The Z77A-GD65 Gaming is MSI's flagship Intel Z77 Express-based motherboard that is a nod to the gaming community. We check out how this gaming board performs as we put it through its paces!

Banking on the success of its MSI Gaming series laptops, the company has launched its flagship MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard that is targeted primarily at gamers and power users. It is also the most feature-rich board following in the footsteps of the MSI Big Bang Z77 MPower motherboard.

The MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming board is targeted at gamers and overclockers with features like its Killer E2205 Gigabit chip and support for DDR3-3000 RAM!

According to local distributor, Corbell Technology Pte Ltd, the MSI Z77A-GD-65 Gaming motherboard will be available locally by mid-April; it is a feature-rich board that is targeted at gamers. The SRP of the board is estimated at S$360.

With a whopping 32 phases of CPU power circuitry, the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 is definitely an Intel Z77 board that is not meant for the faint-hearted. It also features the new Ultra Durable 5 technology, so the board sports PowIRStage ICs and high-current 60A chokes to enable 2,000W of power delivery!

The ASRock Z77 OC Formula motherboard is built for overclocking, from its liquid-cooling points at its CPU VRM heatsinks to the manual onboard OC buttons. Bundled with extra goodies and lots of software tools, we test the board in detail to find out how it fares.

Gigabyte has demonstrated the 4K video support of its dual-port Thunderbolt Intel Z77 motherboards. By using a third generation Intel Core I3, i5 or i7 CPU with Intel HD graphics, the dual-port Thunderbolt motherboard is able to output an Ultra HD 4K video stream across four standard displays.

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.

The MSI Big Bang Z77 MPower is the flagship Intel Z77 Express-based motherboard to be OC Certified. We put the board through its paces to ascertain if its overclocking accolades make it stand out from the slew of Intel Z77 mobo offerings.

ASRock has introduced its new Z77 Extreme6/TB4 motherboard which houses two Thunderbolt ports that incorporate the daisy chain feature so each port supports up to six devices through a single compact port.