Asus P8Z77-V Mainstream Review!

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ASUS is one of world’s largest motherboard manufacturer since 1990. ASUS P8Z77-V board is a mainstream board, is based on Intel’s Z77 Express Chipset and P8Z77-V also features ASUS’ DIGI+ VRM design which use digital VRM solution which supports Intel’s VRD 12.5 specifications.

Asus P8Z77-V feature SLI, Quad-SLI, and CrossFireX support and built-in Intel Ethernet Gigabit Lan, also included along with support for 8 SATA devices with added ASM1061 controller from ASMedia, built in WiFi capabilities.



Specification:
Support for Intel Core™ Celeron/i3/i5/i7 processors [LGA1155]
Intel® Z77 Express Chipset
Memory:
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
Audio:
Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio codec 7.1-channel
Network:
Intel Ethernet Gigabit
Athero AR5B125 Wireless
Expansion Slots
1x PCI Express 3.0 x16
1x PCI Express 3.0 x 8
1x PCI Express 3.0 x 4
2x PCI Express 2.0 x1
2x PCI
Storage Interface:
4 x SATA 6Gb/s
4 x SATA 3Gb/s
Form Factor: ATX

Testing Spec:
Intel i7 3770K [Corsair H60]
G.Skill F3-2133C9D-8GAB [4gbx2]
Hynix SSD 128Gb Sata 3
FSP HEXA HE-500w
Windows 7 64bits Ultimate [installed all update]
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Front Box:


Back Box view:


Feature:


P8Z77-V Accessory package:
1x I/O Back Plate
1x Wireless antenna
1x MB/ Wifi Driver Disc
3x Manual Book
5x Sata3 Cable
1x CrossFire bridge
1x Wireless Module


White I/O Plate


Asus WiFi-GO adapter:


Asus WiFi-GO adapter: Side view


Asus WiFi-GO adapter: Back view


Asus WiFi-GO adapter used Athero AR5B125 Chip [1R-1T]
Remove metal cover


Overview:


I/O:


Left:
1x P/S2 For Mouse or Keyboard
2x Asmedia USB 3.0
2x Intel USB 2.0
1X Asus WiFi-GO slot
1x S/PDIF Out
1x HDMI 1.4
1x DisplayPort


Right:
1x D-Sub
1x DVI
1x Intel Gigabit Lan
2x Intel USB 3.0
1x 7.1-channel Audio


VRM area:


Asus P8Z77-V used Full Japanese FPCAP Solid Capacitors


P8Z77-V used Industry leading 8 Digital phase [2 for VTT] and 4 phase for iGPU


P8Z77-V used MOSFET:
High side NXP 7030AL
Low side NXP 5030AL


Asus added a huge PCH Heat-sink to cool down Z77 PCH chip


Intel Z77 Express Chipset PCH


Left to right:
Light Blue 4 Sata port: Intel Sata2 3g/s Connector
White 2 Sata port: Intel Sata3 6g/s Connector
Blue 2 Sata port: Asmedia Sata3 6/s Connector


Asmedia ASM1061 controller: Add extra 2 Sata3 on Asus P8Z77-V also supporting raid 1 and 0


Overview: 4 Slot DDR3 1.5v


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Asus Bios FlashBack:
Just plug in a USB flash drive containing the BIOS file, and press the BIOS Flashback button for 3 seconds with the power supply connected. The UEFI BIOS will then automatically update without requiring further interaction. [Must be Fat32 format]



Two Asmedia ASM1442 chip, output high speed TMDS level shift ICs for HDMI/Display port and D-Sub/Dvi output


Asmedia ASM1042 USB 3.0 Controller: Support 2 USB3.0 port at I/O port


Asmedia ASM1083 Controller: High Speed I/O PCI Express-to-PCI forward bridge


Intel 2579V Gigabit Controller


Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio codec, output 7.1-Channel Surround Sound


Asus P8Z77-V board used single Bios chip: Winbond 25064FVA1G-UEFI ROM 64MB


Nuvoton NCT6779D is a Super I/O Controller: Used for keyboard controller with PS/2 mouse, wake-up functions/HW Monitor functions and fan-speed control.


ASUS TurboV Processing Unit (TPU): TPU help you Auto-overclock your processor speed up to 37% faster


ASUS VRM Digi+ EPU: Dual Intelligent Processors 3 - SMART DIGI+ fully digital, 8+4 Phase power


TPU&EPU Switcher


PCB back

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Bios Interface:

Basic Mode


Advanced Mode


Benchmark & Overclocking:

DPC Latency


Microsoft Windows 7 Experience Index


Sleep Mode S3:


PCmark 7 Default


3Dmark06 Default


3Dmark11 Intel HD4000


Virtu MVP Menu



3Dmark11 Virtu MVP Disable: AMD HD7770


3Dmark11 Virtu MVP Enable: AMD HD7770


Cinebench test:


WinRar benchmark:


Windows 7 boot up time:


4.7Ghz 4cores 8 Threads


4.9Ghz 4cores 4 Threads


4.9Ghz 4cores 8 Threads


5.0Ghz 4cores 4 Threads


5.0Ghz 4cores 8 Threads


5.1Ghz 2cores 2 Threads