Asus P8Z77-V Pro review
Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £155
inc VAT A fast and feature-packed Ivy Bridge-ready motherboard
Specifications
LGA1155, ATX, Intel Z77 Express chipset, supports: 2nd/3rd Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7
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Asus’s P8Z77-V Pro is an expensive motherboard, but it’s fast, has a packed specification and makes adding a useful SSD cache very easy. It’s a Best Buy.
Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Rating | ***** |
| Processor socket | LGA1155 |
| Form factor | ATX |
| Size | 305x244mm |
| Processor support | 2nd/3rd Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 |
| Processor external bus | 100MHz |
| Chipset north bridge | Intel Z77 Express |
| Chipset south bridge | Intel Z77 Express |
| Passively-cooled north bridge | yes |
| Integrated graphics | No |
| Supported memory type | DDR3 1066/1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory speed | PC3-19200 |
| Memory slots | 4 |
| Maximum memory | 32GB |
| Dual-channel support | yes |
Buying Information | |
| Price | £155 |
| Supplier | http://www.amazon.co.uk |
| Details | www.asus.com |
Internal Ports | |
| Power connectors | 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 8-pin ATX |
| PCI-E x16 slots | 3 |
| Dual graphics architecture | SLI/Crossfire |
| PCI-E x4 slots | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots | 1 |
| PCI slots | 1 |
| Fan headers | 6 |
| Floppy ports | 0 |
| IDE ports | 0 |
| Serial ATA ports | 8 |
| RAID chipset (max disks) | Intel Z77 Express (2x SATAIII, 4x SATAII) |
Features | |
| Wired network ports | 1x 10/100/1000 |
| Sound (ports) | Realtek ALC892 (6x analogue out, optical S/PDIF) |
| USB2 ports / headers | 6/6 |
| Firewire ports / headers | none |
| Legacy ports | PS/2 |
| Other ports | HDMI, DVI, D-Sub, DisplayPort |
| Cables included | 4x SATA |
| Brackets included | USB/eSATA |
| Software included | Norton Internet Security 2012, Lucid Logix Virtu |
Setup and Overclocking | |
| Voltage adjustment | CPU/RAM/Chipset |
| CPU clock max adjustment | 300MHz |