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April 2014
(87%)
50 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
10 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
87010050
The editors liked
Stock performance
CMOS battery placement - simply inspired
Board layout and design
Included ASUS utilities
Including Thermal Radar 2 software
UEFI BIOS design and usability
Motherboard manual information
Value
AI Suite III
Thermal Radar 2
Thermal Armor Kit option
DirectKey button with optional front panel header
Ventilation holes around VRM area
USB 3.0 Boost
Fan Xpert 2
5year Warranty
One of the longest warranties of any board in the industry (5 years)
Packed with high-end features to keep your system stable
Good stock and overclocked performance
Excellent power consumption
Decent accessories package
Wide-open BIOS ready for tweak
TUF features finally made it into the mATX form factor
Milspec components backed by 5 year warranty
Optional GRYPHON Armor kit
Excellent and innovative UEFI BIOS
AI Suite continues to impress
The editors didn't like
Lack of Thermal Armor with base kit
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The ASUS Gryphon Z87 is the first micro-ATX mainboard for LGA1150 processors we’ve ever tested and it differs from regular micro-ATX mainboards in many ways. It has as many as three PCIe Express x16 slots and seven fan connectors (all of them with spe...
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Published: 2014-02-03, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
When covering the Z87 Gryphon, or any TUF product, it is hard not to keep mentioning the warranty status. This is what the line is based on after all – a higher rated component, or ones in the higher end of the quality/yield spectrum, in order to provide...
TUF features finally made it into the mATX form factor, Milspec components backed by 5 year warranty, Optional GRYPHON Armor kit, Excellent and innovative UEFI BIOS, AI Suite continues to impress,
Turbo V Evo not included, "TUF Armor" features, standard on Sabertooth Z87, are a $49.00 option here.
ASUS has made a practice of building high-end features into smaller-than-ATX motherboards. Examples include the well known "Gene" series of micro ATX motherboards, and newcomers like the mini-ATX P8Z77-i Deluxe. It's good to see ASUS bring their TUF t...
The ASUS GRYPHON Z87 is a motherboard targeted to the enthusiast user who wants to build a gaming PC inside a small form factor case, using one of the new “Haswell” CPUs (fourth-generation Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 processors).The main highlight of thi...
One of the longest warranties of any board in the industry (5 years), Packed with high-end features to keep your system stable, Good stock and overclocked performance, Excellent power consumption, Decent accessories package, Wide-open BIOS ready for tweak
GRYPHON ARMOR a separate purchase, making the entire package a bit expensive, Relatively low automatic overclocking, No Intel Thunderbolt, Color scheme used may not appeal to all
The ASUS GRYPHON Z87 is available for $179.99. The ASUS GRYPHON ARMOR kit has an MSRP of $49. One of the longest warranties of any board in the industry (5 years) Packed with high-end features to keep your system stable Good stock and overclocked performa...
Being our first look at a TUF series board I wasn't completely sure what to expect. Previous experiences with Asus boards let me know that there are some features like DIGI+ Power Control and Intel NIC's that we see across the board on their products. Be...
Value, AI Suite III, Thermal Radar 2, Thermal Armor Kit option, DirectKey button with optional front panel header, Ventilation holes around VRM area, USB 3.0 Boost, Fan Xpert 2, 5year Warranty
Only two display outputs
A small ruggedized motherboard like the Z87 Gryphon is a welcome addition to the TUF series of mainboards as it is much more portable and perfect for those traveling under various conditions. The Armor Kit is available separately, which helps keep the p...
Stock performance, CMOS battery placement - simply inspired, Board layout and design, Included ASUS utilities, including Thermal Radar 2 software, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Motherboard manual information
Lack of Thermal Armor with base kit, ‹ Benchmark Testing, Review Index, Introduction and Technical SpecificationsMotherboard LayoutThermal Armor Kit and Included AccessoriesBundled ApplicationsBIOS FeaturesBIOS Features continuedTesting Configuration and
Before continuing with our final thoughts on this board, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at ASUS a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the opportunity and pleasure of reviewing the Gryphon Z87 motherboard. This was another board th...
Published: 2013-05-22, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: With time quickly approaching the launch of Haswell, leaks on both motherboards and CPU performance are coming out of the woodworks. Similar to our advance Ivy Bridge coverage, here is a current roundup of everything we were allowed to show or is currentl...
Abstract: In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 43 recent Z97 and Z87 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the ri...
