
Tag : LGA 1150
Don’t Expect Socketed Intel Skylake with eDRAM
When Intel frist revealed that the eDRAM cache introduced with Iris Pro could be accessed by the CPU, many users were elated. CPU performance had long been relatively stagnant and extra faster cache would help improve…
Gigabyte GA-6LASL, the New £99 Server Board
When you look around for a server motherboard with multiple onboard LAN connections and support for Intel’s E3-Xeon V3 CPUs, you won’t find anything that could be considered cheap. That is up until now, as Gigabyte’s…
ASUS Announces TUF Trooper B85 Motherboard
ASUS’ Republic of Gamers division created a new motherboard that is something a little bit out of the ordinary, the new TUF Trooper B85 motherboard. The new Trooper is built around the B85 Express chipset and with an…
Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac (LGA-1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel’s Z97 platform is a perfect basis for a mini-ITX system build as it features enough performance to please even the most demanding user while still being power efficient enough to be tamed…
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel’s Z97 platform feels like it has been here forever; since its official launch in early May 2014 we’ve ploughed through a sizeable 13 Z97 motherboard reviews here at eTeknix. Yet in the grand-scheme of things…
MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Something that becomes apparently obvious with the motherboards I review on a regular basis is that most of them have too many features for the average user. That’s too many in the sense…
PC Specialist Vanquish 270X System Review
Introduction Intel’s Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition CPU release has been very exciting for the PC market, the main reason is that you can now get high-end desktop performance for the price of an entry level system.…
MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging When it comes to premium motherboards bursting at the seams with features MSI’s MPower and XPower motherboards are certainly well recognised. Although tailored specifically for overclocking, and themed to join the ranks…
Intel’s Skylake Gets Detailed: Z170 “100 Series” Chipset in Mid 2015
Intel’s Broadwell CPUs will continue the shelf-life of Intel’s Z97 and H97 platforms as Intel migrates from the current Haswell CPU architecture next year. Broadwell will arrive on the Intel performance and Mainstream platforms next year, that’s…

ASUS Z97 Gryphon Armor Edition (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging The ASUS TUF line is always one of the more exciting product ranges to come out of the ASUS consumer motherboard platform, albeit a very niche form of excitement (well I find…
MSI Going Green: Unveils Its New ECO Series Motherboards
The environment isn’t something that interests most people, but when it comes to the cost of electricity most of us are interested in saving a bit of money and if that helps the environment, then great!…
Media Outlet Slams Intel’s Devil’s Canyon, Did It Disappoint?
Intel’s Devil’s Canyon CPU is a product that we have already reviewed. In the run up to its release there was so much talk about bringing back the “good old days” of 5GHz overclocking on air, and…
Intel Core i7 4790K “Devil’s Canyon” Processor Review
Introduction & What’s New? Intel released its Devil’s Canyon CPUs at the start of this month in time for this year’s Computex event. Sadly we were delayed in getting our sample of the Core i7 4790K,…
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK (LGA 1150) “Black Edition” Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Gigabyte have given their Ultra Durable series a bit of a revamp for Z97 offering their boards up in Black Edition flavours. Whilst the implications of the Black Edition are fairly obviously,…
Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging While mini-ITX is the “fashionable” small form factor of choice for most compact system builders, the micro-ATX form factor is still popular as it offers a better compromise between size, features and cost. Unlike…
ASUS Z97I-PLUS (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Since the popularisation of mini-ITX motherboards a few years ago (if I remember correctly they took off with the Intel 6 series chipset) the price of mini-ITX motherboards has been falling sharply. However,…
Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Biostar aren’t a brand of products we review that often as their main presence is within the Asian market, however, every now and then we do get a motherboard from them which they…
ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging There are plenty of affordable Z97 motherboards on offer, in the UK they start from about £70-80 while in North America they can be had from about $110. However, these entry level…

ASRock Z97 Extreme6 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging ASRock’s Extreme series of motherboards offer a nice balanced and more well rounded alternative to their Fatal1ty series, which are geared towards gamers, and their OC Formula series, which are geared towards…
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging We’ve covered an absolute ton of Intel Z97 based motherboards since the chipset launched back on June 11th, a couple of weeks ago, but in that time we’ve yet to see an…
Rumour: Intel Devil’s Canyon Will Be Z87 Compatible
Devil’s Canyon is the apparent codename for Intel’s newest unlocked K series CPUs that will probably be released on or around Computex 2014 in June according to widely circulated rumours. Devil’s Canyon is expected to include…
ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus VII Ranger Z97 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging During the launch of Z87 motherboards ASUS surprised a lot of people when they announced their “Hero” SKU of the Republic of Gamers line of motherboards. When the Hero was released it…
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel’s first Haswell Refresh CPUs have just been recently released, Intel’s Devil’s Canyon (unlocked K series Haswell Refresh) CPUs are expected in just a month or two and rumours going around suggest…
ASUS Z97-A (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging After a lot of messy NDA politics between Intel and the main motherboard vendors the launch day of Intel’s Z97 Express chipset is finally upon us. In respect of our relationship with…
MSI Z97 Gaming 7 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging This beautiful looking creation from MSI is our second Z97 motherboard review for this launch day, in addition to the ASUS Z97-A we recently checked out. In contrast to the entry level ASUS Z97-A,…
ASUS Z97 Motherboard Launch Coverage
Introduction The official Intel Z97 chipset launch day is finally here but it’s hardly been a surprising arrival. There have been leaks left, right and centre so most of today’s revelations probably won’t come as a…
ASUS B85-Pro Gamer Motherboard Revealed
ASUS have just announced their new B85 gaming motherboard, a stripped out edition of their higher end gaming boards such as the ROG series. You still get all the features you’ll need for a good gaming…