Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4-TH

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

6
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Clean layout, good looks.
Solid overclocking performance.
Dual Thunderbolt ports.

Cons:

Obvious price premium for Thunderbolt.
Sacrifices enthusiast orientated features.

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Last revision on February 22, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Clean layout, good looks
Solid overclocking performance
Dual Thunderbolt ports
Uprated 'UP' cooling has merit
Dual Thunderbolt ports that allow for 12 devices to be daisy chained, and an additional 3 monitors
Performance and overclocking on par with other mid to highend boards

Reviewers Didn't Like

Obvious price premium for Thunderbolt
Sacrifices enthusiast orientated features
Barely any bundled accessories

Expert reviews and ratings

If you need a motherboard with Thunderbolt, this is one of the most cost-effective options around...

By Expert Reviews on February 23, 2013

Gigabyte has jumped on the Intel Z77 chipset bandwagon with veritable gusto, releasing no fewer than 21 boards for various markets. Priced at £150 and therefore representing a mid-pack board, the Z77X-UP4 TH takes in the company's upgraded cooling...

By HEXUS.net on December 05, 2012

Oh boy, does the new UP series from Gigabyte have a few tricks on show. First off, let's get stuck into the new PWM, and more specifically the new MOSFET design. Packed into this new IR3550 MOSFET is the traditional four-stage design, consisting of the...

By PC Authority on August 29, 2012

As you can see performance wise the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH is a close performer to the Z77X-UD5H, even when it comes to overclocked performance.What’s interesting; however, are the dual Thunderbolt ports which ran both the Buffalo 500GB MiniStation...

By tbreak.ae on August 22, 2012

Let's be clear from the outset, if you buy the Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH you'll definitely be happy with your purchase. It's absolutely fine and does everything well, and is devoid of glaring issues.We have got two unique selling points on the UP4. The...

By Overclock3D on August 20, 2012

An impressive offering from Gigabyte that’s great for...

By Kitguru.net on July 27, 2012

Around here we are certainly no strangers to GIGABYTE motherboards. We've seen a lot of these over the years . While many had rough spots in the past, Gigabyte has generally treated us well as a brand. Its products have almost always been enthusiast...

By HardOCP on October 10, 2012

Besides two distinct peculiarities mentioned in the title of this article, both LGA 1155 mainboards on Intel Z77 Express chipset have a lot of other indisputable advantages. For example, a discrete Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card bundled with the top model of the two. However, both of them cause one unique inconvenience: both mainboards turned out very sensitive to the type of the power supply...

By X-bit Labs on September 20, 2012

Now that the exclusive license Apple had for Thunderbolt has expired, since Computex 2012 we have seen a number of motherboards destined for PCs with a Thunderbolt connector. Thunderbolt on a motherboard is still an added luxury, adding some $40 to...

By AnandTech on September 17, 2012

The Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH is targeted to the mainstream user who wants a motherboard with Thunderbolt ports. This motherboard also brings three PCI Express x16 3.0 slots, even though they don’t work at x16 speed when more than one video card is...

By Hardware Secrets on August 06, 2012

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