Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard

GIGABYTE 7 series Ultra Durable™ Motherboards. GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards combine a host of new and exciting technologies with the latest Intel Z77 Express Chipset, creating a unique range of motherboard designs that harness the outstanding performance of the new 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors. With an exclusive 'Digital' VRM design, GIGABYTE 3D Power and GIGABYTE 3D BIOS (Dual UEFI), GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards ensure exceptional power delivery and absolute control, with additional features that ensure an unrivalled experience on your next PC build. 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors. New 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors are manufactured using the new 22nm process to create a visually optimized, high performance processor platform. Based on the mature LGA 1155 socket, 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors feature up to four high-performance 64-bit processor cores and up to 8MB of L3 cache Smart Cache. Supporting 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors deliver an automatic boost in clock speed and overall performance when you need it most. Lucid Universal MVP Support. GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards support Lucid Virtu GPU virtualization technologies - optimized virtualization software that improves your PC′s visuals, with faster response times, improved video processing and smoother media playback, all within a low power environment. Lucid Universal MVP also features Hyperformance, which eliminates redundant rendering tasks and predicts potential synchronization issues in the graphics delivery pipeline, producing faster frame rates, sharper visuals and reduced tearing. - Boosts responsiveness and FPS of any game. - Improves gaming frame rates 30-70%. - Increases Vsync frame rates - 120 FPS+. - Sharpens visual quality without tearing. - Works seamlessly with hundreds of games. Support for PCI Express Gen. 3. USB 3.0 and PCI Express Gen 3.0 Support - GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards take advantage of the latest connectivity and expansion bus technologies available on the Intel platform. In addition to native support for SuperSpeed USB 3.0, the 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor platform (including the Intel® Z77 chipset) debuts the new PCI Express gen. 3.0 expansion bus, allowing users to take advantage of the next generation, high-bandwidth discrete graphics card solutions. PCIE Gen.3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility.