Summary and conclusion
Pros:
1. Good layout overall
2. SATA Express, M.2 support
3. Good build quality and choice of components
4. Good cleaning of the board
5. BIOS/UEFI interface features dedicated overclocking section only for overclocking.
6. Very good audio quality(real time), Creative X-Fi MB 3 support
7. Gold plated video and audio jacks
Cons:
1. Theoretically average CPU VRM
2. Fan headers are not strategically placed
3. Minor bugs in the BIOS in the dedicated overclocking section(can be fixed in a later BIOS revision)
Verdict:
GA-Z97X-Gaming 7
Thanks for reading. Hope you like it. Please share your opinions. Criticisms and suggestions are warmly welcome. Last but not the least, I would like to express my thanks to GIGABYTE India for providing me the sample.
