- #MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 INSTALL#
- #MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 FULL#
- #MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 SOFTWARE#
The ASUS Z97 Sabertooth Mark I continues to offer that special TUF theme which still identifies with users looking for something a bit more exotic. App Center has everything including fan control.Stable and reliable both stock and overclocked.
The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H is currently at an MSRP of $230 US, and earns a strong recommendation.
#MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 SOFTWARE#
Users would also appreciate an updated all in one bundle available from the software page. Users don’t read manuals, and it would be great if the software was designed in this fashion, to minimize a poor user experience.
#MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 INSTALL#
The App Center is separate and doesn’t auto install with each individual app, nor do you get an auto message alerting you to do so first. It’s still a bit too basic and quick function keys are jumbled at the bottom. The BIOS is very extensive but could use some more information. While the BIOS and App Center software suite work well and aren’t difficult to navigate, they still need a little work in terms of accessibility and design as we users like to find things easily. Don’t get the UD5H gold version confused with the UD5H Black Edition, which isn’t quite as aggressive, but does offer their stability guarantee, for workstation loads. The stability is top notch and overclocks very well (4.85GHz) as long as your CPU is kept cool, and is willing. The boards may look the same but under the hood there are quite a few differences.The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H is a very solid board, performs respectably well, still offers decent audio, and sets up relatively easily. The Sniper has a physically upgradable audio Amp, fancier audio processing, and what theyre claiming is a special USB port meant for external DACs. The Gaming 7 has some more overclocking based features, including on board voltage readout points, optional additional PCIE power and higher quality capacitors and VRMs. The sniper does not have a CPU_OPT fan out header, which is helpful when you want to use any kind of water cooling (so the sniper only supports 1 cpu fan while the rest support 2) The 3 Has less robust heatsinks and a slightly glossier and "browner" PCB. The Gaming 3 and 5 drop the onboard Power and reset switches, BIOS switches, and the Debugging LED (So no onboard switches on 3 and 5).
The Sniper has audio gain switches,not that the audio stuff matters since its irrelevant in most cases. The Sniper has 1 less USB output available. The Gaming 7 has 2 additional SATA slots. The Gaming 3 and 5 all share the same Storage config, with 1 M.2 Slot, 1 Sata Express connector and 6 SATA connectors.
The sniper has an additional Legacy PCI slot. All of the boards have the same number of PCIE X1 slots.
#MSI Z97 GAMING 7 VS GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 7 FULL#
The Sniper has fewer full length PCIE slots so it would max out at a 2-Way Crossfire config or a 2 way SLI, while the rest would do a 3 way Crossfire or a 2 way SLI. The sniper uses a different audio Chipset, its a Creative chipset vs the others having a realtek one (It wont make a difference unless youre an extreme audiophile and that that point you may as well have an external Amp and a dedicated sound card) The Sniper Has a Display port out on the board.