Guide to Motherboard Product Series

[Massman]

For your information a break-down of the different product lines of motherboard companies. Some are a bit less clear than others, so I hope this list might help you get some clarity.

 

ASRock

• Extreme series (feature rich normal users)
  
• Fatal1ty series (gaming)
  • Champion
    
  • Performance = budget
    
  • Professional = feature-rich

  [*]Icafe series

  [*]OC Formula series (overclocking)

  [*]Pro series (budget users)

 

ASUS

• Mainstream series (normal users)
  
• ROG series (gaming, overclocking)
  • Primary denominator
    • Rampage = high-end Intel chipset series
      
    • Maximus = mainstream Intel chipset series
      
    • Crosshair = AMD series

    [*]Secondary denominator

    • ROG uses roman number scheme to indicate the generation of the series. Eg: III = 3rd generation ROG motherboard.

    [*]Tertiary denominator

    • Extreme = most feature-rich
      
    • Formula = second feature-rich
      
    • Gene = extreme, but mATX
      
    • Hero = budget series
      
    • Impact = mini-ITX

  [*]TUF series (stability focus)

  • Sabertooth = full ATX
    
  • Gryphon = mATX

 

Biostar

• Hi-Fi series (mainstream)
  
• TPower series (overclocking)
  

 

ECS Elitegroup

• Deluxe series (mainstream feature rich)
  
• Essentials series (mainstream budget)
  
• L337 series (gaming)
  • Gank series = intel mainstream
    • Machine = mainstream
      
    • Domination = high-end
      
    • Drone

    [*]Killsteal series = tbd

    [*]Aggro series = AMD platform

 

EVGA

• Classified series (most high-end board)
  
• Classified SR series (dual socket high-end overclocking)
  
• Dark series
  
• FTW series (affordable mainstream)
  
• Stinger series (mini-ITX)
  

 

Galaxy

• HOF series (overclocking)
  

 

GIGABYTE

• G1-Killer series (gaming)
  • Assassin = high-end Intel chipset series
    
  • Guerrilla = only on X58, discontinued
    
  • Sniper = feature rich gaming board
    
  • Sniper B = budget gaming board
    
  • Sniper M = mATX version of the sniper

  [*]OC series (overclocking)

  • OC = budget overclocking board, built for records
    
  • OC Force = feature-rich overclocking board

  [*]Ultra Durable series (normal usage)

 

MSI

• XPower series (eATX, overclocking)
  
• MPower series
  • MPower
    
  • MPower Max

  [*]Gaming series

 

Sapphire

• Pure Platinum
  

Edited October 10, 2013 by Massman

[El Gappo]

• Deluxe series (mainstream feature rich)
  
• Essentials series (mainstream budget)
  
• L337 series (gaming)
  • Gank series = intel mainstream
    • Machine = mainstream
      
    • Domination = high-end

    [*]Killsteal series = tbd

    [*]Aggro series = AMD platform

 

I had too look it up because I thought you were pulling my leg. Can't believe that's real

[Massman]

It is real. I don't understand their approach at all. The idea of using words instead of a letter/number combination for products is to get the customer to remember your product more easily. So they use words now ... but also kept the letters and numbers. So now we're stuck with an even longer product name like "Gank Machine Z87H3-A2X Extreme". Too many characters.

 

It's not easy to make things easy.

[GENiEBEN]

Don't worry, when was the last time you've seen a customer asking about ECS' line-up?

[El Gappo]

You're crazy. There will be people lining up to buy L337 ganking machines.

[Bobnova]

That's..... awesome, really.

Makes me want to gank and a gank though.

[hokiealumnus]

FYI, Impact and Stinger are both mITX.

 

Now to go figure out how to score a L337 gank machine.

(Seriously??)

[pro]

Remove guerilla and add sniper B series which is budget gaming. Sniper is feature rich gaming board.

Edited July 9, 2013 by Team.AU

[rbuass]

Hi Gigabyte Team!

Why you consider as the best for Haswell Records...

OC Force or simply OC?

[Vivi]

Hi Gigabyte Team!

Why you consider as the best for Haswell Records...

OC Force or simply OC?

 

i remember with my quick testing on Z77 the chip using nvidia PLX was "faster" for 32m because it didnt go straight to cpu, this is rough testing a did a while back so someone will have to confirm. But if you go for single card records, then X-OC, if you going for multi GPU then X-FORCE

[Massman]

The only reason you would go for the "force" board is if you're running 4 cards in CF/SLI. For anything else, the OC board is going to be better. It's the board that is being tuned the most.

[rbuass]

Thanks for information.

[vnfunz]

Thanks @Massman The share your helpful