GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI (rev. 1.0) Pro Reviews

I have to say that or overall impression from Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI mainboards is highly positive. In fact, we didn’t have any serious problems with these boards during our test session. The only disappointment was their high power consumption, especially of the top model. Both these mainboards have convenient layout, rich functionality, good overclocking potential and a variety of proprietary technologies and features such as 3D Power, 3D BIOS, Ultra Durable 4. Their distinguishing feature is the mSATA connector that will let you take advantage of such technologies as Intel Smart Response or Intel Rapid Start. The presence of two BIOS chips now has huge practical value, because the convenient onboard switch allows you to work with either of them independently. We were very pleased with such nice extras as Power On, Reset and Clear CMOS buttons, POST-code indicator and special voltage control points. Numerous improvements in the new version of Gigabyte 3D BIOS make fine-tuning and overclocking even easier and faster, all the small issues we pointed out previously have been successfully fixed.

All in all I would have to say that Gigabyte has put a solid combination out providing a well rounded feature set that covers the concerns of a large swath of the user base looking to step into a Z77-based motherboard. When you look at the Z77-based market place it all comes down to feature set and price as performance is going to fall into a similar envelope any way you cut it. With the GA-Z77X-UD5H-WiFi you get a motherboard that is priced at just over the $200 mark. For that amount of coin you get a board that overclocks as well as any out on the market, a comprehensive software and hardware bundle, and the tools to deliver comparable performance.