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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 16:11:22
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Nice looking boards Jacob. Kinda disappointed that there not DDR4 though....we really should be there by now!
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 17:00:28
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They are nice looking, a little weird/disappointing the Classified isn't Black with red highlights like all the rest of the Classified boards/gpu's/psu.
Is black with black nickel highlights the new Classified scheme, Jacob/EVGA?
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 17:06:15
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Trying something different this time 
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 17:31:29
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Trying something different this time
Might look good if future Classified would follow the same scheme, just would be off having a black/black nickel mobo, with black/red gpu with both classified lines.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 19:01:58
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The Classified and Stinger look nice but the FTW looks like it's using the old salmon pink PCI-E slots we see on the SR2.  Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 19:13:15
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Classy looks nice
I think the DDR4 would be reserved for the X boards or at least that's my guess for now anyways.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 20:32:53
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Did EVGA change the chipset and the colors of the z87 series, and nothing. I am comparing them side by side and that seems to be the major differences.. headers and everything are exactly where they were on the last gen.
I am not saying this is bad.. It is actually a wise thing to do, as the layout is proven.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 22:23:50
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Did EVGA change the chipset and the colors of the z87 series, and nothing. I am comparing them side by side and that seems to be the major differences.. headers and everything are exactly where they were on the last gen.
I am not saying this is bad.. It is actually a wise thing to do, as the layout is proven.
According to some other forums, there is very little difference between Z87 and Z97 just SATA-E and a few other items.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 22:58:50
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Scarlet-TechDid EVGA change the chipset and the colors of the z87 series, and nothing. I am comparing them side by side and that seems to be the major differences.. headers and everything are exactly where they were on the last gen. I am not saying this is bad.. It is actually a wise thing to do, as the layout is proven.
According to some other forums, there is very little difference between Z87 and Z97 just SATA-E and a few other items.
I wish chips were backwards compatible with chipsets, lol. I haven't been able to read up on Z97 yet. I think I will be more interested in X99 next time I upgrade. I will wait for any other upgrades. But I will keep an eye on the Z97 lineup.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 23:02:30
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Other than SATA Express, I don't get the point of these boards; granted Intel has to do something to sell the Haswell refresh. I don't blame them as a company, rather the gullibility of customers willing to pay so much for such little gains. I seriously hate you people, you're only telling Intel it is okay to do as they do; it doesn't matter if I expect more for my money. EVGA_JacobF
Trying something different this time It is hardly trying if you guys are maintaining that overdone, cliche and annoying color of black. Why not pay homage to your older own EVGA nForce 4 series boards?
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 23:05:40
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Devils Canyon and Haswell refresh are two different chips.. New haswell will work in Z87 Devils won't. Also Devils has better thermal compound supposedly... I'm sticking with X79/99 with Z97 as my side rig
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/02 23:39:53
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Devils Canyon and Haswell refresh are two different chips.. New haswell will work in Z87 Devils won't. Also Devils has better thermal compound supposedly... I'm sticking with X79/99 with Z97 as my side rig
What are the major differences of 87 and 97? I need to research it, even though I am not looking to upgrade to this line. (to much money to spend)
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 00:45:56
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hello Z87 support the new version V2 haswell , just no support the Series K in new version named V2 Z97 support the K series V2 and brodwell in 1150 DDR4 for the moment is on X99 and haswel in socket 2011-3 look nice classified Z97 have a color for dark version.... in the future I wait to order in EU at soon
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 08:49:55
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hello
Z87 support the new version V2 haswell , just no support the Series K in new version named V2
Z97 support the K series V2 and brodwell in 1150
DDR4 for the moment is on X99 and haswel in socket 2011-3
look nice classified Z97 have a color for dark version.... in the future
I wait to order in EU at soon
From what I understand the z87 can also support Broadwell as well. Just needs a bios update I believe....same 1150 socket......it seems like the only REAL difference is native Sata Express support and that's it really in a nutshell............but I would love to get more details from those who know these 2 chipsets in depth.........
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 09:53:58
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The Classified and Stinger look nice but the FTW looks like it's using the old salmon pink PCI-E slots we see on the SR2.
Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them.
What is a motherboard gear toward "gamers". I fail to see your logic if you care to explain. EVGA_JacobF
Trying something different this time It is hardly trying if you guys are maintaining that overdone, cliche and annoying color of black. Why not pay homage to your older own EVGA nForce 4 series boards? Please no, I feel like I would have to tie-dye my computer to match that board.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 09:56:06
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The Classified and Stinger look nice but the FTW looks like it's using the old salmon pink PCI-E slots we see on the SR2.
Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them.
What is a motherboard gear toward "gamers". I fail to see your logic if you care to explain. lehpron
Other than SATA Express, I don't get the point of these boards; granted Intel has to do something to sell the Haswell refresh. I don't blame them as a company, rather the gullibility of customers willing to pay so much for such little gains. I seriously hate you people, you're only telling Intel it is okay to do as they do; it doesn't matter if I expect more for my money.
EVGA_JacobF
Trying something different this time It is hardly trying if you guys are maintaining that overdone, cliche and annoying color of black. Why not pay homage to your older own EVGA nForce 4 series boards?
Please no... I feel like I would have to tie-dye my case to match that board lol
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 10:22:13
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I'd be more worried about complaints of lack of M.2 slots on the Classified, and lack of full-length M.2 on the FTW. 
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 11:28:35
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I'd be more worried about complaints of lack of M.2 slots on the Classified, and lack of full-length M.2 on the FTW. Quick question about the Z97 Stinger. It looks to have an M.2 slot next to the chipset cooler but I see no mention of M.2 slot in the specifications info. Can it fit M.2 SSD?
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 12:53:57
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MSim
The Classified and Stinger look nice but the FTW looks like it's using the old salmon pink PCI-E slots we see on the SR2.
Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them.
What is a motherboard gear toward "gamers". I fail to see your logic if you care to explain.
After May 11th released date. Go take a look at ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE or MSI motherboards and all the features they come with. example: ASUS Z97 Maximus VII HeroSupremeFX (check out all the software options) Keybot (macros on any keyboard you use) Gamefirst 3
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 15:26:06
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Also remember there are people that might upgrade from P45,X58,P67,AM2 ect... These upgraded chips are really geared towards someone like me who always buys new hardware for benching or those on obsolete hardware.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 15:49:48
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MSim
Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them. What is a motherboard gear toward "gamers". I fail to see your logic if you care to explain. It may stem from treating overclockers, DIY'ers and gamers as synonyms when playing a game has little to do with building your own PC and cranking up the frequency. Therefore it makes no sense to cater PC components at users unless they happen to also be builders and happen to also want to push their hardware. There are more DIY'ers than overclockers, and more gamers than DIY'ers, and not all gamers do so on PC. Therefore, it is possible those among us here at EVGA.com forgot all that.  Granted, EVGA couldn't care less for the gaming population that doesn't use PC or that doesn't DIY; though not everyone has to overclock or SLI, hence they make their product variations by how much that really matters to any of us. seta8967
lehpron
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Trying something different this time It is hardly trying if you guys are maintaining that overdone, cliche and annoying color of black. Why not pay homage to your older own EVGA nForce 4 series boards?
Please no... I feel like I would have to tie-dye my case to match that board lol Note my bias: Not into popular stuff (even when rumors become fact, I loose interest). This means either the case has no window (it could all be pink) or it is an open chassis with no case (forcing me to look at the colors). Someone did suggest I stick the tower in another well-ventilated location connected with long cables to my monitor, keyboard/mouse, and optical drives; that would work too. Question is whether the cost of the cables (DP/HDMI and USB more than 15 feet long) are lower than the premium EVGA would hypothetically charge to have a custom colored board...I don't know.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 16:15:19
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MSim
The Classified and Stinger look nice but the FTW looks like it's using the old salmon pink PCI-E slots we see on the SR2.
Disappointed they still won't make a motherboard geared towards gamers. All we see are stripped down versions that might give you 25-200hz higher overclock. EVGA goes to all these gaming events in the US but don't bother to make a motherboard geared towards gamers to promote at those events like all the other mfg's do. They don't make it easy for people to support them.
What is a motherboard gear toward "gamers". I fail to see your logic if you care to explain.
After May 11th released date. Go take a look at ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE or MSI motherboards and all the features they come with.
example:
ASUS Z97 Maximus VII Hero
SupremeFX (check out all the software options)
Keybot (macros on any keyboard you use)
Gamefirst 3
Other than realtek, most of these are gimmicky and don't shout OMG if I NEED this. Realtek would be nice, but keybot? what keyboard now days doesn't have a macro function that is gamer oriented. GameFirst is just packet prioritizing and from the few reviews I read doesn't really affect it as the router/hub whatever your using has to be prioritized too, and at that point the GameFirst is redundant. It's all preference some people might say they can see a difference in any one of these features, but to me I don't see it. I'd rather have a "strip down" motherboard without a bunch of worthless software on board. Don't get me wrong every mobo has worthless software, My wife has a Gigabyte for example and people love AppCenter, while I hate to use it. Again to each his own, If you want Keybot then go ahead and get it. Not disagreeing with you but I just don't see the whole "its a gaming mobo because it has GameFirst" mentality. Though after thinking about it for a moment, I guess I could see some users that just want to get that 5-10% in better ping or that favorite keyboard that doesn't have macro's could want this...
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 17:07:10
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Wow! The Classy should be great and I'm so excited to see how this beast will perform!! For my rig upgrade I'm waiting for the X99 lineup!  I hope that the new X99 Classified motherboard will have again a red/black scheme like before, personally I like a total black mb but I'm a huge fan of the old X58 Classy color scheme :D
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/03 22:10:08
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Z87 support the refresh haswell no support for the new serie K this last is on Z97 and broadwell source intel spécification
Z690 classified start build X299 DARK 7900X 7740x soon 7980X X299 APEX X299 rampage Extreme E762 W3520@4.2 E679 2600k E760 X980 E761 I920 E770 I950 and SR2's and SRX's Z87 classified , MVIE built with 4770K Z97 classified , ftw Z97 , MFVII only wait for gigabyte LN2 X99 series.... classified , FTW , RE5 , oc formula, profesional , X11 , soc force , msi gaming9ack X79 classified, dark and RIVE, RIVBE,, xtreme11 and many classified a panel from EVGA no just one sample and other DFI giga etc
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/04 02:36:22
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EVGA little change color of PCB on Z97 FTW. Board is much nicer than ASUS ROG, some Ranger or how they call.. I like so dark as on X79 Classified. I hope X99 would be similar...    But I will stay loyal to angled 24pin in future...
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/04 05:53:06
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Still picking mobo's on looks rather than features hey Vlad, you do yourself no good service there bud. I am wondering if for the first time in 3 years EVGA will actually release a new mobo on time with other oems? They have been woefully behind for several iterations now, would be nice if they could finally catch up. We can leave the matter of release bios's till we actually see them perform.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/04 07:33:04
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Still picking mobo's on looks rather than features hey Vlad, you do yourself no good service there bud. I am wondering if for the first time in 3 years EVGA will actually release a new mobo on time with other oems? They have been woefully behind for several iterations now, would be nice if they could finally catch up. We can leave the matter of release bios's till we actually see them perform.
No, I will not upgrade on Z97, Z77 and 3770K still offer excellent performance for gaming. I wait X99 and I will read careful reviews. This time EVGA must offer all new features available in one excellent product. No blindly shopping. I can't play and destroy Extreme Build with many buggy things and some of them even to miss completely from motherboard. Must be competitive and with software and hardware, BIOS must work 100% stable, memory, SATA Express everything. X79 Dark and Z87 Classified looks like work good as should, better than Z77 FTW. I really had luck, I hit worse EVGA motherboard.  If not I will not read GIGABYTE, MSI and ASRock specification, immediately ASUS ROG Black, Rampage 5 Edition or how they think to call. I will had time enough, now I will build water-cooling on this rig and after several months, before New Year I plan to upgrade. Until than things will be clear, what happen how CPU OC, best model for investment,... Than when time come to change liquid in rig and I will be ready for Haswell Extreme. Can't be mistake, Quad Channel DDR4 will be expensive no time and money for searching compatible memories for buggy motherboard.
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/04 15:06:03
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the i7 4770k have a compatibility in the z97 borad?
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Re: Introducing the EVGA Z97 Motherboards!
2014/05/04 15:23:00
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the i7 4770k have a compatibility in the z97 borad?
I don't think so. Different chipset, so I wouldn't think so. Now you have me interested though.
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