Today we have brought you you the review of micro-ATX Gigabyte motherboard, based on Intel Z77 chipset, in this case we are talking about Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH which hides one of the best options for designing compact, offering connectivity possibilities and benefits that have little to envy to other series of the house. Here’s the new GIGABYTE Z77MX-D3H TH.
This board is in form factor of Micro ATX, presenting all the circuitry and PCB connections in a 244 x 244 mm. Gigabyte uses high quality components (not for nothing has certified Ultra Durable 4) to provide support for the latest Intel micros, 4 memory sockets, multi-GPU support and a wide range of ports, which includes new Thunderbolt ports as well.
Technical Specs of Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH
Manufacturer: GIGABYTE
Model: Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH
Intel Z77 Chipset
Socket LGA 1115
Micro-ATX format
Thunderbolt ports
Price: 140 euros
The brand presents the product in a complete kit that includes the CD with the drivers, SLI connector, four SATA 6.0 Gbps cable, a quick guide and a full user manual with all the information necessary to take advantage of the product.
The LGA 1115 socket in Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH heads the main area and supports all the latest Intel processors. Furthermore, we find four sockets that support DDR3 RAM up to 1,600 MHz, two PCIe x16 for graphics (supports SLI and CrossFireX) and two PCIe among them.
On the rear panel (the kit includes a chassis bezel that comprise it) will see a ps / 2 connector, two USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA and DVI, two USB 3.0 and audio panel with five mini-jacks and SPDIF optical output. We left the most interesting to the end, a pair of Thunderbolt ports that support up to 12 devices chain, including three screens and offer a bandwidth of 10 Gbps.
This motherboard Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH was tested with an Intel Core i7-2600K, two modules of Kingston HyperX RAM, a 128 GB SSD for the same company and a graphic card GIGABYTE Radeon HD 7850. As always designed a computer-based micro-ATX is essential to take into account the dimensions of the components to be installed and the size of the frame (not the same one barebone a minitower designed to office) and take special care with the systems dissipation bulky.
In the test session of the new Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH, showed excellent stability and no problems was there, when facing overclocking in moderate state of the components. Software included highlighting the ease of BIOS update with little risk and the possibility of improving system performance with little knowledge of hardware, thanks to automation of Easy Tune 6.
To put some numbers to the pleasurable sensations that pointed this proposed micro GIGABYTE climbed the 4,200 MHz to achieve a more than remarkable 25,122 points in 3D Mark Vantage, 46 frames with Unigine Heaven 2.1 and 61.55 (OpenGL) using the latest revision of Cinebench . Obviously these results are determined by the hardware used, why we keep the stability and build quality of this board as fundamental factors when scoring.
Conclusion
The new Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH motherboard brings all the good that we saw in the proposals ATX a perfect format to design a barebones dream, without sacrificing the power of the best graphics system capable of moving in any game HDTV. Excellent connectivity, latest technology and software endowment that provide great value are the highlights of the product.
This product can be purchased for about 140 euros, a price slightly higher due to the inclusion of Thunderbolt technology. If we are not able to take advantage of devices and want to wait a little longer to see how the new standard, it may be good to have the Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH, which dispenses with them and around 100 euros. This was all about the latest Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H TH motherboard.
