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GIGABYTE G1 Gaming G1.Sniper Z87 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE G1 Gaming G1.Sniper Z87 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Great match for i7-4770K! Excellent value. Has 2-PCI E 3x16 slots for 2 video cards (4 monitors). BIOS relatively easy for OC by 'average' user skill set. Current OC @ 4.5 MHz is rock solid. (Building computers for myself -and a few others- since 1998)

Cons: A few more USB ports would be nice. 2- PCI Express 3.0 x16, BOTH capable of running @ x16 at the same time, would be nice too.

Overall Review: At first, I erroneously blamed this board for issues actually being caused by a intermittently bad SSD! During that very frustrating period I contacted Newegg, and they issued me an RMA, no problem. The Newegg rep was very pleasant, during our RMA discussion. But before sending it back I took it to a 'real' computer shop. Their tests discovered the bad SSD. Once I replaced the SSD, this board has worked GREAT! Perfectly! This board is currently running with a 4770K @ 4.5 MHz. with Core Volt @ 1.25. G.Skill DDR3-2666 @ CL11-13-13-35 @ 1.65 V, Samsung 840ProSSD, Corsair i100 H20 Cooler. Idle temps are in the 27-30 range. wPrime test temps 65. I'm really tickled with this computer, and happy with the way Newegg dealt with me. PS. Newegg also allowed me to swap out a RAM purchase! A full refund showed up in a very reasonable time on my credit card statement. I've done business with a lot of computer hardware vendors over the years, and this is why Newegg is still getting my business.