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Sticking to the motherboard's Black Edition marketing, Gigabyte ships the Z97X-UD5H-BK in black packaging.
An annotated image featuring extensive information regarding the motherboard's specifications is found on the packaging's rear side.
Opening the front flap reveals additional information regarding the Z97X-UD5H-BK motherboard. A plastic window also gives a glimpse at the motherboard inside.
Documentation is supplied in the form of manuals, a drivers disk, two case badges, and a certificate. Gigabyte's included certificate of reliability and stability states that the Z97X-UD5H-BK motherboard has passed a week-long continuous operation test.
Despite the Z97X-UD5H-BK motherboard's upper-mid range price point, Gigabyte includes a bare accessory bundle. A black IO shield is accompanied by a dark black SLI bridge and four SATA cables.
Each SATA cable is contained within an attractive mesh material that provides a unique appearance over the conventional plastic coating.
big fan of gigabyte boards – this is a great looking mobo, good spec, good bios and pricing. I might aim a little higher up the Gigabyte food chain this time though – waiting on some of the higher end board reviews when K is out
Want to see a review of their sniper board
These Gigabyte Black Editons are a scam. They have the same specs as their UD5H boards but you end up paying 20% more for just a black heatsink and a burn-in test? I expect that a product works even without a factory burn-in test Save yourself 20% and get the normal UD5H.
Z97 looks more like a refresh product from the Z87. Except from the Sata Express support (which is a very premature technology) there is nothing really new
i am in it to win it send it my way