AnandTech Z77 Mobo Review - ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI

[tonymacx86]

Nice detailed breakdown of the hardware and performance differences between the following models:

ASRock Z77 Extreme4

ASUS P8Z77-V Pro

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H

MSI Z77A-GD65

Intel Z77 Motherboard Review with Ivy Bridge - ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5793/inte ... te-and-msi

 

[xadmin]

That Gigabyte motherboard looks nice and have good review also

 

[Ommudra]

RE the GA board, the Anandtech review notes two issues (memory overclock and efi bugs), which GA customer service says are resolved. what follows is GA's reply to my original inquiry below:

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Answer : Dear Customer,

The issues mentioned have been fixed with BIOS F8, and the download for EasyTune6 has been fixed.

Thank you for choosing Gigabyte products

Question - 1218656
From :
Sent : 5/8/2012 23:10
Question : Hi GA

I'm sure you saw the new set of reviews at AnandTech
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5793/inte ... te-and-msi

I'm a prospective GA buyer, but was concerned that Easy Tune 6 might be out of date. Note this quotation from the review
"The version as shipped could not read the CPU properly, or suggest overclocks for it. I attempted to download the latest version from Gigabyte, only for it to be corrupt no matter where I downloaded it."

There is also this issue noted in the review:
"In terms of memory, when attempting to overclock a G.Skill 2x4 DDR3-2666 kit, which performed 2950 MHz on the ASUS P8Z77-V Pro, it would not boot at the DDR3-2800 strap despite all the correct timings being entered."

Please let me know if these are being looked at, or if solutions are already implemented.

Thank you