BIOSTAR has launched the Gaming Z97X, the company’s latest high-end gaming motherboard with a Gaming Commander Box accessory as well as features like USB 3.1 on-board and Killer E2200 LAN.
The Gaming Z97X is an ATX form factor board that includes Intel socket 1150 support and is based on the Intel Z97 chipset, coming with key features such as USB 3.1, three PCI Express 3.0×16 slots, PCIe M.2 support, Dual GbE LAN, BIOSTAR Super Hi-Fi Audio technology, and support for DisplayPort. Two on-board HDMI supports 4K and 2K resolutions. There is also the introduction of the SATA Express Connector, which supports both SATA and PCIe storage solutions giving maximum data transfer speed of up to 10Gb/s.
Additionally, this board comes with BIOSTAR’s new external Gaming Commander box. Designed to fit in a standard 5.5-inch (CD-ROM) area, the box features software created by BIOSTOR with equalizer functions enabling users to make their own voice effects while playing games. The external box includes an independent USB DAC, dedicated MIC_IN and Line-out jacks, buttons for volume adjustments, a diagnose LED for CPU/ DDR/ VGA temperature indicators, and XLouder button for quick MIC boost.
For more information on the Gaming Z97X motherboard, visit: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=784.
Gaming Z97X Specifications:
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CPU SUPPORT † |
Intel Core i5 LGA 1150 Processor Intel Core i7 LGA 1150 Processor Intel Core i3 LGA 1150 Processor Intel Pentium LGA 1150 Processor Ready for Intel 4th Gen. unclocked CPU (codename Devil’s Canyon) Ready for Intel next enthusiast-class CPU(codename Broadwell) Support CPU Bclk overclock |
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MEMORY |
Support Dual Channel DDR3 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1800(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz Support non-ECC memory modules Support Extreme Memory Profile(XMP) memory modules 4 x DDR3 DIMM Memory Slot Max. Supports up to 32GB Memory |
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EXPANSION SLOT |
3 x PCI-E x1 2.0 Slot 3 x PCI-E x16 3.0 Slot (support CrossfireX) |
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STORAGE |
4 x SATA3 Connector 2 x SATA3 Connector by ASM1061, support AHCI 1 x SATA Express Connector(Support 1 x SATA Express 10Gb/s Devices or 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s Devices) Support SATA RAID: 0,1,5,10 Support both Legacy and AHCI Mode Support Hot-Plug in AHCI mode††††††† Support Intel Smart Response Technology 1 x M.2(N.G.F.F.) Connector up to 1000MB/s Support both PCIE NAND for PCIE SSD and SATA NAND for SATA SSD |
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USB |
ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1 controller 2 x USB 3.1 Port 4 x USB 3.0 Port 1 x USB 3.0 Header 2 x USB 2.0 Header |
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LAN |
Intel I218V РGigabit Ethernet PHY Killer E2201 Р10/100/1000 Controller Support Wake-On-LAN Support PXE ※Dual GbE |
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OS SUPPORT |
Support Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 |
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