Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 CrossFireX/SLI Dual Lan Dual UEFI BIOS with Bluetooth 4.0/Wi-Fi Expansion Card GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiFi
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- CPU: Support for Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors in the LGA1155 package. Chipset: Intel Z77 Express Chipset
- Memory: 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory. Dual channel memory architecture. Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules. Support for non-ECC memory modules. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
- Audio: Realtek ALC898 codec. Support for X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 technologies. LAN: 1 x Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1). 1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2).
- Support for AMD CrossFireX/ NVIDIA SLI technology. Expension Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots. 1 x PCI slot.
- Storage Interface: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors. 1 x mSATA connector. Support for RAID 0/1/5/10. 2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips: 3 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector.
- Back Panel Connectors: 1 x D-Sub port/1 x DVI-D port/1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector/1 x HDMI port/1 x DisplayPort/1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector/4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports/2 x USB 2.0/1.0 ports/1 x IEEE 1394a port/2 x RJ-45 ports/6 x audio jacks
- USB: Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Chipset + 2 VIA VL810 Hubs: Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports. Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports.
Supports 3rd Gen. Intel 22nm CPUs and 2nd Gen. Intel Core CPUs (LGA1155 socket). GIGABYTE Digital Power Engine with GIGABYTE 3D Power. GIGABYTE 3D BIOS (Dual UEFI). Onboard mSATA slot for mSATA SSDs. PCI Express Gen 3.0 support. 2-way SLI and 2-way CrossFireX multi-GPU support. Lucid Virtu Universal MVP GPU virtualization support. HDMI, DVI, RGB and Display Port. Dual LAN (Intel Gigabit + Atheros Gigabit Ethernet controllers). Realtek ALC898 with High Quality 110dB SNR HD audio. Dual Band Wi-Fi card GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Technology. GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration (USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 & 3x USB Power). GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices
Gigabyte motherboard
Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA1155 CrossFireX/SLI Dual Lan Dual UEFI BIOS with Bluetooth 4.0/Wi-Fi Expansion Card GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiFi
List Price: $ 219.99
Price:
Almost 5,
Used this on a new build because I’ve been burned enough with Asus. They sat on one of my mobo’s for a year, first few months because they changed their mind on RMA repair, then they lost it in their warehouse. A year later and some threatening I finally got “a” mobo back.
Anywho about this motherboard…
Pros:
– BIOS interface is awesome, blows away what I’m used to with Asus. (I dont use that 3D nonsense and go straight for the advanced view)
– Easy to upgrade the firmware before any OS load.
– Easy to load the XMP of the 2400MHz memory.
– Included Wifi/Bluetooth card
– Significant power reduction for me
– Read about the ultra durable features of this board, cool stuff. protection against electrostatic, humidity, temps, etc.
– A ton of connection ports and features I’ll probably never need, like the backup BIOS switch.
– Other obvious stuff like 6Gbit sata and PCI 3.0.
– 2nd SATA controller saved my sanity trying to raid some non-OS drives on 2nd rig… but would of been happier if the main intel sata controller wasn’t crap.
Cons:
– So far the email support is horrible. Good thing the hardware is isn’t.
– Driver support on their site needs help, like for Vista X64
– I dont like their hardware RAID at all. Previous experience with Nvidia controlled BIOS RAIDS were way superior and didn’t require special raid drivers for OS or VD (virtual disk) configuration in BIOS wiping out anything you had on drive.
Upgraded Build Items: (~$800)
Intel i7-3770k (wrote separate review)
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) F3-2400C10D-16GTX
Cooler Master 212 EVO fan <- awesome fan! Cool and quiet but HUGE.
Pre-existing build items:
EVGA 590GTX
Cooler Master 1200 PSU
Antec 900 case
Conclusion:
You will need to know what you’re doing with this motherboard because the support and drivers are lacking but for the price this new build is well worth it. Very happy in the end with this system. Did I mention dont buy Asus?
ps – download speeds of Gigabyte drivers from america link are real slow, just get them from europe.
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|GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB,
I hear alot of people having trouble with this motherboard but every thing works perfectly for me
Bios vF4 (shipped version)
i7 3770k @ Stock
16GB GSkill 1600mhz
1TB Caviar Black
Corsair AX850w
Windows 7 x64
Corsair 650D Case O.o
Shipping soon (Evga GTX 570)
Edit: I have noticed that if you shutdown the computer and immediately try to turn it back on it will fail and the motherboard will display error code 96, but if you wait 10-20 seconds everything works fine…so far
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|ok mobo but has some issues,
Overall the mobo has some potential nice features if not for the problem issues
PROS:
* three pci 3.0 slots so your not slowed to 2.0 speeds
*onboard M-sata
* three usb 3.0 headers on mobo and some 2.0 headers
*z77 chipset
*comes with wireless and bluetooth
*dual lan ports for hardwired
*well packed box
*front and rear fire-wire connection
CONS:
*only two sata 6.0 cables
*90 degree sata cable ends , do they really think we want these? , do they understand how much of a PAIN these ends are and why many customers throw them away? (this issue is with most manufacturers )
*M-sata is sata II not sata III ,gigabyte doesn’t tell you even when you ask but you need a 50mm card not 70 mm length ssd PCB card.
*NO ps2 ports — even high end gaming boards have at least one for the better response time.
*z77 heat sink prevents pcix16 slot one video card form fully seating and heat is placed directly on video cards pcb( I asked before purchasing and was assure by gigabyte online that they designed with clearance but that is not true on my mobo)
*heat form video card resting FIRMLY on z77 heat sink could cause damage to video cards
*front panel usb3.0 that is include is great idea only if you have a old style case that still has floppy drive bays they don’t include a bracket for modern cases with only 5.25″ bays 🙁
*video card blocks use of usb 3.0 headers #2 and #3 plus the 2.0 headers, this should have been considered in the design of the mobo!
* BIOS is spread out and gets on my nerves , I don’t think I really like it compared to any others I have used
* system fan control , the bios only allows you to change ALL fan speeds not just one and you can not manual set rpm levels
* gigabytes online tech service was great about responding RIGHT UP UNTIL I actual purchased the mobo, since then I have not gotten a response 🙁
Amazon review:
My credit card was BILLED two changes the day I ordered, $1 verification change and $210 for the purchase. This was supposed to be a in stock item and was not even shipped for six days after it was billed to my credit card . I called and asked about this after 4 days and the lady was rude and unhelpful this type of service is why I have not purchased form Amazon as often as other retailers.
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