Gigabyte winner in tom's hardware; the z77x

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., the world leader in the manufacture of motherboards and graphics cards, announces that the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard has obtained the '2012 Recommended Buy' award, granted by a prestigious Tom's Hardware jury. The GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard wins this award thanks to the combination of exceptional features and excellent value for money.

After comparing six high-end motherboards based on the Intel® Z77 Express chipset from various top-tier and second-line manufacturers, Thomas Soderstrom, technical writer for Tom's Hardware, concluded that the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard was the most attractive motherboard. Currently available within the front-line for Z77, making her worthy of Tom's Hardware's respected '2012 Recommended Buy' award.

"GIGABYTE is leading the battle for better features at a lower price without making significant compromises in performance or overclocking, and so the Z77X-UP5 TH has earned this award, " said Thomas Soderstrom, senior technical writer for motherboards at Tom'sHardware.com

You can find the full Tom's Hardware review here:

www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77x-up5-th-z77a-gd80-z77-oc-formula, 3305.html.

GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH

Based on the Intel® Z77 Express chipset, which supports 2nd and 3rd generations of Intel® processors, the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard incorporates GIGABYTE's exclusive Ultra Durable ™ 5 technology and is, in turn, one of the first motherboards to support dual Thunderbolt ™ ports.

GIGABYTE Exclusive: Dual Thunderbolt ™ Ports

We were the first to be Intel certified by incorporating dual Thunderbolt ™ ports directly into the I / O portion of the motherboard's rear panel. Each Thunderbolt ™ port supports maximum bi-directional data transfer rates of up to 10Gbps; This means that a Full HD 1080p movie can be transferred in less than 30 seconds.

GIGABYTE's implementation of dual Thunderbolt ™ ports ensures maximum connectivity potential, supporting up to 12 individual devices connected simultaneously, each port offering 10Gbps bandwidth.

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ 5

The GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH employs GIGABYTE's award-winning Ultra Durable ™ 5 technology, including components capable of handling very high currents for the CPU power zone, including the IR3550 PowIRstage® chips from International Rectifier, 2X Copper GIGABYTE PCB and ferrite core chokes withstanding currents up to 60A. Together, they allow operating temperatures of up to 60ºC less than in traditional motherboards. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ 5 technology, included in several of our new motherboards, represents the next step in the evolution of motherboard design.