If you're after an inexpensive start to an Ivy Bridge system, it’s a good buy. It's a shame about the tricky SSD cache setup, as otherwise Gigabyte's GA-Z77-D3H has a lot to offer for its price. Once we'd installed the cache our PC's boot time went from 47s to 14s, so it's certainly effective. We would have preferred the option to add an SSD cache later without having to back up and start a Windows installation from scratch.
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The manual mentions this, but only in the small print, which we missed to our cost. Product may includes warranty, and accessories found with the original product. This means that the product has been opened, possibly used but is in perfect condition with no signs of cosmetic or functional defect. To use Smart Response you have to set your motherboard's SATA controller to RAID mode, but, unlike on Asus's P8Z77-V Pro, doing so wipes your hard disk so you'll have to reinstall Windows. GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard. This saves you having to use a 3.5in drive bay for a normal-sized SSD in your PC's case. The motherboard support miniature mSATA SSDs, which slot into a dedicated space on the motherboard between the processor socket and PCI slots. The motherboard's Z77 Express chipset supports Intel's Smart Response Technology, which uses a small-capacity SSD to cache frequently-accessed information to help speed up your system. The overclocking options aren't as comprehensive as on Asus's board, though, and we couldn’t find a way to increase the voltage going to the RAM. AMD virtualization: In BIOS setup menu, open the M Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has released BIOS updates for X470. There is some scope for overclocking in the motherboard's mouse-driven UEFI BIOS, which, despite its cheesy looks, is well laid out and easy to use. GIGABYTEAMD Smart Access MemoryRage ModeBIOS.
We had no problems with performance the GA-Z77-D3H was as quick as Asus's more expensive P8Z77-V Pro in our benchmarks, managing a strong overall score of 117. GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5H DESKTOP Motherboard Intel Z Atx T12-C14 - 91.72.
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