Trio of Z87 OC Motherboards Tested

Stefan Mileschin · 26th July 2013, 08:52

Today we will be looking at 3 high end Overclock optimized mainboards for Intel's 4th generation processors. Madshrimps received the Z87-OC Formula sample from ASRock, the Gigabyte Z87X-OC and MSI's Z87 XPOWER flagship. Three boards, although all listed in total different price categories, targeted specifically at the enthusiast crowd. Fully equipped to squeeze the last MHz out of your Haswell. Due to the specific nature of these particular boards we have adapted the review method slightly to go more into the efficiency aspect instead of listing all of the onboard features/chips.

http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000479/

Teemto · 26th July 2013, 11:00

Really like the editor's note

3rd August 2013, 05:28

Finally somebody with the balls to tell it like it is. Now I would just like somebody to call-out Intel, for their woeful/unacceptable manufacturing quality control on their CPUs, and AMD, for their incompetence that permits these abuses from their rivals. At least, so it seems, AMD is now hiring the right people for their CPU division. Hope this pays off quickly so that Intel loses it’s arrogance, and total lack of respect for it’s customers. For that to happen we need many more true reviewers, such as yourself, and not Corporate Whores, such as we see in most sites, and youtube channels.
I salute your courage, integrity, and the knowledge you have on your mission.
Cheers.

leeghoofd · 4th August 2013, 22:02

Thx guys for the feedback. It's not what the manufacturers or people from the PR team want to read, but at least it's the truth based on hard facts... apreciated that my hard works is applauded

26th July 2013, 08:52	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,618	Trio of Z87 OC Motherboards Tested Today we will be looking at 3 high end Overclock optimized mainboards for Intel's 4th generation processors. Madshrimps received the Z87-OC Formula sample from ASRock, the Gigabyte Z87X-OC and MSI's Z87 XPOWER flagship. Three boards, although all listed in total different price categories, targeted specifically at the enthusiast crowd. Fully equipped to squeeze the last MHz out of your Haswell. Due to the specific nature of these particular boards we have adapted the review method slightly to go more into the efficiency aspect instead of listing all of the onboard features/chips. http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000479/

26th July 2013, 11:00	#2
Teemto Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Duffel Posts: 542	Really like the editor's note __________________ 1999 First home made PC: Celeron 500 * Abit BE6 * Diamond Viper v770 32MB Quantum Fireball KA 18GB ATA-66 64MB SDRAM * Philips 107SX 17" * 50x CD-ROM * Win98

4th August 2013, 22:02	#4
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	Thx guys for the feedback. It's not what the manufacturers or people from the PR team want to read, but at least it's the truth based on hard facts... apreciated that my hard works is applauded __________________

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3rd August 2013, 05:28	#3
NordWolfe Posts: n/a	Finally somebody with the balls to tell it like it is. Now I would just like somebody to call-out Intel, for their woeful/unacceptable manufacturing quality control on their CPUs, and AMD, for their incompetence that permits these abuses from their rivals. At least, so it seems, AMD is now hiring the right people for their CPU division. Hope this pays off quickly so that Intel loses it’s arrogance, and total lack of respect for it’s customers. For that to happen we need many more true reviewers, such as yourself, and not Corporate Whores, such as we see in most sites, and youtube channels. I salute your courage, integrity, and the knowledge you have on your mission. Cheers.