If you’ve been reading HCW over the years, you know how often we have praised Gigabyte’s Intel motherboards in their “Ultra Durable” range. While their entry level boards are what they are, the mid-range ones have been fantastic for us just about every time. They seem to get just the right combination of high end, durable components with just enough extra features to make them more useful than other products.

Today we’ll find out of they continue that trend into the Intel 8 series, with our Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H review.