Is it worthwhile to have voltage measuring points on a gaming motherboard ? Nice to add it to the feature list, yet I still have to see the first gamer at a LAN party opening his case and hooking up a Digital Multi Meter for voltage verifications.

The sound is provided by an isolated ALC1150 chip, hidden underneath a red LED illuminated cover plate. The chip is providing 7.1 channel high definition audio support. The Audio Boost technology provides you with crisp and clear amplified audio.

Also onboard is the Killer E2205 ethernet NIC, that should allow for lower ping and less latency gaming experience. How to properly test its function is pretty hard to achieve as the internet connection to and from the server can vary from minute to minute. On paper this Killer NIC is superior to the fast Intel NIC and should warrant a more enjoyable online game experience.

With this Z87-G45 Gaming board the number of features is kept to a bare minimum, hence why we only spot a total of six angled SATA 6GB/s ports, however more then plenty to satisfy most end-users. The angled USB3.0 connector also adds a nice pro touch to the PCB. 

On the backside we spot a PS2 connector and two USB2.0 ports with extra gold plating and enhanced polling for smoother gameplay. Four USB3.0 ports via the Z87 chipset, Clear CMOS button, 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF connector, 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector,  1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI , 1 x DVI-D port and six gold plated audio jacks.