Good deal, I'm a big fan of the Gigabyte mobo's. Shame it isnt mATX, as I'm doing a secret build for my daughter, but i already have the case its going in.
pete_l
11 May 16#3
Same price as Amazon
NeoTrix to pete_l
11 May 161#4
They were fast on the price match, checked when posted. Cheers! Updated
xela333
11 May 161#5
Not a fan of gigabyte, just unlucky with their products but this is a good product for a great price. Heat
treacle13 to xela333
11 May 16#13
Their warranty process is good and in the UK.
LewsTherin
11 May 16#6
Damn so cheap
mxer450
11 May 161#7
I'm looking for a deal on a 1156, this would of been ideal ..
Hootwo
11 May 16#8
Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock - although mostly good, they've all made their share of lemons!
Good technical reviews of mobos by end users can often be found at newegg e.g. clicky This one looks good...
matt101101
11 May 161#9
I've got a Gigabyte Z97P-D3, which seems to be a slightly lower spec version of this board, and it's been nothing but fantastic for well over a year; my i5-4690k happily sits at 4.7Ghz at under 1.3v.
If you need a Z97 'board and don't need SLI support, these cheap Gigabyte models seem to be a fantastic option. Your CPU won't be any more overclockable even if you spend 5x as much (or even more...) on a top of the line Z97 'board, most people will just end up with a load of features they're never going to use.
The only real issue to bear in mind, aside from the lack of SLI support, is that these cheaper 'boards don't have Wi-Fi built in. I can imagine this is the kind of thing some people would just assume is present and then be disappointed when the 'board arrives.
Heat added, OP. :smiley:
xela333 to matt101101
11 May 16#14
It's pretty rare for any motherboard to have built in Wi-Fi tbh. Unless it's a small ITX board
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I'll pop the compatible CPU list in the first comment, in case you're fairly new to building your own PC and want to check.
Basic specs below (won't hammer them all in here because it might break you eyes, but they are of course in the link anyway)
Chipset: Intel Z97 Express
Memory: 4x DDR3-3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2500(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1800(OC)/ 1600/ 1333 DIMM Slots, Dual Channel, Non-ECC, Max Capacity of 32GB
Slots: 1x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slot, 1x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot (runs at x4), 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Slots, 3x PCI Slots
SATA: 6x SATA3 Ports, Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; 1x SATA Express Port
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200at60Hz. 1 x DVI-D
All comments (31)
Amazon match Thanks Pete_l
Good technical reviews of mobos by end users can often be found at newegg e.g. clicky This one looks good...
If you need a Z97 'board and don't need SLI support, these cheap Gigabyte models seem to be a fantastic option. Your CPU won't be any more overclockable even if you spend 5x as much (or even more...) on a top of the line Z97 'board, most people will just end up with a load of features they're never going to use.
The only real issue to bear in mind, aside from the lack of SLI support, is that these cheaper 'boards don't have Wi-Fi built in. I can imagine this is the kind of thing some people would just assume is present and then be disappointed when the 'board arrives.
Heat added, OP. :smiley:
It's pretty rare for any motherboard to have built in Wi-Fi tbh. Unless it's a small ITX board