
When I did my research once I settled on what I needed I then looked at negative reviews, DOA %, and other data. ASUS and ASROCK didnt have as many rear IO port options for the same price. This board is the least expensive when matched against the features it comes with. So it was already loaded up for the i7 4790k. Received a V1.1 with BIOS F6 pre-installed.

#REALTEK ALC1150 115DB SNR HD AUDIO UPDATE#
Will update after I've had it running a while. So make sure your card has Z97 supported drivers.
#REALTEK ALC1150 115DB SNR HD AUDIO DRIVERS#
Only connect the primary monitor when building to set #1 and then you can add the others.ħ Looking at Gigabyte Graphics card to add in and found they don't have drivers for the Z97 chipset yet. will automatically set HDMI as #1 and others at #2+. Placement of FAN connectors are along the right edge, so be aware of Fan power connector length.Ħ.

Lacks detailed Fan control other Manufactures are including as standard.ĥ. Supports Raid, but only for data drives.Ĥ. Cannot Boot from GSata ports using the Marvell Controller. This must be done in OS layer if allowed.ģ. Past RAID 1 controllers allowed the data (OS) on a drive to be mirrored to a new one during the mirroring process (NOT Supported at Hardware layer-will lose everything). Must use USB 2.0 port … not stated in instructions.Ģ. Came with BIOS F2 which did not support USB 3.0 ports for flashing BIOS. Overall Review: Several issues popped up (loss of an egg):ġ. Logitech Unified USB receiver for both Mouse and Keyboard get locked out during fresh build. The Tweaked Interfaces were found inferior to other manufacturers with limited function and/or layout of access to information. Board BIOS has three Interfaces, Standard (F2), Tweaked, or Advance Tweaked. BIOS Version F5 dropped the supported onboard Video Memory max from 1gb to 500mb which change video response and multi monitor refresh. Would it cost that much more to use color in both hard and soft copies? The black and white images don't reveal much detail and even in the blow-ups it’s hard to see what is being discussed. The drivers online do not offer any clue as to what they do or if they are really needed. This is both online and in the hard copy. WOWĪdd to all this the extra 2 years warranty and the price is one of the best for the value.Ĭool Max liquid cooler works great except seems too sensitive (changes speed a lot), but still very quiet.Ĭons: - Documentation is really weak and does not cover details well. Dual Bios, SATA Express and M.2 support with the latest Z97 chipset. This board is built rock solid, unlike the ASUS z97 that went in the trash. Pros: Bought this board due to a bad ASUS z87 board and support experience. Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with built-in rear audio amplifierĪPP Center including EasyTune and Cloud Station utilitiesĪdditional Information Date First Available

M.2 for SSDs drives with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s data transfer Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel Core processors Learn more about the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK Model BrandĬore i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)
