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I couldn’t agree more with you on the nauseating colour scheme and the abundance of legacy PCI slots. I also find the VRM heatsinks shape/pattern too ostentatious (read dreadful). It’s not a problem though if you bolt in a case without a side panel window (i wouldn’t dream of putting it in a windowed case). Although it seems a solid offering from Asus (can’t comment on price) i’d look elsewhere if I was in the market for this type of board. (I’m going on looks alone)
On the other hand, having legacy PCI is attractive for people who still
really need it. You get a decent, modern, fast hardware architecture and
still you can use older hardware components that (1) are too expensive
to upgrade (e.g.audio equipment) (2) are not available as PCIe version.
In my opinion the availability of PCI on this board can be an advantage.
In the meanwhile price has gone down. Sold for about £95 .
PROBLEM “” usb over current status detected “” with a asus
Z87-C………….i unplug averithing and still the same…..Any
solutions
Asus provides the same quality for a lower-range board as its upper models. The only difference is the scarcity of high-end features in the cheaper ones. This board is as well made as any Deluxe and that is probably why it overclocks like a champion..
Or it overclocks like a champion because Z87 overclocks are determined entirely by the CPU and the motherboard makes no difference 😛