ASUS Z97 Deluxe Pictured, Too

[btarunr]

Here's the first picture of a market-ready version of ASUS' Z97 Deluxe motherboard, from the company's mainline computer brand. ASUS seems to have received screaming feedback from some quarters that bright gold isn't the best choice heatsink color, and if Z97 Deluxe is anything to go by, we might see a softer champagne tone of gold, with a more minimalist heatsink design. The Z97 Deluxe is packed to the brim with features, beginning with a 16-phase CPU VRM. The LGA1150 socket is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots, and three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots. Storage connectivity appears to include six SATA 6 Gb/s, one SATA-Express, one M.2, and possibly one or more eSATA. Other connectivity includes 8-channel HD audio with ground-layer isolation, dual gigabit-Ethernet interfaces, WLAN, and a large number of USB 3.0 ports. We also scored a teaser pic of the flagship mini-ITX motherboard from ASUS based on the Z97 chipset, likely named the Z97-I Deluxe. It should give you a closer look of the chipset heatsink design.



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[DeNeDe]

Just take my money already :X
M.2 and Sata Express? sounds good

 

[Jorge]

Hintsink (or board/socket) color issues are laughable.

 

[micropage7]

looks nice and better, what color is better than previous board and as usual, waiting for some reviews next

 

[badtaylorx]

Hintsink (or board/socket) color issues are laughable.

wow, you must be drunk...

this is a biiiiiig leap forward,

not so "toyish"

congrats ASUS, You've grown up!!!

 

[Disparia]

Except that they skipped adulthood and went right into old age.

 

[Marty 1480]

Looks like round is the new square.

 

[DeNeDe]

I wonder when it would be in the stores.

 

[haswrong]

de-luxe with only 6 sata ports?