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: VIA VT2021 codec. LAN: Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit).
Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology. Expansion 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. Marvell 88SE9172 chips: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors. Support for RAID 0 and 1
Back Panel Connectors: 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port/1 x D-Sub port/1 x DVI-D port/1 x HDMI port/6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports/2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports/1 x RJ-45 port/1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector/5 x audio jacks
Internal I/O Connectors: 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector; 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector; 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors; 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors; 1 x mSATA connector; 1 x CPU fan header; 3 x system fan headers; 1 x front panel header; 1 x front panel audio header; 1 x S/PDIF Out header; 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header; 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers; 1 x serial port header; 1 x Clear CMOS jumper; 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
USB: Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. VIA VL800 chip: Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports.
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CPU Socket Type 
The socket type is the kind of connection used to mount the CPU to the motherboard. Intel and AMD each make their own types of sockets. You will want to make sure your new motherboard socket type matches that of your chosen CPU.
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Chipset-Northbridge 
The northbridge chipset is the set of components that controls your computer's communication between the CPU, RAM, and, in some cases, the graphics processor.
Intel Z77
Intel Z77
Intel Z77
Intel Z77
Motherboard Size 
Motherboards come in a variety of sizes for different applications. You will want to make sure your computer case is designed to hold the size of motherboard you buy. Smaller motherboards have less connections for components, but are useful when you need a PC that won't take up a lot of space.
ATX
ATX
Micro ATX
ATX
PCI Slots 
PCI slots are used to mount various hardware in your computer. PCI is commonly used to mount network cards, sound cards, modems, TV tuner cards, disk controllers, and extra ports for USB or serial connections.
7
6
4
7
Memory Slots 
This is the number of slots for RAM on the motherboard. You will want to have one for each stick of RAM you plan to use.
4
4
4
4
Number of SATA Connections 
The number of SATA connections on your motherboard will determine how many mass storage devices and optical drives you can install in your computer. You will want one connection for each hard drive, solid state drive, and CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive you plan to use.
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. High quality 108dB SNR HD audio. GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration (USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 & 3x USB Power). GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices
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I bought this board because it has many USB 3.0 ports, 6 at the back and an internal connector for the front. It also has four SATA III internal connectors along with 4 SATA II connectors. Two of the marvel SATA III connectors even have RAID capability. The BIOS firmware update utility in Windows is convenient although it might require user to download the firmware file from Gigabyte's website manually.
The UEFI interface takes time to get used to, but afterwards it is quite easy to use. However, My Kingston HyperX 1600MHZ memory (2x KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX = 4x4GB sticks) can't run 1600MHZ on this board. I need to set them to 1333MHZ to prevent BSODs from occurring. It seems the board and the memory don't get along 100%.
Btw, the board supports Virtu, meaning by enabling this feature and installing according software, system could switch between onchip and discrete graphics on the fly, and monitors could be set to connect either to the motherboard's ports or the graphics cards'. And although it only has a single PCI-E 3.0 slot and two 2.0 slots, it still supports 2-Way SLI or Crossfire.
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VERY PLEASED that motherboard came with the latest revision 1.1 and latest bios 15. Paired it with and i5-3570K with Stock fan/heatsink and 8GB of Adata 2000 Gaming ram and a MSI GTX 660 on Windows 7. Used XMP profile 1 in bios and ram is now 2000 and stable but is very quiet and is runnning Skyrim with high resolution texture pack at ULTRA (Steam default) with 60fps (which is maximum with vsink on). Graphical bios is minimalistic but is just perfect for me, when it comes to quality and reliability no one surpasses Gigabyte.
UPDATE: Found the boot problem. It was a SanDisk USB 2.0 thumb drive and not the SATA. What happen is that when I left the thumb drive plugged in the available USB 3.0 slot that my computer would not boot. Turns out that UEFI Windows Boot Manager looks to the thumb drive first as a bootable drive and then hangs. I guess I am relegated to removing my thumb drive everytime I shut down the machine or it could be just unique to USB 3.0 slots. Seems to be unique to the UEFI bios. Also successfully set up my harddrives in Raid 0 with the Z77 chipset ports 4/3 but could not do it with Marveil on ports 6/7. Very easy to do and manual covers all the steps.
Now running Windows 8 Pro Upgrade. WEI now shows (new scale 1.0 to 9.9) . Processor 7.9, Memory 8.2, Graphics 7.9, Gaming Graphics 7.9, Primary Hard Disk (older SATA 3ms disk) 5.9. Windows 8 Pro upgrade Installed without difficulty and is compatible with STEAM.
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I really like this board. However, GIGABYTE only makes their BIOS updates available in Windows executable format, e.g. ".exe" extension. This oversight prevents me and every other GIGABYTE motherboard user from updating the BIOS when running any operating system other than Windows. Needless to say, I will not be purchasing any GIGABYTE motherboards in the future and must recommend that all Linux users look elsewhere for their motherboards needs.
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Picking the right motherboard is always the hardest part of a computer build. I recently build new computer using this board and things went as smooth as silk. This board is well thoughtout, robust and clean in design. I am really happy with it. I went to the Gigabyte website and selected my RAM from their long list of approved memory.
All of the component list below (and bought from Amazon) installed and worked with out a hitch.
I updated the driver for the motherboard, video card and WiFi card -- all other drivers were supplied by Windows 7.
This is what worked for me.
EVGA GeForce GTX770 videocard, Corsair Vengeance Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 XFX PRO850W Core Edition Power Supply Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio Card Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black) Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Corsair Carbide Series Black 400R Mid Tower Computer Case
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First time building my computer. Easy to set up on my first try. I highly recommend this MOBO!
Pros: -Good packaging -Good accessories -Good documentation -Good BIOS UI -Easy to set up -Good comparability with other hardware (no trouble so far, see below !!!!) -no BSODs so far.
Cons: -NONE!
My System: -Core i7 3770K (stock cooler) -GA-Z77X-D3H (this product) -2x Patriot 4GB PC3-12800 -nvidia 9600GT SLI (not SLI any more... :( so upgrading to a nvidia GTX 660 ti) -Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply -Samsung 840 128gb ssd (plus old HDD) -Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive -Notes: no overclock. I will update this review with windows experience score when I get my new video card. I will also update this review if I ever overclock.
I managed to boot off of my old XP machine's hard drive on this set up. My old system was from 2005 and ran windows xp 32bit on a Pentium 4 and Dell MOBO. Setting bios to ATA mode allowed me to boot off my old hard drive on first go. This was actually a lot easier than installing the SSD into my old system (huuuuuge pain). All drivers for the MOBO loaded off the disk. I was able to set the bios back to AHCI and reboot. Booting into different installs is a breeze and now I don't have to migrate a bunch of stuff to my win7 install.
I chalk up success to this awesome MOBO! Also, props to Gigabyte!
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