This might help someone out here. I have the BIOSTAR Hi-Fi Z87X 3D and a i5-4690K.
it booted up fine, but would linger a long time with windows 7 shutdown and take a very long time exiting the bios as well. Their web page said the CPU was supported, but they neglected to mention it needs a...
Other options? Read my post from page three of this thread.
This option works fine, as long as a sata SSD M.2 is OK with you. It does cut down on cables compared to a regular SSD. It has worked perfectly for me. It's pretty darn fast
MyDigitalSSD 128GB (120GB) Super Boot Eco Drive 42mm SATA...
I have the ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac.
I got the MyDigitalSSD 128GB (120GB) Super Boot Eco Drive 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 NGFF 2242 SSD Solid State Drive - MDM242-SBe-128 . It was 60.00 when I ordered it.
Performance is fine for what I need. .Of course, this is a SATA III SSD, and not a PCI-E SSD
Buying today, and I'm decidng between these boards: GA-Z77X-UD3H , Z77 Extreme4, Z77A-GD65 . Read some nice reviews here on the UD3H and the GD65. Tough decision. I want to OC an i5, maybe a i7.