Introduction and Technical Specifications

The Z97-Machine is the latest offering in the ECS L337 motherboard lineup with support for the Intel Z97 Express chipset…

Introduction

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The ECS Z97-Machine motherboard is one of the boards in ECS' L337 product line, offering in-built support for the Intel Z97 Express chipset. ECS rethought their board design with the Z97-Machine, creating a stripped down enthusiast-friendly product that does not compromise on any of the design areas important to the expected performance of the board. At an MSRP of $139.99, ECS hits a lucrative price-point that many other manufacturers have failed to reach with an integrated Intel Z97 chipset in light of the offered features and performance.

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The ECS Z97-Machine motherboard offers an interesting cost-to-performance proposition, cutting back on unnecessary features to keep the overall cost down while not sacrificing on quality of the core components. ECS designed the board with a 6-phase digital power delivery system, using high efficients chokes (ICY CHOKES), MOSFETs rated at up to 90% efficiency, and Nichicon-source aluminum capacitors for optimal board performance under any operating conditions. The Z97-Machine board offers the following in-built features: four SATA 3 ports; an M.2 (NGFF) 10 Gb/s port; an Intel I218-V GigE NIC; two PCI-Express Gen3 x16 slots; 3 PCI-Express x1 slots; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power and reset buttons; voltage measurement points; Realtek audio solution with ESS Sabre32 DAC; integrated VGA, DVI, and HDMI video port support; and USB 2.0 and 3.0 port support.

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Technical Specifications (taken from the ECS website)

CPU º Supports New 4th & 4th gen Intel® Core™ family, Pentium, Celeron series processors in LGA1150 socket
º DMI 5.0GT/s
º 6 Phase Thermal Design Power
º VRD 12.5
º 100% Solid capacitor design
º Intel® K Series Unlock CPU Support
CHIPSET º Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
º Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology & Intel® Rapid Start Technology
GRAPHICS º Supports DirectX® 11 .1
º Supports Intel® HD Graphics, InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™
º Supports HDMI 1.4a & Premium Audio
º Supports ATI® 2-Way CrossFireX™
MEMORY º Dual-channelDDR3 Memory architecture
º Supports DDR3 3000 non-ECC, Un-buffered SDRAM Memory
º 4 X 240-pin DDR3 DIMM socket
º Support up to 32 GB*
º Intel® extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3/1.2 Memory Modules
EXPANSION SLOT º 2 X PCI Express X16 Gen 3.0 slot(s)
º 3 X PCI Express X 1 Gen 2.0slot(s)
º Supports ATI® CrossfireX Technology
º 1 X M.2 slot for SSD
• For 2242/2260/2280 SSD
º *When using two VGA cards, the bandwidth is @8 bandwidth; when using one VGA card, the bandwidth is @16.
Storage º Support by Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
• 4 X Serial ATAIII 6Gb/s
• RAID0, RAID1,RAID5, RAID 10 configuration
º Supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Audio º 8-Channel HD audio CODEC
º Realtek ALC1150 8-channel High Definition audio CODEC
º ESS SABRE32 ES9010K2M DAC provides DNR 116dB and THD -106dB listening experience
LAN º Intel I218-V Gigabit Fast Ethernet Controller
º Wake-On-LAN
USB º Support by Z97 Express Chipset
• 6 X USB3.0 port(s) up to 5Gb/s
Back Panel 4 port(s)
Onboard 2 port(s)
• 6 X USB2.0 port(s) Up to 480 Mb/s
Back Panel 4 port(s)
Onboard 2 port(s)
º ECS EZ Charger (Gray USB header)
REAR PANEL I/O º 1 X PS/2 combo connector
º 1 X Audio port (Line-in,4x Line-out, SPDIF out)
º 1 X RJ-45 port
º 1 X HDMI port(s)
º 1 X DVI-D port(s)
º 1 X D-Sub (VGA) port(s)
º 1 X Optical S/PDIF Out port(s)
º 4 X USB3.0 port(s)
º 4 X USB2.0 port(s)
CONNECTORS & HEADERS º 1 X 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
º 1 X 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
º 2 X 4-pin CPU_FAN connector
º 2 X 4-pin SYS_FAN connector
º 1 X 3-pin SYS_FAN connector with smart fan
º 1 X 3-pin PWR_FAN connector
º 1 X Power on button
º 1 X Reset button
º 1 X Front Panel switch/LED header
º 1 X Front panel audio header
º 1 X Speaker header
º 1 X USB 3.0 header
• Support additional 2 USB ports
º 1 X USB 2.0 header
• Support additional 2 USB ports
º Support EZ charger (gray color)
º 1 X S/PDIF out header
º 4 X SATA III 6Gb/s connector(s)
º 1 X CLR_CMOS header
º 1 X Debug LED
º 1 X Chassis intrusion header
º 1 X Voltage measure points
SYSTEM BIOS º AMI BIOS with 64 MB SPI Flash ROM
º Supports M.I.B X Utility
º Supports ACPI 5.0 & DMI
º F7 hot key for boot up devices option
º Over-Clocking
º Graphic OC Support
º Triple Display
º Support ECS EZ BIOS
º Plug and Play, STR (S3) / STD (S4) , Hardware monitor, Multi Boot
º Multi-Language BIOS
º Audio, LAN, can be disabled in BIOS
º Supports PgUp clear CMOS Hotkey
º CPU FSB adjustment(increase of 1MHz)
º * Adjustable CPU Voltage
º * Memory Voltage Adjustable
º * Support CPU over-clocking function: Adjustable CPU Clock Multiplier
º * HT Voltage Adjustable
º * Graphic Voltage Adjustable
FORM FACTOR º ATX Form Factor
º 305mm X 220m
OS Support º Windows 7 32-bit
º Windows 7 64-bit
º Windows 8 64-bit
º Windows 8.1 64-bit
Certifications º CE/FCC Certification
º ErP/EuP Certification
º WHQL Certification
º WHCK Certification
Bundled Software º ECS Intelligent EZ Utility : eBLU, eDLU, eOC, eSF
º Free Bundle: Norton Internet Security ,CyberLink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerDirector 9, Muzee with trial version
º Creative Sound Blaster Cinema2 software

 

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