Gigabyte Z87 Haswell Motherboard Round-Up
Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
The ATX mainboard supports up to 32GB of DDR3-3000(OC) memory over four DIMM slots, and the onboard graphics options include DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D, and D-Sub. The board has a plethora of expansion slots, including three PCIe x16 slots (running at x16, x8, and x4), three PCIe x1 slots, and a PCI slot, and it supports up to 2-way SLI or CrossFire.
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Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package Intel Z87 Express Chipset 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture, support for non-ECC memory modules and XMP Support for DDR3 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840x2160 Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Realtek ALC898 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF In/Out Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 1 x PCI slot Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire / 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technology Chipset: 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 Marvell 88SE9172 chip: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7) or 2 eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel, supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1 Chipset: Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB header) Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB headers) Chipset + 2 Renesas uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hubs: Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Currently reasonably priced - $187.85 |
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The rear I/O panel is home to a PS/2 port (for old time’s sake); the
aforementioned D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort ports; optical
S/PDIF; six USB 3.0 ports; two eSATA ports; gigabit LAN jack; and six
audio jacks.
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These days, pretty much every motherboard in the mid range and above has physical power and reset buttons on the PCB, and indeed the Z87X-UD4H has them too, as well as a Clear CMOS button.
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The Z87X-UD4H's box contains the usual: a user manual and quick installation guide, driver and utilities disc, four SATA cables, the I/O shield, and an SLI bridge. It's not a decked-out bundle but for the money, it's a very good value.
