EVGA Z87 Stinger (Intel LGA 1150)

cadaveca · Jan 7, 2014

The intended base of any EVGA Hadron build, the Z87 Stinger is EVGA's answer to a high-end mITX OC solution. Built with a focus on features and overclocking, as with EVGA's high-end videocards and PSUs, the EVGA Z87 Stinger makes its mark, but does it sting like a bee, or is it only as annoying as a fly?

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Assimilator · Feb 17, 2014

FINALLY, a Z87 board that doesn't waste massive amounts of I/O panel space on VGA and DVI ports, and instead gives a decent amount of USB ports. Hopefully by the time Z97 arrives we'll be getting 4 USB3 + 6 USB2 on the back panel as standard.

drade · Feb 17, 2014

Had this board. Hated it. Had the z77, hated it. Ended up paying 30$ less for MSI z87 Gaming AC Mitx..... Personal preference. This board just didn't cut it for me :/

dwade · Feb 18, 2014

So expensive for a niche hobby. In the end of the day, it's still a desktop PC.

AlienIsGOD · Feb 18, 2014

Finally Dave gets an EVGA board to review

Still running my EVGA Z77 FTW but this boards BIOS makes me drool compared to the BIOS on my board

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	Dell S3221QS(A) (32" 38x21 60Hz) + 2x AOC Q32E2N (32" 25x14 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G604
Keyboard	Razer Pro Type Ultra
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

System Name	Air Cooled Caselabs BH8
Processor	Intel Coffee Lake 8700K @ 4.7
Motherboard	MSI Gaming M5
Cooling	Noctua D15s, 5x 140mm Noctua Chromax, 1x 120mm Noctua Chromax, 2x 80mm Noctua fans
Memory	G. Skill Trident Z RGB series 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS STRIX GTX 1080
Storage	Samsung EVO 840 250gb SSD, Samung EVO PRO 256gb SSD, 2 TB WD Black Edition HDD.
Display(s)	24" Asus Gaming ROG 144hz
Case	Black Caselabs BH8
Power Supply	850w EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold PSU with individually sleeved black cables
Mouse	Logitech Wireless G403
Keyboard	Corsair Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Off-Brand PC System
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	X399
Cooling	Wraithripper
Video Card(s)	Vega 64
Benchmark Scores	Less than Intel and Nvidia

System Name	Aliens Ryzen Rig \| 2nd Hand Omen
Processor	Ryzen R5 5600 \| Ryzen R5 3600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite (F61 BIOS) \| B450 matx
Cooling	DeepCool Castle EX V2 240mm AIO\| stock for now
Memory	8GB X 2 DDR4 3000mhz Team Group Vulcan \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 8GB \| GTX 1650 4GB
Storage	Adata XPG 8200 PRO 512GB SSD OS / 240 SSD + 2TB M.2 SSD Games / 1000 GB Data \| SSD + HDD
Display(s)	Acer Nitro x27OU 27" VA 165hz Freesync Premium\|TCL 32" 1080P w/ HDR
Case	NZXT H500 Black \| HP Omen Obelisk
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek \| Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650w 80+ Gold \| 500w
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 500 15 button mouse w/ Razor Goliathus Chroma XL mousemat \| Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini w/ Cherry MX brown keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro

EVGA Z87 Stinger (Intel LGA 1150)

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Assimilator

drade

dwade

AlienIsGOD

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