TUF Thermal Armor
The Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 comes with several accessories to further armor the board against unnecessary dust intrusion, in addition to its TUF Thermal Armor overlay. Besides which, it gives the board a really slick appearance when all armored-up. The included accessories include port and header covers, PCI-Express slot covers, and DIMM slot blanks. All included armor-related accessories are black colored to mesh with the base Armor's aesthetics.
The port to the right of the CPU socket can be removed for use of an optional inlet fan. When removed, the cover exposes a 3-pin fan port as well as four screw holes for securing the fan to the board.
The rear panel fan port sits in between the CPU socket and the rear panel assembly housing. The fan is attached directly to the port cover, secured to the cover via two screws in a vertical fashion. The fan pulls air into the air channel beneath the Thermal Armor's surface though the rear panel shield fan inlet port. The port cover is held in place via a single screw. The rear panel fan is powered via a specialized fan port to the lower right of the port cover.
ASUS provided port covers for all rear panel ports with the exception of one NIC port. All port covers are shaped for a tight fit into its designated slot. The rear panel inlet fan can be seen recessed behind the BIOS Flashback button, secured in place by screws into the fan port panel cover.
All six PCI-Express slots have associated port cover that snap into the x16 and x1 slots. The port covers can be removed using a finger or flat object underneath the lower flat portion of the cover.
ASUS also includes a limited number of header covers for the USB 2.0 and 3.0 headers and SATA ports along the left edge of the board. Similar in construction to the rear panel port covers, they can be removed using the square tab at the top of the cover.
The SATA and SATA Express ports, as well as the USB 3.0 header, also have associated covers that are similar to the rear panel port and header covers.
For the DIMM slots, ASUS includes two black colored port blanks to place in the unused memory slots. These blanks approximate the size and shape of low profile memory modules, and are inserted and removed in the same manner as true memory sticks.
ASUS used Newsun CMOS battery
ASUS used Newsun CMOS battery on this board instead of other better known brands. ASUS used maxell, KTS, Panasonic in the past. Seems like a cost saving switch to me.
Cmos battery? I lol’d
Cmos battery? I lol’d
I want ASUS Sabertooth Z97,
I want ASUS Sabertooth Z97, just becomes it looks neat! Or as Ryan puts it “These capacitors are neat looking” *droolz*
Nice review Morry! Thanks for pointing out that cooler issue! 🙂
Finally! Morry likes the
Finally! Morry likes the CMOS battery placement!
I think all mid to high end
I think all mid to high end boards will evolve into something like we see here with just the connections and sockets visible.
I just ordered one this past
I just ordered one this past Friday. Should be here June 6th. Hope it’s worth it.
I just got a Z97 Gryphon. I
I just got a Z97 Gryphon. I would love to see a review of it! Can’t wait to get a 4790K!!!
Thanks!
macmuchmore
Performance should be on par
Performance should be on par with the Sabertooth board since both TUF boards share the same components and design…
Awesome review! I guess
Awesome review! I guess you’re fan of Doctor Who, which is awesome too! Anyways, you just answered the exact questions on my mind.
I am planning a build with
I am planning a build with the Asus Sabertooth z97 Mark 1 with the Corsair H100i.
Can you explain further on the fitment issues you ran into?
Are you saying that instead of the Corsair logo being parallel to the ground, that it should be oriented 90 degrees to the left or right in order for it to fit?
i just put together a new
i just put together a new system with a sabertooth z97 and a h100i n had no problems at all, every thing went smooth.
Me too, just installed an
Me too, just installed an h100i on my z97 mark 1 without problems
After a lot of head fu***ing
After a lot of head fu***ing around. I i have finally decided on my gaming build, it consist of a corsair 750d case, sabertooth z97 (badass looking motherboard) Intel I7 4790k (devils canyon) and a evga 780ti sc.
The only thing I need to decide on now is what color cables and light I should use? I was. thinking blue or white! Can’t wait !
I completed a build with an
I completed a build with an ASUS z97 Mark 1, corsair H100i, ASUS R9 280X, and a i7-4790K.
I had an older Western Digital SSD 256 Gig. Second generation SATA that I used with it. The SSD drive was plugged into the first SATA port.
The SSD failed on me multiple times (was working fine in it’s former laptop).
Changed the SSD to a different port and used a different SATA cable. Seems to be fine now. I was curious if any other SATA issues have shown up. Could be motherboard, cable, or drive. It’s possible that I fixed it with the different cable but I wanted to ask around. I have read of issues with the Western Digital SATA drives so it’s my second suspect.
Robert Hart
I am having problem after
I am having problem after plugging wireless adapter ‘Asus PCE N-53’ in ‘PCI-Express x1’ of ‘asus Z97 mark1’ motherboard. I am using windows 8.1.
During whole installation of OS, I need to unplug the wireless card. I installed all drivers from DVD for this wireless card after OS install and then retried plugging in ‘Asus PCE N-53’ wireless card..Still same problem..
Window 8.1 is showing blue screen saying something that ‘problem deptected and collecting information and wil try to restart PC’.
Any idea, how I can fix this problem?
Thanks,
Krishna