Tom’s Hardware readers set a higher bar for enthusiast-class motherboards, demanding overclocking capabilities and more robust feature sets. Priced from $120 to $160, we welcome the first five Z97 motherboards to our enhanced definition of mainstream!
Asus Ai Suite still provides familiar voltage, fan, and power controls, but many of its tweaks are limited by the multiplier-locked nature of Intel’s new Core i7-4790 CPU.
Anyone with the patience to optimize a network will find a plethora of settings within Asus’ Turbo LAN application.
The Z97-A also includes a media streaming application.
The table detailing the motherboard features on page 1 ... Is it just me, or is the text a bit small?I find it small
READ PAGE ONE to find out why this chipset has the same features as the previous chipset.13285086 said:so intel it seems doesn't have much faith in their own thunderbolt considering there is no thunderbolt ports on this new chipset!
I wish I knew. It appears that they get their caps custom-wrapped to get the gold color, and that the custom wrapping only has specifications (no branding).13285142 said:Good review :) I am looking forward to the best price:features motherboard review though (extreme6). I have a quick question crashman: Do asrock still use Capxxon caps (or just crappy caps in general). I would like to know the company of the caps if possible, once again, thank you :)
I'd like to see a review on the significance of the 'killer' NICs... I highly doubt they have any difference besides branding.