Envious of the lighting fast transfer speeds of the Thunderbolt packing Macbooks that’s been floating around? Well, you’re in luck. Asus has just introduced the first Intel Thunderbolt certified motherboard in the form of the P8Z77-V PREMIUM. Thunderbolt is a new high speed, I/O technology that promises speeds that is twice as fast as USB 3.0 and twenty times as fast as USB 2.0. Asus also announced that they are closely working with three brands that have been creating Thunderbolt products – Elgato, LaCie, and PROMISE.
The P8Z77-V PREMIUM also has a couple of features that rig builders will enjoy. True 4-way NVIDIA SLI and 4-way AMD CrossFireX on the latest PCIe Gen 3.0 slots for maximum graphics performance, as well as SSD Caching II. A 32GB mSATA based SSD is also onboard, enabling Intel Smart Response and Rapid Start Technology for super-fast boot up and resume times.
Available Models
| Models |
P8Z77-V PREMIUM |
P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT |
| CPU Socket |
Intel® Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors |
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| Chipset |
Intel® Z77 Express Chipset |
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| Memory |
DDR3 2800(O.C.) MHz |
DDR3 2600(O.C.) MHz |
| Digital CPU Power Design |
Dual Intelligent Processors 3 – SMART DIGI+ Power Control |
|
|
Digital 20-Phase Power |
Digital 12-Phase Power |
|
| Digital DRAM Power Design |
V |
V |
| PCIex16 Slots |
4*PCIe 3.0 x16 |
3*PCIe 3.0 x16; |
| Multi-GPU |
4-Way CrossFireX™/SLI |
CrossFireX™/SLI |
| Graphics |
Thunderbolt/DisplayPort/HDMI |
Thunderbolt/HDMI/DVI-D/RGB |
| Gb LAN |
2 (Intel) |
1 (Intel) |
| Wireless Connection |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Audio |
8-ch HD, DTS |
8-ch HD, DTS |
| Storage |
1*mSATA 3.0 Gb/s with 32GB SSD onboard |
4*SATA 6Gb/s 1*eSATA (with bracket support) |
| USB 3.0 |
6*USB 3.0 (4 ports at back panel, 2 ports at mid-board) |
6*USB 3.0 (4 ports at back panel, 2 ports at mid-board) |
| TPU/EPU (with onboard switch) |
V |
V |
| ASUS SSD Caching II |
V |
|
| ASUS Wi-Fi GO! |
V |
V |
| ASUS Fan Xpert 2 |
V |
V |
| USB BIOS Flashback |
V |
V |
| USB 3.0 Boost |
V |
V |
| Network iControl |
V |
V |
| LucidLogix Virtu MVP |
V |
V |
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