Gigabyte Z77-HD4 Motherboard

Conclusions

The Gigabyte Z77-HD4 is clearly targeted to the average user, coming only with the feature set provided by the chipset, such as two SATA-600 ports and four USB 3.0 ports.

However, there are several smaller yet important features that set it apart from other entry-level motherboards. These include the use of four video connectors (VGA, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort), the presence of a second PCI Express x16 slot (even though it is 2.0 and works at x4), a digital voltage regulator circuit, the use of only solid capacitors, the presence of two BIOS chips, and three four-pin fan connectors for auxiliary fans, allowing you to use PWM fans (which can be programmed to change their speed by software).

The only drawback of this motherboard, in our opinion, is the presence of only three audio jacks. So, if when installing a 5.1 analog speaker set, you will have to “kill” the “line in” and the “mic in” jacks. This should not be a problem if you use a USB headset, though.