Biostar TZ77XE4 Z77 Motherboard Preview
Andy Ruffell / 12 years ago
What we essentially have here is a ATX form factor motherboard with a striking colour scheme. A black PCB with black and orange accented features makes this board really stand out from the rest. The layout is typical of boards of this socket and things certainly look feature rich and very stylish for users wanting something a bit different.
Around the CPU socket area, we find the 1155 CPU support, with a passive black/orange set of heatsinks around the edge, keeping the VRM and other main components sufficiently cooled. The two heatsinks are connected via a single heatpipe and are tucked out of the way, allowing for large CPU coolers to be installed. CPU support includes the new 3rd generation Ivy Bridge processors, as well as existing socket 1155 CPUs.
Keeping with the colour scheme, we find four black DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3. Speeds Memory wise, we find four DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3, up to 32GB in total. Speeds including 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133/2400 and also a whopping 2600MHz are supported, and a maximum of 32GB in capacity will keep your system churning away.
