ASUS TUF Sabranco Z97 and Sabertooth Z97 MK2 Motherboards Pictured

btarunr · Jun 3, 2014

ASUS made an additions to its TUF (the ultimate force) line of super durable motherboards, with the TUF Sabranco Z97, and the TUF Sabertooth Z97 MK2. "Sabranco," according to ASUS is a combination of the words Sabertooth and branco (Portuguese for white). It's essentially a TUF Sabertooth Z97 MK1, with a milky white PCB, and a thermal armor that features "arctic" military camouflage pattern, used by armed forces operating in snowy conditions. The Sabertooth Z97 MK2, on the other hand, is a lighter variant of the MK1, minus SATA-Express, and a lighter CPU VRM.

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erixx · Jun 3, 2014

I wonder if the whole TUF thing is not for real hard environments but for kids with, p.e., Call of Duty themed cases and matching baseball caps.

Chaitanya · Jun 3, 2014

That Sabranco is really good looking motherboard. That will need a window on the otherside as well to show off that painted panel.

Ferrum Master · Jun 3, 2014

Ahh this reminds me of this...

Code:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbMd3Bygzs

Kovoet · Jun 3, 2014

That will look nice in a White Corsair 540 case

ensabrenoir · Jun 3, 2014

wow.... just wow......now please some body make an white itx......then it will be a much better world.

mr2009 · Jun 3, 2014

This look so much better than the one by MSI... anyway, whats that chinese letter means at the back of Sabranco? think its gonna be better if it was printed in front instead of the back...

natr0n · Jun 3, 2014

I'm reminded of white soyo dragon boards.

how many remember those ?

BorisDG · Jun 3, 2014

natr0n said:
I'm reminded of white soyo dragon boards.

how many remember those ?

Me.

White boards looks awesome. This MOBO + KFA2 videocard.

M0rt · Jun 3, 2014

mr2009 said:
This look so much better than the one by MSI... anyway, whats that chinese letter means at the back of Sabranco? think its gonna be better if it was printed in front instead of the back...

Allow me to translate.

It says, "men who like camo on motherboard have even smaller penis than we do."

Cruise51 · Jun 4, 2014

White board = :clap:

xoticpc · Jun 25, 2014

You see a lot of PC enthusiasts custom painting their own thermal armor plates; we think ASUS has caught on to that trend and offering their own alternative option in white, which is nice to see...hope ASUS announces an ETA on these beasts soon...

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