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Our Final Thoughts
ASUS always pushes the limits on its top end boards but getting a mainstream board can sometimes be a snore fest. We are happy to say that this board definitely surprised with its capability and its ability to do pretty much everything a higher priced board could do in terms of performance. It does of course lack some extra features, but it also comes at a lower cost.
Knowing now that the clock for clock performance is within a few percentage points of the top end board, we can definitely say that this board would be excellent on any gaming rig, or even a standard home desktop or workstation. One thing to keep in mind is that every board or component has its place. For those who need a board that simply plugs in and works, but is still capable of some overclocking and gaming, this board is a great choice. Just be aware that it lacks some of the fancier features you find on higher end boards. If those features are important to you, a something like a Z87-powered ROG board would be a better fit.
All in all, this board is basic from a feature standpoint, but a good choice for users who simply need a board that works and will do the job. This board will exceed expectations as the performance at default is great, as is the potential for easy overclocking and power savings for an ultimate budget platform.
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Review Overview
Performance - 9
Value - 9.5
Quality - 9
Features - 8.5
Innovation - 9.5
9.1
The Z87 -A board is a excellent accomplishment by the ASUS design team as it is super simple and while it may lack some bells and whistles it puts down some excellent performance at a great price point.
Awesome board, just built a system with this exact board at my work for my work PC.
awesome asus I did everything to be in it to win it
FANTASTIC article !
I am just planning to buy Asus Z87-A Motherboard, and plan to use Windows 7 64bit as OS (I dont like and stay away form Windows 8). Will you be so kind to let me know, what Windows 7 x64 drivers are needed for the Z87-A, and where can I get them. And is it necessary to Update the BIOS, before OS installation ?.
Thank you very much!
Batman arkham city and snöper elite v2 don’t i understand, is loger fps better There or what?!!!
This motherboard Bios is the most stupid one i have ever ever seen and mad behavior also ! It’s the total piece of crap ! It constantly reset it self with posting codes that do not mean nothing to me ! Installed i7-4790K with Gskill 4x2GB RAM 1600 MHz. Bios does not recognize RAM as such and works only with 1333 MHz i can not get it to 1600 MHz. The way that XMP works in this piece of shit is also very stupid ! Can not delete profile at all !!! After every boot Bios constantly overclock it self resulting in boot failure at every startup even if i setup it with F5 ! No factory default options possible and if one throws out battery to achieve full hardware reset of STUPID BIOS that does not do the job either !!! It has the latest bios installed !
Getting rid of stupid mobo ! Gigabyte much better choice at least does not give the user hard time with stupid bios !!!