Asrock Z97X Killer

Branded with the Fatal1ty logo, the Asrock Z97X Killer motherboard is designed to be a gamer's best friend. The Z97X Killer sports the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 series PCIe x1 Gigabit LAN controller. The board also features three PCIe x16 slots, though the configuration is slightly different. The Z97 Extreme6 only offers two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots with a third PCIe 2.0 x16 slot hardwired for x2 bandwidth.
Asrock Z97X Killer
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The Z97X Killer is a great looking board that will handle 3-way multi-GPU setups better than the Z97 Extreme6. Our only concern is that the Killer E2200 network controller will inflate the price (think original Gigabyte Killer series), but pricing seems realistic as the Z97X Killer costs just $160, a great value considering the package.

By TechSpot on
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To keep prices low, the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer doesn't include extras such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Thunderbolt ports, though does have both SATA Express and M.2 compatibility. During testing the ASRock is only slightly slower in most benhcmarks...

By APC Magazine on
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To say that the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer motherboard was a great motherboard, would probably be an understatement. Not because it's equipped with more features than you can shake a stick at, but because it's got pretty much all of the features a...

By pcGameware UK on
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Sometimes coming out with great stuff, but often not, I have no idea where to begin with ASRock. Their products have been hit or miss. A whole new generation of gamers is about to be sprung on us. A LOT of kids play video games. A couple billion exist,...

By techPowerUp! on
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A competitive motherboard packed with useful features, but many users will be inconvenienced by the awkward settings affecting the part’s ease-of-use. A good option if you’re confident when entering the UEFI....

By Kitguru.net on
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At the lower end, things are equally tight and it's also worth noting that both boards support M.2 and SATA Express too. The ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer managed a slightly higher overclock and also looks fantastic, but the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI offers better dual graphics support plus slightly better features and layout. As such it gets our vote if you want to keep your money splurging below £110.

By Bit-tech on

We've covered an absolute ton of Intel Z97 based motherboards since the chipset launched back on June 11th, a couple of weeks ago, but in that time we've yet to see an offering from ASRock. Today, and over the coming weeks, we will be rectifying that by...

By eTeknix on

Competition is a good thing, especially for the consumer, and without it we all lose out. Unfortunately in the desktop CPU market right now Intel isn’t facing much in the way of competition and in fact they haven’t been for some time...

By Legion Hardware on
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Mooortaaaaaal Koooombaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat !La carte kitu ?Raté, on bouge toujours.ASRock ne s'est pas foulé côté design en proposant une carte qui a juste été repeinte en rouge, d'ailleurs si on gratte y a bel et bien du bleu dessous. Aucun gros souci sur...

International Review By Le comptoir du hardware on
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Siamo giunti al termine della recensione della Asrock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer. Partiamo dal principio: confezione e bundle comprendono tutto il necessario all'installazione della scheda madre, gli abbonamenti ad XSplit Gamecaster e Broadcaster e le due...

International Review By techstation.it on