Fast And Cheap? Five Sub-$160 Z87 Motherboards For Enthusiasts

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Intel’s Haswell architecture has mainstream leanings. And yet some of the motherboards out there are really high-end. Today we're looking at five platforms under the $160 mark that hopefully put some value back into being an enthusiast.

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Lower is better for our audio and video tests. Biostar takes first place by a tiny margin in only one benchmark. Asus' Z87-Plus falls one second behind in two tests.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.