Stefan Mileschin

The market is awash with inexpensive Z97 motherboards, many of them less than $100. One such example is Gigabyte's entry-level Z97-HD3, the most affordable rung on the firm's Z97 ladder. With a $99.99 street price, the Z97-HD3 is $55 cheaper than the Z97X-UD5H that Geoff reviewed almost a year ago. That savings almost equals the cost of an Anniversary Edition Pentium CPU.

Unlike the mid-range UD5H, which is loaded with features, the HD3 is a decidedly budget affair. You don't get multiple flavors of next-gen storage, dual GigE ...

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