Our first EVGA motherboard review was of the Z75 SLI, a board that had a very solid foundation, but was held back a bit by an odd chipset choice. Today we’re looking at EVGA’s midrange full ATX board, the Z87 FTW. Unlike the former, it uses the fully capable Z87 chipset, and aims to provide an excellent overclocking experience, giving users more control over their system than just about everyone else in this price range.

The Z87 FTW sells for about $220 right now, a good $30 more than the Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H we awarded with an Editor’s Choice last month. In fact at $220, the Z87 FTW is competing with the likes of the Z87X-UD5H and Asus Maximus Impact IV. We know that the Gigabyte at least is a solid board, so EVGA have their work cut out for them to compete at this level.