Tuesday, April 22nd 2014
GIGABYTE G1.Gaming Z97 Motherboard Pictured
GIGABYTE is giving final touches to its next G1.Killer series motherboard, the G1.Gaming Z97. Branded in an uncanny way to MSI's Gaming series, the G1.Gaming is a mid-range ($150 - $200) socket LGA1150 motherboard based on Intel's Z97 Express chipset, which can run Core "Haswell" Refresh processors out of the box. The board features most of the stuff you've come to expect from "gaming" grade motherboards. To begin with, its draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS power connectors, and uses an 8-phase VRM to condition power to the CPU. The CPU is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots, supporting up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory; and two PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots (electrical x8/x8 when both are populated). Three PCI-Express 2.0 x1, and two legacy PCI make for the rest of its expansion area.
Display connectivity on the G1.Gaming Z97 includes DisplayPort and HDMI. Storage connectivity includes six SATA 6 Gb/s, and likely one M.2 slot. A total of six USB 3.0 ports are on offer, four on the rear panel, two by header. The board features 7.1-channel Creative Sound Core3D audio with user-replaceable OPAMPs, a 115 dBA DAC, audiophile-grade electrolytic capacitors, and ground-layer isolation. The wired networking on this board is equally special, a Broadcom-Killer E2100 PCIe NIC with packet prioritization that's optimized for multiplayer gaming. For those with USB headsets that come with their own DACs, GIGABYTE is offering a special USB 2.0 port with extra power output, and electrical noise filter. GIGABYTE's dual-UEFI BIOS is at the helm of this board.
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Display connectivity on the G1.Gaming Z97 includes DisplayPort and HDMI. Storage connectivity includes six SATA 6 Gb/s, and likely one M.2 slot. A total of six USB 3.0 ports are on offer, four on the rear panel, two by header. The board features 7.1-channel Creative Sound Core3D audio with user-replaceable OPAMPs, a 115 dBA DAC, audiophile-grade electrolytic capacitors, and ground-layer isolation. The wired networking on this board is equally special, a Broadcom-Killer E2100 PCIe NIC with packet prioritization that's optimized for multiplayer gaming. For those with USB headsets that come with their own DACs, GIGABYTE is offering a special USB 2.0 port with extra power output, and electrical noise filter. GIGABYTE's dual-UEFI BIOS is at the helm of this board.
28 Comments on GIGABYTE G1.Gaming Z97 Motherboard Pictured
It can cope with it until certain voltage treshold, 1.30-1.35v looks the upper limit (3d gate gets hot - same by IvyBridge).If they make that 4790K that special, then I guess it will run ok at 1.30v+ @ 4.6ghz, ie if you try that on 4770K you would need to delid it for sure.
Good that Z87 is compatible, Broadwell should be too by the looks of it, although I kinda knew that all a long. ^
Its just intel wont say that out loud, they need to sell some Z97 and this new sataxpress. :)
so while i agree i only get the same cpu performance on 1150 as i do on 1155 i get it at less power draw from the wall. which if i was to use it extensivley i could recoup the £300 out lay within the systems life.
i would love a skulltrail too, and dewar and a couple of pots :D
But mostly just sooo much fun, and no real issues..........just glad I was able to mod the 478 Scythe to fit.
I also love the Intel Intergrator Tool kit, modded my BIOS with an awesome background, and was able to set all the tweaks that is somewhat annoying to do in BIOS.
If and when the industry pulls off remarkble feats like the Samsung LP ram, and dont take the consumers to the bank, it's a great feeling!:toast:
So i'm hoping my post last year[or2??] about Intel staying in the M/B action come's true :rockout:
At any rate it's the manufacture's that have the Dev's go the extra mile to use Intel's design to the fullest that make or break a M/B;)