Another skinny Z97 board, Gigabyte's Z97-HD3
Subject: Motherboards | May 28, 2015 - 02:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Z97-HD3, gigabyte, z97
The Z97-HD3 Rev. 2 is a trimmed down board, both literally and figuratively as it is a mere 19cm (7.5") wide and lacks the LEDs, gold heatsinks and Nichicon caps that the initial release did. It is also less expensive, $80 after MIR which is a bonus for someone looking to build an entry level machine. The topmost 16x PCIe slot is a 3.0 slot and perfect for single GPU systems, the second is 2.0 and a maximum of 4x which takes SLI out of the picture but will handle Crossfire, not something to be overly worried about for an entry level system. Do these cost cutting measures also impact the performance and stability of the board? Check out The Tech Report's full review to find out.
"At $100, the Z97-HD3 is Gigabyte's most affordable full-sized Z97 board. We've taken a closer look at what the board has to offer, and we've paired it with a Pentium Anniversary Edition for some overclocking fun. Read on to see if it's worth opening your wallet."
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