You have a lot of choice in motherboard if you are thinking of moving up to Haswell as there are a huge amount of models available. At their core the different implementations of the Z87 are very similar, it is the materials used for construction and the add-ons which make a board stand out. ASUS added 5k long life capacitors, rust proofing on the I/O panel, the new Realtek ALC1150 onboard audio and an ASMedia USB controller to increase the number of available ports, to name just a few features. Head over to [H]ard|OCP for the performance review of the $150 ASUS Z87-A motherboard.
"We start today with reviewing new Z87 chipset motherboards, which we will surely see a lot of, with ASUS' new Z87-A motherboard. Before we even got the box open we had to stop for a second and enjoy the simplicity of the name. But don't let the name fool you. There is plenty going on here to keep your enthusiast attention."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Gigabyte's Z87X-UD3H @ The Tech Report
- MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Motherboard Review @ HiTech Legion
- Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 @ eTeknix
- Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H @ eTeknix
- Asus Z87-A @ Kitguru
- MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Review @ OCC
- Overclocking Haswell on ASUS' 8-Series Motherboards @ AnandTech
- Asus Z87 Gryphon and Armor Kit @ LanOC Reviews
- ASUS Z87-DELUXE Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- ASUS GRYPHON Z87 (Intel LGA 1150) @ techPowerUp
- ASRock Z87 Extreme 6 @ Kitguru
- Exclusive Asus Z87 Pro @ Kitguru
- ASUS Z87-A Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- ASUS Z87-DELUXE Motherboard Review @ HiTech Legion
- Asus' Z87-PRO @ The Tech Report
- ASUS Maximus VI HERO Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- MSI Z87 MPower @ LanOC Reviews
- MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX @ Kitguru
- ASUS Republic Of Gamers Maximus VI Hero Intel Z87 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- Gigabyte Z77X-UP5-TH @ [H]ard|OCP
- BIOS Option Of The Week – PCI-E Compliance Mode @ TechARP
- Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
This board does not have the
This board does not have the ALC1150 audio chip, it has the ALC892.
“Many models in the Z87 line
"Many models in the Z87 line will use the Realtek ALC1150 instead of the ALC892."
It makes me think that some revs will have the older CODEC and newer ones could have the 1150 but I am not certain. I will keep an eye on this board to see if I am totally wrong.
That rustproofing is going to
That rustproofing is going to come in very handy.
No need to upgrade for a looong time if the current pace of desktop CPU performance gains holds.
That’s our guys, best of the
That’s our guys, best of the best, Asus.