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Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Motherboard Review

DiRT 3 was released quite recently and has received a lot of praise from gamers and reviewers across the globe. It is the latest iteration of the Colin McRae Rally series, despite Codemasters dropping the Colin McRae branding. It supports DirectX 11 which enhances detail and brings a number of other visual enhancements to the gaming experience.

We see a slight improvement in performance when the system is overclocked in this test.  This shows how real world gaming performance can benefit from overclocking.

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7 comments

  1. great motherboard, looks a lot better than many of the other GB boards ive seen in recent years.

  2. awesome board, next on my list to buy

  3. I think its £15 overpriced.

  4. Its not overpriced, for what you get its pretty good value. id like to see a few more sata 3 ports however at the price.

  5. Optical Illusion

    Are there compatibility issues with D14>/?

  6. Hi Optical Illusion,

    I tested the motherboard with a Phanteks PHTC-14PE which is actually slightly larger than a D14. The only compatibility issue would be with memory featuring large heatspreaders but this is going to be an issue with the D14 on pretty much every motherboard on the market.