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Gigabyte Z77X-UP7
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Launch SRP S$600
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Gigabyte Z77X-UP7

15 Nov 2012
Overall rating 8/10Most Overclockable Product

Designed for extreme overclocking, the Z77X-UP7 features the All Digital Engine and the Gigabyte Ultra Durable 5 technology with high current capable components including 60A rated PowIRstages from IR.

Tags: motherboard, gigabyte, intel z77

Performance:
8
Features:
9
Value:
6.5
THE GOOD
Rich feature set
Highly overclockable
Support for 4-way GPU setup
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
THE BAD
Very expensive
No support for Thunderbolt
Disparate mix of supporting software utility

Product Specification

Processor Support and Chipset Type
  • Supports Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors in the LGA1155 package
  • Intel Z77 Express Chipset
Memory
  • Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
  • 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets
  • Supports DDR3 2400+ (OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
  • Max capacity of system memory: 32GB
Storage
  • Chipset:
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2~5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  • 1 x mSATA connector
  • 2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6~9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  • Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1
Rear I/O
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port
  • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  • 1 x PCIe power connector
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x mSATA connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 6 x system fan headers
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  • 1 x S/PDIF In header
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x serial port header
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • 1 x power button
  • 1 x reset button
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x Gear button
  • 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
  • 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
  • 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
  • 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
  • 1 x onboard voltage measurement module
  • 2 x BIOS switchs
  • 1 x LN2 switch
Expansion Slots
  • 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1~3)
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1~2)
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
Other Features
  • Support for @BIOS
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Xpress Install
  • Support for Xpress Recovery2
  • Support for EasyTune
  • Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
  • Support for Auto Green
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Support for Q-Share
  • Support for 3D Power
  • Support for EZ Setup
Form Factor E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5 x 26.4cm

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