Month: July 2012

Z77 Motherboard Roundup II @ Hot Hardware

“We’ve already covered all of the juicy details of Intel’s Z77 chipset and put a few motherboards through their paces, but there are so many manufacturers with killer boards available based on the chipset, that it’d be a crime if we didn’t round up another stack of them for you. This round of Z77 mainboards consists of entries from ASRock, EVGA, Gigabyte, and Zotac, more specifically the ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional, EVGA Z77 FTW, Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H, and Zotac Z77-ITX WiFi…”

ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional @ TweakTown

“Another big feature that ASRock is pushing is Lucid VirtuMVP which we’ve tested before. If you’re interested in it we highly recommend you read our Lucid Virtu MVP (HyperFormance) Tested with ASRock Z77 and Intel Ivy Bridge article we posted in April. Along with this we’ve also got Premium Gold Caps, Digi Power, 16 + 8 Power Phase, Fatal1ty Mouse Port and UEFI BIOS.”

ECS Z77H2-AX ‘Golden Board’ @ Legit Reviews

“The ECS Z77H2-AX Black Extreme ‘Golden Board’ is without a doubt a very unique looking motherboard. It doesn’t have the weapon type theme that we have seen on several other unique boards in recent history, but the gold on black color scheme did grow on me. I wasn’t wild about it at first, but as I used the Z77H2-AX over the past few weeks and had it sitting on my test bench, I really began to like the look of it.”

ASUS Maximus V Gene @ OC Club

“Several boards I have tested have not been as flexible, with speeds up to even 2133MHz being unattainable, so the Maximus V Gene has some serious memory overclocking chops, reminiscent of its Extreme level brother, the X79 Rampage IV Extreme.”

ASUS P8Z77-V Premium @ Bjorn3D

“ASUS has pushed many new models onto the playing field with Z77, and with the P8Z77-V Premium, we now see the first solution Intel-certified for Thunderbolt, along with many other technical and feature advances that push ASUS even further in the forefront for the Z77 offerings.”

Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H @ PCStats

“Top of the list of features for the Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H motherboard is onboard graphics. Setting aside IGP clock speeds because these are dependent on the FM1 CPU, the GA-A75-UD4H motherboard offers users DVI-D, DisplayPort, HDMI and Analog VGA video output. Resolutions of up to 2560×1600 are supported with all but the HDMI port (1920×1200).”

ASUS Maximus V Formula @ Guru3D

“Z77 is of course the Intel chipset predominantly released for Ivy Bridge based processors. These motherboards will have a slightly altered feature set and thus support the new Ivy Bridge apples from Intel. Good to know however is that Z77 also supports Sandy Bridge Socket 1155 based processors, that’s right your favorite Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K will be perfect for these motherboards as well.”

MSI Z77-GD55 @ PureOC

“Prior to Ivy Bridge, MSI released their Z77A-GD65 motherboard and we had nothing but great things to say about the GD65. It performed as good as any product we tested and hit 5.2GHz on our Sandy Bridge 2600K. The motherboard boasted enthusiast features at lower price tier so we saw a phenomenal bang for the buck but since Ivy Bridge had not hit our lab at that point, we did not have the opportunity to see the beast unleashed.”

Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 @ PC Per

“The G1.Sniper M3 was designed into a micro ATX form factor that sports Intel’s latest Z77 Express chipset and supports the third generation of Intel’s LGA 1155 “Ivy Bridge” processors. It is challenging to pack enough performance features and overclocking options onto a micro ATX footprint, but Gigabyte’s G1.Sniper M3 has broken the code in this department.”

ASUS P8Z77-V @ TechPowerUp

“Built from within the “mainstream” product line, the ASUS P8Z77-V is full of features, including customizable fan controls and WiFi connectivity, as well as power saving features boasting the ability to lower power consumption by half. With more affordable pricing, a different color scheme, and slightly different features, the ASUS P8Z77-V is quite the departure from what is offered by the Republic Of Gamers line-up, but does it really pale in comparison?”