PCH - The Platform Controller Hub Chipsets
PCH - The Platform Controller Hub Chipsets
With the Broadwell for desktop linup you probably want to stick to the Series 9 Chipset from Intel. For end consumers like you and me the H97 chipset will be less performance targeted and comes with better support for HTPC monitor connectivity. The Z97 however chipset is targeted at mainstream performance and enthusiast end users allowing much more tweaking and providing performance features. Please make sure you have the latest motherboard firmware installed to support Broadwell !
I've stated this before, not a lot has changed over Z87 really, you still have six native USB 3.0 support are to be found on the Z97 chipset as well as PCIe Gen 3 graphics slots. Z97 will get six SATA 6 Gbps ports.
