EVGA Z87 Stinger

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

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Power consumption a bit high, Getting full performance requires extensive BIOS adjustments, No Intel Thunderbolt, No WiFi, Only three fan headers, Color scheme used may not appeal to all

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Last revision on February 24, 2015

Reviewers Liked

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

Reviewers Didn't Like

Power consumption a bit high, Getting full performance requires extensive BIOS adjustments, No Intel Thunderbolt, No WiFi, Only three fan headers, Color scheme used may not appeal to all

Expert reviews and ratings

EVGA is probably one of the more popular brands out there for Nvidia videocards, but they also have a few other tricks up their sleeve. Having recently introduced the Hadron Air, EVGA knows that you want a motherboard to go with it. EVGA case, EVGA PSU,...

By techPowerUp! on February 18, 2014

The EVGA Z87 Stinger has hit the nail on the head as far as performance and overclocking are concerned. If you're at all concerned about having the very best results at stock speed, or being able to achieve the highest overclock, the Z87 Stinger...

By Bit-tech.net on January 07, 2014

Back in issue 1272, I reviewed the EVGA Z77 Stinger, so when the Z87 Stinger hit the test bench, I was confident that I knew what to expect. The Z87 Stinger uses the same mini-ITX form factor as the previous model, but the chipset has been updated from...

By micromart.co.uk on November 21, 2013

In a rapidly expanding mini-ITX market, gamers looking for a feature-packed motherboard have been historically left with very few capable options. In the last year or so, the likes of ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI have expanded their offerings with some...

By Hardware Canucks on April 22, 2014

EVGA Z87 Stinger Reviewfeaturing GTX 760 FTW and 500B PSUMore and more recently we are seeing mini-ITX boards with full size desktop like features and performance. Recently EVGA joined that club with the release of the Z87 Stinger. Today we will take a...

By HardwareHeaven on February 12, 2014

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

Before continuing with the review wrap-up, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at EVGA a hearty “Thank You” for allowing us the opportunity and pleasure of reviewing the Z87 Stinger motherboard. EVGA is no stranger to design...

By PCPer on December 13, 2013

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

The EVGA Z87 Stinger is a very good looking board being mostly black with red accents on the chipset heatsink and the rear I/O cover. Speaking of the rear I/O cover, it's a unique addition that works well at improving the overall look of board and...

By overclockers.com on October 25, 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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