Unfortunately, the socket placement so close to the PCI-E slot rules it out for nearly any sort of cooling other than watercooling. Popular ITX heatsinks such as the Noctua L12 & C14, Scythe Big Shuriken, Thermalright AXP-100/200, etc will obstruct the PCI-E slot.
I actually like the socket placement, but then again, you're right about water cooling...however, most ITX systems I build with a closed loop cooler simply because the cases are too small for adequate airflow or lacking z-height; FT03-mini or any HTPC case.
This is a really nice board. I hope they unlock the m.2 storage restriction.
Closed loop watercooling by itself is OK (e.g., I'm using Corsair H75 with my slightly overclocked Devil's Canyon i7-4790K, but that's in midtower, and on regular ATX gigabyte board).
What's more important, I've got an impression that ECS has no real reasonable BIOS (now UEFI) support for their consumer boards (this 1337 ("leet") gaming stuff). Correct me somebody if I'm wrong.
No, actually, BIOS/UEFI support is there now, e.g., Devil's Canyon support for Z87: http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/8series_haswell/haswel... (just last time I checked few months ago it wasn't). So, I was wrong. It's OK. Sorry for the post.
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edzieba - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
Unfortunately, the socket placement so close to the PCI-E slot rules it out for nearly any sort of cooling other than watercooling. Popular ITX heatsinks such as the Noctua L12 & C14, Scythe Big Shuriken, Thermalright AXP-100/200, etc will obstruct the PCI-E slot.Samus - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
I actually like the socket placement, but then again, you're right about water cooling...however, most ITX systems I build with a closed loop cooler simply because the cases are too small for adequate airflow or lacking z-height; FT03-mini or any HTPC case.This is a really nice board. I hope they unlock the m.2 storage restriction.
TiGr1982 - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
Closed loop watercooling by itself is OK (e.g., I'm using Corsair H75 with my slightly overclocked Devil's Canyon i7-4790K, but that's in midtower, and on regular ATX gigabyte board).What's more important, I've got an impression that ECS has no real reasonable BIOS (now UEFI) support for their consumer boards (this 1337 ("leet") gaming stuff). Correct me somebody if I'm wrong.
TiGr1982 - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
No, actually, BIOS/UEFI support is there now, e.g., Devil's Canyon support for Z87:http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/8series_haswell/haswel...
(just last time I checked few months ago it wasn't). So, I was wrong. It's OK. Sorry for the post.
boozed - Thursday, October 9, 2014 - link
Blimey, I'd forgotten about ECS.So is the next one going to be called "twink"?
Mr Perfect - Friday, October 10, 2014 - link
Heh, that naming is pretty cringeworthy. Maybe they'll have a teabag board?MadAd - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - link
*laughs* mlg pro choice right there