As the embargoes are lifted across the web for Z97-equipped motherboards, we see prices and tentative release dates emerging for new platforms. ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, and ASRock have all put out some sort of Z97 board teaser, but thus far ASUS is the first to supply hard pricing data.
You can visit our Z97 motherboard round-up article for full specifications on the below ASUS motherboards. The 9-series chipset will be compatible with both Devil's Canyon (the Haswell refresh) and Broadwell CPUs. In addition to this, we've previously broken-down ASUS' naming convention over here. To quickly recap, here's a video with an ASUS representative that runs through how the naming convention works:
| Motherboard | MSRP |
| ASUS H97I Plus | $110 |
| H97M-E/CSM | $105 |
| H97M-Plus | $110 |
| Gryphon Z97 | $170 |
| Z97I-Plus | $135 |
| Z97M-Plus | $135 |
| Z97-K/CSM | $130 |
| Z97-C | $140 |
| Z97-A | $150 |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mk2 | $180 |
| Z97-Pro AC | $220 |
| Sabertooth Z97 Mk1 | $250 |
| Maximus VII Gene | $220 |
| Maximus VII Hero | $230 |
| Z97-Deluxe | $290 |
| Z97-Deluxe (NFX / WLC) | $400 |
The target release for Broadwell is 4Q14, going off of what Intel told us at PAX East. Devil's Canyon will ship shortly. The architecture for DC remains the same, but it will be running on the 9-series chipsets, so that tells us these boards should ship alongside Devil's Canyon in the near future.
- Steve "Lelldorianx" Burke.