ASUS Z97 Motherboard Lineup Unveiled – Hero, Gene, Ranger, Sabertooth, Deluxe pictured

[RainbowTylernol]

yes more gold thank you

[EChondo]

Gold? Champagne?

 

Who cares, it still looks like crap.

 

Where's my purple colour scheme boards?! At least give us white so we can dye it!

[KieranThePCGuy]

Gold? Champagne?

 

Who cares, it still looks like crap.

 

Where's my purple colour scheme boards?! At least give us white so we can dye it!

This. Would love this and pair it with a Purple Parvum Systems S2.0 (The case I'm next looking at.) with custom sleeved cables! Would work a treat.

[One Who Craves Souls]

This. Would love this and pair it with a Purple Parvum Systems S2.0 (The case I'm next looking at.) with custom sleeved cables! Would work a treat.

Lucky you, living in the UK

 

Gold? Champagne?

 

Who cares, it still looks like crap.

 

Where's my purple colour scheme boards?! At least give us white so we can dye it!

Haha I agree, a white one would be good.

[MegaDave91]

So do current Haswell chips fit in Z97 boards? 

 

EDIT: Just read the article and saw that it does support current Haswell as well as the upcoming Haswelll refresh.

[One Who Craves Souls]

So do current Haswell chips fit in Z97 boards? 

 

EDIT: Just read the article and saw that it does support current Haswell as well as the upcoming Haswelll refresh.

And Broadwell, ain't that convenient.

[KieranThePCGuy]

Lucky you, living in the UK

While this may be true in this situation ... We still get overpriced when it comes to the US pricing

But I can't wait for a Parvum, looking to do my second ever personal build next month!

[One Who Craves Souls]

While this may be true in this situation ... We still get overpriced when it comes to the US pricing

But I can't wait for a Parvum, looking to do my second ever personal build next month!

I asked them about shipping to America, they said I could send them an email with the info to try and help me. I am going to, but I know already it can cost me an eye haha

[KieranThePCGuy]

I asked them about shipping to America, they said I could send them an email with the info to try and help me. I am going to, but I know already it can cost me an eye haha

'Dem Taxes! The case looks so damn good though, doesn't it? Can't decide between The Black Orange or Purple or the White Versions. The decisions in life eh?

[One Who Craves Souls]

'Dem Taxes! The case looks so damn good though, doesn't it? Can't decide between The Black Orange or Purple or the White Versions. The decisions in life eh?

For me is the black and white, it can go with almost anything... not these Asus MBs thou lol well... it can, kinda.

[KieranThePCGuy]

For me is the black and white, it can go with almost anything... not these Asus MBs thou lol well... it can, kinda.

That it can and very well. There is a gold one they do too which would look okay I guess. It is my least favourite though.

[TheProfosist]

So then Haswell-es ROG mobo will be VIII?

thats likely teh case if it matters...

[CtW]

i'm really not a fan of the circle pattern of brushing on the chipset heat sinks. The champagne color is interesting but as there is no hardware except for EVGA's ACX cooler that actually is that color, I don't see these fitting into builds well unless the above mentioned cooler is on the GPU's used  and everything else is either black or painted to match the motherboards. 

[Faa]

Is there any real benefit from asus z87 boards?

Fan xpert 2? Usb bios flashback? Thats it

[jmaster299]

I knew it was gold! :angry: 

Any non-white LED lighting washes out the color of your MOBO anyways. Also, black and red are reserved for their ROG line and their new budget "Gaming" line.

[One Who Craves Souls]

Any non-white LED lighting washes out the color of your MOBO anyways. Also, black and red are reserved for their ROG line and their new budget "Gaming" line.

Oh I wasn't hoping for leds, I was hoping for silver lol

[geogga]

The circle hahahaha

[deathjester]

Is there any real benefit from asus z87 boards?

 

Well, Devil's Canyon might be different as far as VRM so all those fancy power phases/cooling might really be worth it.

 

Z87 I would stay with z87-G45 or under. Devil's Canyon these motherboards might be worthy every penny for a high overclock. We can all hope for 5 ghz Haswell OC's and a Sandy Bridge like chip.  Even if you get to like 4.5-4.6 as a min on dual rad water that would be pretty darn impressive over many current Haswell's. 

 

Other than Devil's Canyon, nothing special here. If you got a low clocking z87 chip you might want to sell that system and upgrade though, if these clock like many are hoping. For those that got a decent clock on z87? Meh. 

 

I am hoping Devil's Canyon is 4.5-5.0 ish on a dual rad. Enthusiast priced builds should get enthusiast priced performance so I am glad Intel is making the Devil's Canyon chip. When you get a 250-300 dollar motherboard and a chip that does 4.1-4.2 on water...That ain't cool. Literally and figuratively. 

[Nit3Rid3R]

So they went from square to round? Much innovation. 

[Victorious Secret]

Any shots of the Sabertooth? 

 

Also, do some of those boards have TWO USB 3.0 headers? 

 

And do I see m.2 slots? 

[EpicGeekonFire]

YAY The itx board is sexy... Just like the flagships.

[klngpln]

I think x99 is the way to go from 4 core ivy bridge not z97

[jmaster299]

Oh I wasn't hoping for leds, I was hoping for silver lol

No, I was talking about when you install LEDs in your case. I understand not everyone does it, but most people do.

[One Who Craves Souls]

No, I was talking about when you install LEDs in your case. I understand not everyone does it, but most people do.

Oh yes, sorry, my bad, it's true, I could put a golden MB and my blue leds would wash it away. But I'd still know is a golden MB anyway, I don't know how to explain it in english but it would annoy me anyways even if the blue leds won't let me see the golden parts. 

 

But you're right.

[A/C]

champagne+industrial design... not really my cup'o'tea. Is it only me but does Gigabyte seem to make the best looking boards currently? With MSI close second, then EVGA maybe... Anyway, just imagine how awful those new boards will look in a standard gaming PC, bah.