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Z87 Thunderbolt motherboards

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June 13, 2013 8:06:00 AM

I've committed to making a Haswell Thunderbolt system. I'm not much of an overclocker, though I 'd like the ability to play with it, since I'm future-proofing. Nor do I do much in the way of multiple GPUs. Based strictly on non-overclocking features and company reputations, which would you say is my best option?

There are currently 4 available, presumably with two on the way. I realize these are all cutting-edge new, with few on the market, yet.

Currently out there:
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87DELUXEDUAL/
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87EXPERT/
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Extreme9ac/index.u...
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/des... (yes, this is a reference board, I know)

The two I believe are coming are from Gigabyte in July (and will simply have two thunderbolt ports added to these configurations):
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4...
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4...

Thanks for your opinions!

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June 15, 2013 2:03:30 PM

Why the emphasis on thunderbolt?
Get the cheapest Z78 with thunderbolt is what I say, but I'd use SATA drives in RAID if it were me and keep motherboard options more open.
June 16, 2013 6:25:33 AM

Robi_g said:
Why the emphasis on thunderbolt?
Get the cheapest Z78 with thunderbolt is what I say, but I'd use SATA drives in RAID if it were me and keep motherboard options more open.


With Thunderbolt just having been upgraded to 20 Gb/s by Intel, and DisplayPort (a compatible technology) seemingly just coming into its own, it seems to me to be the way things are going to go--if Intel promotes it right.
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