Biostar Z97X Gaming

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Moderately priced. Attractive design. Forward-looking technology, including M.2 solid-state drive (SSD) slot, SATA Express, and USB 3.1. Headset amp. Two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Attractive dark PCB design, Cuttingedge support for USB 3.1, M.2 SSD, SATA Express, Included bay device with dedicated headset amp, Dual Gigabit LAN ports

Cons:

Plastic shielding is merely cosmetic and obscures the M.2 SSD slot. No SLI support
“Gaming Armor” is purely cosmetic, complicates installation, Support for AMD CrossFire only, not SLI, USB 3.1 supported only on two rear ports

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Last revision on October 25, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Moderately priced. Attractive design. Forward-looking technology, including M.2 solid-state drive (SSD) slot, SATA Express, and USB 3.1. Headset amp. Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
Attractive dark PCB design, Cuttingedge support for USB 3.1, M.2 SSD, SATA Express, Included bay device with dedicated headset amp, Dual Gigabit LAN ports

Reviewers Didn't Like

Plastic shielding is merely cosmetic and obscures the M.2 SSD slot. No SLI support
“Gaming Armor” is purely cosmetic, complicates installation, Support for AMD CrossFire only, not SLI, USB 3.1 supported only on two rear ports

Expert reviews and ratings

100

Last year Biostar came back to the enthusiast motherboard market with the launch of the audio centric Hi-Fi Z97Z7 . This year we see them branch off in a different direction with the launch of the Biostar GAMING Z97X . A feature packed Gaming...

By pcGameware UK on April 28, 2015

It's a shame that we should remember the Gaming Z97X as the first motherboard we've seen to include its drivers and software on a handy USB stick. It's otherwise all rather average from start to finish given the price, although we should note that this...

By Bit-tech.net on April 08, 2015

Biostar's new ATX gaming board is attractive and not overly expensive, and it features USB 3.1 support. But plastic shielding blocks some crucial bits—and SLI support is oddly absent. Read...

By Computer Shopper on April 08, 2015

The under-$200 Biostar Gaming Z97X is an attractive ATX motherboard with the Intel 97 chipset. It's an inexpensive choice if you're building your first gaming...

By PC Mag on September 30, 2015

BIOSTAR has arrived to the market with their high-end board a little bit later but not without a lot of improvements like a revamped design, a bonus Gaming Commander box, a solid VRM, USB 3.1 capabilities, a redesigned and easier to use UEFI and more....

By MadShrimps on July 13, 2015

14. View All Pages Next Page » Share Share Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel's Z97 platform has been around with us for almost a year now, so the marketplace is slightly saturated with motherboards from a huge array of...

By eTeknix on May 07, 2015

From the get go, I really wanted to like the Gaming Z97X and I do. Biostar has obviously put quite a bit of time into the design and it shows. The motherboard layout is logically thought out. Not a single header, port, switch, or jack seems to be...

By proclockers.com on April 08, 2015

"Biostar" - viele Nutzer zucken bei diesem Namen entweder mit der Schulter oder erinnern sich an schlechte Erfahrungen aus Zeiten der Jahrtausendwende. Damals lag der Unterschied zwischen einem Einsteiger- und einem Oberklasse-Mainboard oft nicht in der...

By PC Games Hardware on May 20, 2015