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Guru3D.com » Review » MSI Z97I Gaming AC and R9 270X Gaming ITX review 3

MSI Z97I Gaming AC and R9 270X Gaming ITX review 3

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/15/2014 08:24 AM [ 4 comment(s) ]

We review, test and benchmark the MSI Z97I Gaming AC motherboard and Radeon R9 270X Gaming ITX - You betta pick up magnifying glass alright as this will be among the smallest fully fetched Z97 motherboard you will lay your eyes on. The Z97I Gaming AC is made on a Mini-ITX form factor, that means you can seat a processor as powerful as the Core i7 4790K into this motherboard that is 17x17 CM. It still has a fully fetched PCIe x16 slot, KillerNIC Gigabit Ethernet, WIFI, USB 3.0 and heck even four SATA 6 Gbps ports. To make things even tastier we pair it with a Radeon R9 270X Gaming ITX graphics card. And the combination is just really good.

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rl66
Senior Member



Posts: 2667
Posted on: 05/15/2014 10:18 AM
if it is tiny, it is cute :)

a bitfenix case and you got a nice machine in a small place.
very interesting that itx form factor become more and more powerfull.

soulrider4ever
Junior Member



Posts: 18
Posted on: 05/15/2014 04:42 PM
Awesome, love this! Too bad no M.2 port - I think I would have bought this if it did.

Hilbert- on another note - any chance you can start adding DPC Latceny Checker for motherboard reviews? http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

I'd love to see these for motherboards as USB audio products can benefit with lower latency, and would help me in making purchasing decisions!

macdaddy
Senior Member



Posts: 2400
Posted on: 05/18/2014 01:43 PM
Looks good but no M.2 Also waste with 2 esata. I was really tempted to update mine.

arpad
Junior Member



Posts: 1
Posted on: 05/30/2014 01:49 PM
Are you sure the M.2 connector isn't on the back of the motherboard like the Asus Z97I-PLUS?

Both MSI and Newegg list this motherboard as having an M.2 slot. Of the Z97 Mini-ITX boards on the market so far, only the Asus and MSI are listed as having an M.2 slot. I would rather have the MSI than the Asus, but if it doesn't have an M.2 slot that would be a deal-breaker.

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