Gigabyte Z87
By Brian Jones
This is a solid motherboard if you are looking to purchase something that is going to give a little more than an average performance. The biggest draw is the Z87 chipset from Intel. That means this board will be able to support the latest 4th generation chips from Intel. HD4600 integrated graphics are huge boost from what has previously been seen built into the chips and is a big reason to go for the upgrade. Memory will never be a problem as this card supports up to 32 GB of DDR3. It has just about everything you need to turn your computer into a powerhouse. You get plenty of blazing fast SATA and USB 3.0 connections. Display connections are not left out either. HDMI, Displayport, and DVI-D are all present and accounted for. The board supports multiple graphics cards and hard drives up to 3TB in size. What else do you really need? One neat feature is 3x faster charging of your smartphone or tablet on the USB 3.0 ports. This motherboard can be inside of your computer for the price of $134.99.
Quick Specs
- Support for Windows 7/8
- 10 USB 3.0 slots
- Intel Z87 Chipset
- 32GB Max DDR3 Memory
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Strengths
Support for the newest Intel chips really enhances the performance capabilities of this motherboard when paired with one Just about every major type of display connection is present on the mother board On/Off charging available for 2 of the USB ports Multi-GPU Support to really amp up the graphics Weaknesses A stand alone graphics card is recommended to get the best performance The Serial port is emulated, so not all serial port devices may be supported Fan control needs some work |
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Brian Jones has had a passion for photography and anything related for the majority of his life. One photography class in high school was all it took to get hooked on everything to do with the subject. He became more focused on learning about camera… See more about Brian |
