Massman Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) 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 denominatorRampage = 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 mainstreamMachine = 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 seriesMPower MPower Max [*]Gaming series Sapphire Pure Platinum Edited October 10, 2013 by Massman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Gappo Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Deluxe series (mainstream feature rich) Essentials series (mainstream budget) L337 series (gaming)Gank series = intel mainstreamMachine = 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENiEBEN Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Don't worry, when was the last time you've seen a customer asking about ECS' line-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Gappo Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 You're crazy. There will be people lining up to buy L337 ganking machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobnova Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 That's..... awesome, really. Makes me want to gank and a gank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiealumnus Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 FYI, Impact and Stinger are both mITX. Now to go figure out how to score a L337 gank machine. (Seriously??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew pro Posted July 9, 2013 Crew Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) Remove guerilla and add sniper B series which is budget gaming. Sniper is feature rich gaming board. Edited July 9, 2013 by Team.AU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuass Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hi Gigabyte Team! Why you consider as the best for Haswell Records... OC Force or simply OC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Vivi Posted July 11, 2013 Crew Share Posted July 11, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbuass Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Thanks for information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vnfunz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks @Massman The share your helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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