MSI has finally announced two new motherboards in its latest Z87 MPower brand, the Z87 MPower MAX and Z87 MPower. Both motherboards are built specifically for enthusiasts and overclockers.

MSI Z87 MPower MAX Motherboard

he Z87 MPower MAX features 20 (8+12) VRMs further boosting the overclocking capabilities of the board. Along with these, MSI Z87 MPower would use Hi-C Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes, Digital PWM, Enhanced Dual BIOS and the OC essential features which include Clear CMOS switch near at the I/O plate, Debug LED, Easy button 3, Multi BIOS II, V-Check Points and more. Overclockers can add additional power to the processor with Dual 8-Pin connectors which is the same scheme as their XPower Z87 motherboard.

The electrical components are well hidden beneath the large U-shaped heatsink block referred to as “M” cool design. The Z77 MPower used heatpipe cooling system which ran through a set of heatsink, it could be possible that a similar cooling mechanism is featured on the new Z87 MPower motherboard. The motherboard does retain its black and yellow design scheme. Another heatsink would be allocated to the PCH that comes with a striking half “M” design scheme that looks nice.

ASUS TUF series motherboards are known for their remarkable cooling technologies such as the TUF  Thermal armor and TUF Thermal radar. The upcoming Z87 TUF series motherboards which include the Z87 Sabertooth and the Z87 Gryphon are loaded with these features and details can be found below.

ASUS Z87 TUF Series Motherboards Pictured and Detailed

The ASUS Z87 TUF motherboards lineup includes a total of two new products which range in different tiers. The Z87 Sabertooth is the flagship product of the series followed by the Z87 Gryphon which retains most of features while being a M-ATX form factor board.

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ASUS has unleashed their complete Z87 motherboards lineup including the flagship Z87 ROG based Maximus VI Extreme that’s built specifically for hardcore overclockers and enthusiasts. Other motherboards that have been unveiled include the Z87 ROG Maximus VI Hero and Maximus VI Gene which are detailed below.

ASUS Z87 ROG Motherboards Pictured and Detailed

The ASUS Z87 motherboards lineup includes a total of 10 new products which range in different tiers. Starting with the flagship overclocking lineup which includes three motherboards:

• ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
• ASUS Maximus VI Hero
• ASUS Maximus VI GeneZ

Gigabyte’s upcoming GA-Z87X-UD4H motherboard has been pictured and detailed in a preview by Overclock3D. The GA-Z87X-UD4H is one of the many Z87 chipset based motherboards that Gigabyte is preparing including the Z87 Killer, Z87 Overclock and Z87 Enthusiast lineup.

Gigabyte Goes Red and Black With GA-Z87X-UD4H Motherboard

With the GA-Z87X-UD4H, Gigabyte also enters the red and black theme color battle that’s ongoing between other manufacture’s such as ASUS, MSI and ASRock. The Gigabyte motherboard keeps it simple yet sleek which gives an overall great look. The GA-Z87X-UD4H comes with a 16 Phase VRM and is equipped with the Ultra durable 5 design with features similar to the GA-Z87X-UD3H such as ll IR Digital Power Design (IOR International Rectifier) with IR digital PWMs equipped with IR Powerstage ICs. The PCB itself is a 2 layer copper design and equipped with Durable black solid capacitors.

In addition to the Z87 MPower MAX, MSI is also readying the Z87 MPower which is a slightly cut down version of the MAX variant and detailed by OverClex. The board would cost 229 Euros compared to the 249 Euro cost of the MAX variant and would feature a 16 Phase Digital PWM while the MAX variant comes with a much beefy 40 Phase PWM supply.

MSI Prepares Z87 MPower Motherboard Minus the “MAX”

The Z87 MPower would feature 20 (8+8) VRMs further boosting the overclocking capabilities of the board. Along with these, MSI Z87 MPower would use Hi-C Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes, Digital PWM, Enhanced Dual BIOS and the OC essential features which include Clear CMOS switch near at the I/O plate, Debug LED, Easy button 3, Multi BIOS II, V-Check Points and more. Overclockers can add additional power to the processor with Dual 8-Pin connectors which is the same scheme as their XPower Z87 motherboard.

The electrical components are well hidden beneath the large U-shaped heatsink block referred to as “M” cool design. The Z77 MPower used heatpipe cooling system which ran through a set of heatsink, it could be possible that a similar cooling mechanism is featured on the new Z87 MPower motherboard. The motherboard does retain its black and yellow design scheme. Another heatsink would be allocated to the PCH that comes with a striking half “M” design scheme that looks nice.

The MSI Z87 MPower MAX motherboard has been previewed by our friends at OCaholic. The motherboard was already unboxed and detailed last week but now we get to see more high-definition shots of the board itself.

MSI Z87 MPower MAX Detailed – A Treat For Enthusiasts

The Z87 MPower MAX would feature 20 (8+12) VRMs further boosting the overclocking capabilities of the board. Along with these, MSI Z87 MPower would use Hi-C Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes, Digital PWM, Enhanced Dual BIOS and the OC essential features which include Clear CMOS switch near at the I/O plate, Debug LED, Easy button 3, Multi BIOS II, V-Check Points and more. Overclockers can add additional power to the processor with Dual 8-Pin connectors which is the same scheme as their XPower Z87 motherboard.

The electrical components are well hidden beneath the large U-shaped heatsink block referred to as “M” cool design. The Z77 MPower used heatpipe cooling system which ran through a set of heatsink, it could be possible that a similar cooling mechanism is featured on the new Z87 MPower motherboard. The motherboard does retain its black and yellow design scheme. Another heatsink would be allocated to the PCH that comes with a striking half “M” design scheme that looks nice.

ASRock’s Z87 motherboards lineup would include a wide range of products made for different tiers of consumers. ASRock’s complete Z87 lineup which include the FATAL1TY, Formula, Extreme motherboards would ship with the latest A-Style features which have been leaked and detailed by Chiploco. The key features of ASRock’s Z87 boards are:

ASRock Z87 Motherboards A-Style Features:

• Conformal Coating
• Purity Sound
• 802.11ac WiFi + Wi-SD Box
• Home Cloud
• HDMI-In

ASRock’s A-Style Purity Sound:

ASRock’s complete lineup is fit with the A-Style purity sound technology that allows for clear and high-quality audio for audiophiles. It is powered by an Realtek ALC1150 chip that allows 7.1 Channel audio and coupled by dual TI NE5532 Amplifiers (Headset 600 Ohms/ Differential 115db Sonar). The chip is located underneath an EMI cover that reduces EMI and distortion. It comes with solid state gold capacitors which offer better stability.

ASRock’s upcoming Z87 motherboards which include the Z87 Extreme 4 and Z87 Pro 3 have been pictured and detailed. Both motherboards are currently available on Chinese online retailer Taobao, in addition to these, a whole bunch of ASRock’s Z87 motherboards were already leaked here which include the Z87 FATAL1TY lineup, Z87 OC Formula and Z87 Extreme 11/9/6.

ASRock Z87 Extreme 4 and Z87 Pro 3 Motherboards Detailed

The ASRock Z87 Extreme 4 is a mainstream motherboard which is currently listed for 999 Chinese Yuan or $160.99 US. Since Chinese prices are on the high side, we expect the retail price in US would be around $149.99 US. The motherboard makes use of the Z87 PCH and has a 12 Phase VRM fitted with top of the line components and golden solid state capacitors. It has a brown dual layer PCB and the electrical components along with PCH are cooled off by three separate heatsinks. The Z87 Extreme 4 comes with four DDR3 DIMM slots which support upto 32 GB of memory with rated speeds upto 2666 MHz+ O.C.

Expansion slots include three PCI-e 3.0 x16, two PCI-e 3.0 x1 and two legacy PCI slots. You can note the ASRock XFast RAM, XFast USB and XFast LAN labels near the expansion slots which have been advertised since ASRock’s 7- series motherboards. For storage there are 8 SATA 6GB/s ports near which two USB 3.0 headers are located offering upto 4 USB 3.0 ports. The motherboard has a limited amount of onboard features which include Power on/off, reset switch and a DEBUG LED. The rear I/O panel on the Z87 Extreme 4 includes 6 USB 3.0 ports, dual HDMI, Display port, E-SATA, DVI, VGA, 8.1 Channel audio powered by Sound Blaster core “Purity Sound” chip, Gigabit LAN and a PS/2 port.

MSI’s upcoming Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard has been pictured and detailed CoolEnjoy. Last week, we also got to see MSI’s Z87-G45 gaming motherboard which shares a similar design scheme from the Z87-GD65.

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Motherboard For Gamers Detailed

Just like its predecessor aka the Z77A-GD65, the new motherboard carries the same Dragon (Red/Black) design theme. Even the dragon logo embedded on the PCH looks the same so other than offering compatibility with the latest Haswell processors, the latest Z87 PCH allows for native USB 3.0 and SATA 3 ports that offer superior and faster connectivity and transfer rates over their predecessors.

Other notable features include the addition of the latest Audio boost chip (Sound Blaster Core) which would offer enhanced audio quality to users through the 7.1 channel audio jack. An 8-Pin power connector provides juice to the CPU socket while a few switches which include OC Genie 4, Power On/Off, Reset, Debug LED are located at the bottom of the board while a clear CMOS button is placed at the I/O panel. There’s also a Multi-BIOS switch located near the DIMM slots. The MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming comes with the military class IV components  which include a 12 Phase VRM with super ferrite chokes and solid state capacitors to deliver best stability to users.

Expansion slots include three PCI-e 3.0 x16, three PCI-e 3.0 x1 and an M-PCI-e combo slot near the top most PCI-e 3.0 x16 slot. The Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard supports both SLI and CrossFireX multi GPU functionality. Storage options include 6 SATA 6 GB/s ports while I/O includes 6 USB 3.0 ports, LAN powered by Killer ethernet chip (killer E2200), VGA, DVI, HDMI, Gaming device port (to reduce peripheral lag) and LAN ports.

Intel’s entire Haswell desktop processor lineup has been listed and now available for sale in China through online etailer taobao. Officially, Intel Haswell desktop processors would launch on June 3rd 2013 but most of the chips have been made available in China much earlier.

Intel Haswell Desktop Processors and Motherboards Listed

The Haswell desktop processors which have been listed include Core i7-4770K, Core i7-4770, Core i5-4670K, Core i5-4570, Core i5-4430. The average selling price is around 2299 Chinese Yuan for the Core i7-4770K which equals around $370 US. Each Haswell desktop CPU is packaged inside the latest Intel box which comes with a new design scheme. Specifications of the Haswell desktop lineup can be seen below:

Intel Haswell Core i7/Core i5 Processors:

Model

Core/Threads

Base/Turbo(GHz)

L3 Cache

Graphics-Chip

Memory

TDP

Price