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ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI Z77 Mobos @ Tech Report
“Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor may still be waiting in the wings, but the 7-series motherboards designed for it are already for sale. To provide a sense of the landscape, we’ve taken an detailed look at the features and performance of three Z77 Express boards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI. We’ve also run a full range of peripheral performance tests on the Z77 platform hub and its integrated USB 3.0 controller.”
Intel 7 Series Chipset and DZ77GA-70K @ Bjorn3D
“The 7 series chipset brings us updated I/O support with addition of USB 3.0, PCI Express 3.0, and Thunderbolt. Intel also aimed to offer a broader wireless support. The visual and media experience will also see a boost thanks to the improved graphic on the upcoming Ivy Bridge.”
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi & Z77X-UD3H @ Legit Reviews
“The Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WiFi is unique in the sense that it includes a PCIe expansion card that offers Bluetooth 4.0 and IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity. This board is obviously aimed at those with mobile devices like the Applie iPhone 4S that already support Bluetooth 4.0 for quick wireless data transfers.”
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H @ eTeknix
“That doesn’t mean that Z77 is worthless, by no means, as it’s still compatible with the well known and much loved Sandy Bridge socket 1155 processors including our shiny i7 2700k that we have pushed to the limits and back again. Even after all this time, it’s still going strong.”
MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, Intel Z77 Roundup @ Hot Hardware
“We have been playing with a few Z77 Express-based motherboards for the past couple of weeks, evaluated their performance, and have gathered up our data for you here. On tap in this round-up we have motherboards from MSI, Gigabyte, Asus and Intel, namely the MSI Z77A-GD65, Gigabyte Z77Z-UD5H, Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe, and Intel DZ77GA-70K…”
Biostar TZ77XE4 @ PureOC
“Biostar has been manufacturing motherboards for years, yet many enthusiasts prefer the top-tier manufacturers. And while Biostar may not have been typically thought of as an enthusiast-caliber brand, today we have a surprise in store with Biostar’s newest release, the TZ77XE4 motherboard for Intel’s next generation processors.”
ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 @ PureOC
“Ivy Bridge is coming and the new Intel Z77 motherboards have arrived in heavy anticipation. ASRock has been on a roll as of late, engineering really great looking and performing motherboards so with no further ado, we introduce the Z77 Extreme 6 motherboard. Let’s fire up the Z77 Extreme 6 and see what surprises ASRock has in store.”
MSI Z77A-GD65 @ PureOC
“MSI as of late has been very proactive with manufacturing motherboards with great looks, quality and many innovative features unlike yesteryear. To sum it up, they have become a fan favorite throughout the industry so let’s get their newest release, the MSI Z77-GD65 motherboard to the lab and see what changes the Z77 chipset delivers for the upcoming generation Ivy Bridge processors.”
MSI Z77A-GD65 @ Au-Ja!
“The first motherboards based on Intel’s new chipset Z77 were back at the end of March in trade, yet we may only now publish our reviews. First Mainboard of the new generation that uses the LGA1155 socket and both the current Sandy Bridge CPUs and enters the next Ivy Bridge offers a model home, the MSI Z77A-GD65 on.”
ASUS Rampage IV Formula @ Bjorn3D
“The Rampage IV Formula does many of things right. The performance of the Formula is right on par with that of the Extreme, which is impressive, although most all of the X79 boards are within a few percent of each other anyways.”