Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi Intel Z77 Express LGA 1155 Review 19

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H WiFi Intel Z77 Express LGA 1155 Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The Gigabyte Z77-UD5H WiFi is available now, with an MRSP of $229.99.
  • Packed with added features and options not seen on some other products in the same price range.
  • Clean and simple color-themed layout.
  • Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS, including mouse support and support for 3 TB+ drives.
  • VRM cooling more than needed, great for long term 24/7 clocking.
  • Overclocks really well, with excellent memory support.
  • Includes add-on Bluetooth/WiFi card that can be used in other systems.
  • Bundled software the same package Gigabyte has offered for years, with little-to-no changes.
  • SATA 3 Gb/s performance with tested hardware a bit low.
  • PWR_FAN connected to CPU 8-pin EPS connector.
The Gigabyte Z77-UD5H WiFi, in my opinion, is damn near perfect. There's not a feature missing that I'd like to see, performance is great, and power consumption is low too. In its price segment, it adds Bluetooth and WiFi by the inclusion of the add-in card, and looking at online pricing, I do not see the same offered by similarily priced products. Nevermind that if you don't need the add-in card, you can purchase the board without, for a lower cost, too.
I had a really hard time coming up with cons for this board. There's the issue with the PWR_FAN header, which is more personal than something end users should worry about, and other than that, there's the software package that at this time feels dated, and a few BIOS options that were kind of vague, but other than that, I could not find anything wrong at all, and even those items are barely worth mentioning, however, they are areas that Gigabyte can improve upon. Of course, the Z77X-UD5H WiFi isn't Gigabyte's top offering either, so to expect every little last detail to be covered may be asking for a bit too much (Nevermind the issues I found were really really minor).
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