ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 TUF Series Motherboard on Intel Z77 Platform z77 ATX DDR3 1600 Intel – LGA 1155 Motherboard
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- Thermal Armor Technology – Improves air flow with an innovative shunt design and integrated turbo fan on two focal points
- TUF Capacitors, Chokes and MOSFETS – Certified by military standard to ensure ultimate durability
- Thermal Radar – Real-time thermal detection for a better cooling solution
- Dust Defender – Protect all dusts and extend the lifespan of slots and connectors
- ASUS USB 3.0 Boost – Set USB 3.0 devices into 3 modes: Normal, Turbo, UASP to improve overall read/write performance instantaneously
- AI Charger+
- AI Suite II
- Dual Intelligent Processors 3 ( EPU, TPU, SMART DIGI+ Power Control )
Based on Intel Z77 chipset, Sabertooth Z77 motherboard incorporates the ultimate reliability of ASUS TUF series with advanced thermal design and military-standard components all backed by limited 5-year warranty. It features new Thermal Armor and Thermal Radar for a comprehensive cooling solution and Dust Defender for specially designed covers to protect unused PCIe, memory and USB slots against dust. Sabertooth Z77 also features: USB 3.0 Boost with UASP Support for up to 170% faster transfer rate; USB Charger+, for up to 3x faster charging for USB devices; and complete BIOS solution with one-click USB BIOS Flashback and award-winning UEFI BIOS.
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ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 TUF Series Motherboard on Intel Z77 Platform z77 ATX DDR3 1600 Intel – LGA 1155 Motherboard
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Brilliant Backbone For A Beast!,
This great motherboard is now sitting within a NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case – White and is looking brilliant. The capabilites of this board are fantastic: PCI-E 3.0, USB 3.0, native Ivy Bridge support, with a lot of utilities to go along with it. The Bios alone is awe-inspiring with how much control you have over every aspect of each component down to how much power you want to send down to .01V.
This really is a fantastically built component, aesthetically it looks great in a case. The installation is rather tedious because the screws must go into rather deep holes within the Thermal Armor, which makes it a balancing act if your screwdriver happens to not be magnetized, but I wouldn’t deduct a star or anything for this inconvenience.
The only real downside comes from the 8-pin connector which is diagonal to the 24-pin power connector and is also on the top left, so you must have wires everywhere.
The Thermal Armor works great though, you can install two 40MM fans that are included to the motherboard to increase airflow and what’s really nice is when you turn off your rig it defaults to leaving these fans on for one minute to cool off your system faster for increased component longevity.
It’s the Sabertooth, it has a 5 year warranty, military-grade components, and it also has surprisingly vibrant audio! I was actually taken back by how well this board throws out music, videos, and games. I know on the RoG lines Asus always adds extra power and islolates the audio driver on the board, and this technology has certainly carried over! What you get is audio that is crisp, clean, and powerful when that ‘nade explodes beside you!
Overall, I would get this board again and again, it is extremely high quality, looks fantastic in a case, offers great cooling, and has all the latest capabilities.
Thanks for reading, and hope this review helped!
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|Works great!,
I did not purchase this board through Amazon (the first time)
I installed this with an i7-2600k and love the board! I chose it because of problems I’d experienced with the first board I had–the Asus p8z68v Pro-Gen3…I figured this board was probably assembled with more care/higher quality components because of the five year warranty.(and high price)
Everything on the board worked out of the box, after installing the drivers. The UEFI Bios is easy to learn and use, and encourages experimentation. I don’t intend to overclock, just want a fast stable system to edit photos and create art prints. I didn’t update the BIOS. My WEI is 7.7 on all parameters, except my SSD, which scores a 7.9.
<<<<<<<UPDATE: USB controller now works fine>>>>>>>The only caveat to the otherwise perfect performance so far is the Intel USB controller is not functional. After getting everything set up in the case, attempts to plug in my USB 3.0 external Hdd were met with a strange mix of issues. Non functioning ports, or ports that function at 2.0 instead of 3.0. The device manager confirms the Intel(R) ICH 10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller doesn’t work.<<<<<<after many driver updates , plugging my external usb 3.0 and 2.0 devices into different ports it now is working properly.
Maybe I should have given this board fewer stars…if, after my RMA the replacement has issues I will come back and take off more stars. Right now though, with the features it does have, and the comparitively smooth set up and operation, I think its probably the best option going for someone who wants a stable machine with some longevity.
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|Awesome, worth it.,
Thermal armor is very nice to work with. Less worry about screws, static electricity or breaking parts on motherboard. It also makes it look very clean and flush. Performance is good and had no issues. 5 year warranty is nice.
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