ASRock Z87E-ITX

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Pros:

Full Haswellbased performance, including overclocking, in a tiny package, BIOS ready to overclock, Builtin WiFi and Bluetooth, Packed with highend features to keep your system stable, Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS that includes mouse support and support...

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Only two fan headers, No Intel Thunderbolt, Color scheme used may not appeal to all

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Last revision on April 10, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Full Haswellbased performance, including overclocking, in a tiny package, BIOS ready to overclock, Builtin WiFi and Bluetooth, Packed with highend features to keep your system stable, Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS that includes mouse support and support

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only two fan headers, No Intel Thunderbolt, Color scheme used may not appeal to all

Expert reviews and ratings

You have not been paying a lot of attention if you by now do not know who ASRock is and what they have to offer. Having been around for quite some time as an enthusiast-focused board manufacturer, ASRock has definitely made a name for itself by...

By techPowerUp! on January 01, 2014

However overall I am pleased with the ASRock Z87E-ITX: it surpassed my high expectations in a few important areas (SATA ports, audio codec, overclock performance, 802.11ac) and is well deserving of a recommended award. Another fan header or two, and perhaps an adjustment of that 8-pin CPU power connector might see it hit a full award.

By AnandTech on November 06, 2013

To assemble a powerful PC you no longer need an oversized desktop chassis. With a mini-ITX motherboard and Intel Haswell processor you can build a powerful yet compact PC capable of running any game. We tested a total of 13 Haswell ITX boards. Even a...

By uk.hardware.info on January 27, 2014

Z87 rules the PC enthusiast market by exposing the Haswell architecture's full feature set. We're particularly interested in mini-ITX-based platforms able to integrate Z87 in a compact form factor. Five boards contend for supremacy of compact computing. ...

By Tom's Hardware UK on November 25, 2013

ASRock Z87E-ITX left behind an extremely pleasant experience, not only because of the competent work of engineers and designers, but also thanks to the excellent optimized software and a rich set of features. The undoubted benefits of high-quality new...

By extremespec.net on October 30, 2013

In the past, I haven't had much opportunity to play with the mITX formfactor, but with the Z87E-ITX, I can definitely see the appeal. With most computer users out there purchasing computers with a single graphics card or less and a single SSD/HDD, there...

By custompcreview.com on October 08, 2013

The board retails at about RM 500 range and if you're using a huge casing – I don't see any reason why you should get this board, regardless of how rich the features are. However if you're using a small casing like the Bitfenix Prodigy – I think this...

By GoldFries on July 06, 2013

On 1 June 2013, Intel introduced the fourth generation of its Core processors , also known as Haswell. That day we published a group test of 33 motherboards, but as the prices weren't known at the time, it wasn't possible to draw accurate conclusions...

By uk.hardware.info on July 03, 2013

The Z87E-ITX makes a pretty good case for ditching full-sized ATX motherboards in favor of smaller Mini-ITX models. You don't give up any performance, and there's plenty of expansion capacity onboard: six 6Gbps SATA ports and six USB 3.0 ports should be...

By The Tech Report on July 02, 2013

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...

By AnandTech on May 22, 2013

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