Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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Product introduction

1.1Special features

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Product highlights

 

Republic of Gamers

 

The Republic of Gamers offers you the best of the best. We offer the best hardware

 

engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovative ideas, and we welcome the best

 

gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging

 

rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions.

 

If your character matches our trait, then join the elite Republic of Gamers and make your

 

presence felt.

 

LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd/3rd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™

 

i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® Processors

 

This motherboard supports Intel 2nd/3rd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium, and Celeron

 

processors in the LGA1155 package. It provides great graphics and system performance with

 

its GPU, dual-channel DDR3 memory slots, and PCI Express 2.0/3.0 expansion slots.

 

Intel® Z77 Express Chipset

 

Intel® Z77 Express Chipset is a single-chipset that supports the 1155 socket Intel® 2nd/3rd

 

generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-

 

point links, which increases bandwidth and enhances the system’s performance. It natively

 

supports four USB 3.0 ports for up to ten times faster transfer rate than USB 2.0, and enables

 

the iGPU function for Intel® integrated graphics performance.

 

PCI Express® 3.0

 

PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the

 

performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance,

 

unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility

 

to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.

 

* Intel® 3rd generation Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0.

 

SLI/CrossFire On-Demand

 

 

 

 

This motherboard features a unique PCIe 3.0 bridge chip to support multi-GPU SLI/

 

 

CrossFireX graphics cards for an unrivaled gaming performance. With the Intel Z77 platform

 

 

to optimize the PCIe allocation of multiple GPUs, it supports up to 4-WAY GPU SLI or 4-WAY

 

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GPU CrossFireX configuration.

 

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