appassionati di gaming e overclock, senza rinunciare ad una ROG in formato ATX!
The ASUS Sabertooth/TUF series of motherboards is well known throughout the computer hardware industry as being one of the most rugged motherboard designs available. ASUS put the Z87 Sabertooth that we have here today through hell and back before the motherboard is delivered to end users. Of course the motherboard has to survive this endurance test before it makes it to consumers and the fact we’ve received this one here today with its certificate of reliability tells us it has passed the strict testing procedures. The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 is a feature packed motherboard but it isn’t your average enthusiast class motherboard. Unlike most motherboards which are often targeted at budget users, gamers and overclockers the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 is aimed at at different niche – those concerned with stability, reliability and durability.
The biggest selling points and features about the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 are to do with stability, reliability and durability. They include ASUS’ newly designed TUF Thermal Armor, the TUF Thermal Radar, TUF Fortifier, Dust Defenender and TUF Engine Power Design using military-spec components. Of course it also has other ASUS mainstay features such as their UEFI BIOS, OC Tuner, USB 3.0 Boost, TurboV Core and so on. Being an Intel Z87 motherboard you’ve also got the full benefits of the Z87 chipset including native SATA III support, native USB 3.0 support and the LGA 1150 socket which includes Haswell CPU support and PCI Express Generation 3.0 support. The Z87 Sabertooth balances a combination of abundant features and high performance with the Sabertooth/TUF philosophy of stability reliability and durability.
How many new features can you cram onto a motherboard that are both useful and innovative? ASUS is the expert at doing this, and their history of innovations is long: the custom EPU and TPU processors; intelligent fan control, the ability to update your BIOS on a board with no CPU and RAM installed, and so forth. The Z87-Deluxe/Dual LGA1150 motherboard shows that ASUS is not content to rest on its laurels. With new features like Near Field Communications and 802.11ac support, this motherboard has it all.
With Intel's 7-series chipset a little over a year old, the latest 8-series offers only a few minor improvements. There's some power savings to be had, along with more built-in ports for USB 3.0 and 6Gb/s SATA. Other than that, there's not much to distinguish from the previous 1155 socket generation. The motherboard we have for review today comes to us from Gigabyte in the form of their Z87X-D3H. They offer no less than fifteen different Z87 based chipset motherboards, everything from mini-ITX boards with onboard Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, to their top-of-the-line G1 Sniper gaming motherboards, and the D3H falls somewhere in the middle.
Since the launch of Haswell LGA 1150 processors and the Z87 Intel chipset back in June we've seen a tonne of motherboards come through eTeknix for review. In fact, we've still got quite a few more to come and today we take a look at another motherboard, this time from MSI. On the test bench today we have the MSI Z87-G43 motherboard which is designed to be one of MSI's most entry level motherboards sitting above only the Z87-G41 PC Mate.
The MSI Z87-G43 is as simple as you will find for an ATX Z87 motherboard and at its core is a philosophy of offering you the most bang for your buck - no frills attached. Despite that budget-minded orientation the motherboard certainly doesn't skimp out on the core features you'd expect from a motherboard that is still relatively high end. MSI equip military class components, deploy a UEFI Click BIOS and provide you with some innovative software.
Of course straight away you'll be interested to know the pricing as this is one of the most crucial aspects of this motherboard. At most retailers you will find the MSI Z87-G43 is the cheapest motherboard on offering costing around £90-95 and $120-130. The only motherboard I could find that was cheaper was the Z87-G41 PC Mate mentioned earlier. MSI is targeting budget minded enthusiasts, gamers and system integrators with this motherboard. This motherboard is for people who want the benefits of abundant SATA III, good overclocking potential and abundant PCIe connectivity, but don't need all the networking & audio extras or the fancy motherboard buttons and switches of more expensive motherboards. So let's see what the MSI Z87-G43 has to offer.
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