Moving through some of the more prominent Z77 motherboards that are out right now we come to another one from Gigabyte. Here we have the Z77X-UD5H WiFi Motherboard (Model number GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB). The UD5H is typically their second in line for the top spot in Gigabyte’s food chain The Z77X-UD7 currently holds that top crown. However the UD5 boards are always very functional and tend to combine the best of both performance and features. With this review we will be covering not only the features of the Z77X-UD5H WiFi but also come of the design choices that go into the board to get you the performance you expect on the other end. So let’s get right to it and find out if the Z77X-UD5H WiFi is worth the $210 that Gigabyte is asking.
Conclusion – So far the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H WB is looking good. We have a nice design with good component choices. The feature set looks solid and not too overdone. With what we are seeing here we would not be surprised to see some very solid performance from this product. We are a little intrigued by the choice to put a slot that will not work with Sandy Bridge based CPUs, but we imagine that Gigabyte might be thinking that at the point you are looking to drop in a third GPU you might already be spending more on your system. We will be interested to see how the 12-phase power on the UD5H works out as well and if it will be able to let us push our 3770K a little farther than we have been able to in the past. Of course to really do this we will need to worry more about cooling than power. So with that in mind we will be getting this up on our test bench and putting it through our usual paces, and this time we will be adding a couple of new ones in. Discuss this in our Forum
