Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH include:

• Socket: 1155
• Chipset: Intel Z77 Express
• Super I/O: ITE IT8728F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) and one SATA-600 port controlled by a Marvel 88SE9172 chip
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port controlled by the same Marvell 88SE9172 chip
• USB 2.0: Six USB 2.0 ports, two available on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: 10 USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard, four physical ports controlled by the chipset and expanded using two VIA VL810 hub chips 
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header, controlled by a VIA VT6308P chip
• Thunderbolt: Two ports controlled by an Intel DSL3510L chip
• On-board video: Controlled by the CPU, VGA, DVI-D, HDMI, and two Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC898 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 110 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset using an Intel WG82579V chip to make the physical layer interface
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x0 or x8/x8/x0 or x8/x4/x4), three PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, one standard PCI slot, and one mSATA slot (PLX PEX8605 switch chip, ITE IT8892E bridge chip)
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1600, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and three four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: Two BIOS chips, support for TPM, POST diagnostics display, and voltage monitoring points
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: Two
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.us
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 250.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.