ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe Review - Know Your SKU
by Ian Cutress on May 12, 2012 8:45 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Asus
- Z77
Civilization V
Civilization V is a strategy video game that utilizes a significant number of the latest GPU features and software advances. Using the in-game benchmark, we run Civilization V at 2560x1440 with full graphical settings, similar to Ryan in his GPU testing functionality. Results reported by the benchmark are the total number of frames in sixty seconds, which we normalize to frames per second.
The Deluxe comes near top in our Civilization V tests.
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. Using the in game benchmark, Dirt 3 is run at 1920x1080 with full graphical settings. Results are reported as the average frame rate across four runs.
Due to the close proximity of all our Dirt 3 results, it is safe to say that the motherboard is never the bottleneck.
Metro2033
Metro2033 is a DX11 benchmark that challenges every system that tries to run it at any high-end settings. Developed by 4A Games and released in March 2010, we use the inbuilt DirectX 11 Frontline benchmark to test the hardware at 1920x1080 with full graphical settings. Results are given as the average frame rate from 10 runs.
The Deluxe takes advantage of its CPU performance to push into the upper echelons of most of our Metro2033 tests.
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maximumGPU - Monday, May 14, 2012 - link
yes as Ian just said, my fans are 3 pin and plugged into the chassis headers. Fan Xpert can adjust their speed. i have a pwm 4 pin fan on the CPU header so can't tell you if that header can control 3 pin.i do not know how the control is done though.
DarkRogue - Monday, May 14, 2012 - link
All right, thank you to the both of you.I don't have any PWM fans, so I guess I will be the guinea pig for when I get the Z77 Deluxe board. It is good to know the other headers are capable of controlling regular 3-pin fans, though.
Ian, I know bugs are good to report, but I meant that a review of the software itself, such as the features it provides and how well it works, etc., would be a good supplement to a motherboard review. Again, the software is one other aspect the manufacturers are trying to differentiate themselves (I mean, look at the UEFI styles!) and it would be helpful to see how well their software works, or if similar things can be achieved with other software. Not everyone has used a board from every manufacturer before, nor know what use each piece of software provided is for, or how easy it is to use to achieve its intended function.
I just feel that with a review, it's helpful to review every aspect, and not just the hardware. Personally, I've never used any motherboard-supplied software because they've always been really buggy or annoying to work with, particularly Gigabyte's programs that kept auto-loading despite what I did until I just outright uninstalled it. It's been over 4 years since I've had an ASUS board, and I'll likely have to try AI Suite now to take advantage of Fan Xpert 2. Without seeing ASUS' video presentation of this feature, I would've skipped it and went with the cheaper Gigabyte board, and have to buy additional fan controllers, because Gigabyte's fan headers are apparently inconsistent.
Anyway, it's just a suggestion that, in my opinion at least, would give motherboard reviews a more 'complete' overview.
gtm - Monday, May 14, 2012 - link
I find Thunderbolt interesting for the ability to put one big and loud pc in one room, and get all I/O in another room, saving noise, space and cable mess.But is it possible to wake an hibernating PC using for example an USB-Keyboard connected to a thunderbolt display?
gtm - Monday, May 14, 2012 - link
Sorry, posted for the wrong articleSuuave - Monday, May 14, 2012 - link
I'm building a server with a similar board in this series. I've looked on the Asus site and several review sites. But I cant seem to find the answerMy question is what video card would the built-in video chip be equivalent to? I have an old GT 9600, but should I use it or would it just be a waste of time, energy and effort to install it?
Breaker - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - link
Greetings Ian!In the OC section of your Asus Z77 Deluxe review you said:
adjusted the Turbo Ratio 1-Core Limit
Can you be more specific pls?
Shane527x - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - link
Hi guys, I just ordered my board few days ago but i still disnt order the memory.. I want 16, i was thinking to make a 16g kit 8x2 vengeance corsairbut I didnt see anywhere. So id like to know if i can actually do that or what is the best? Thank youHardwareDufus - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - link
I thought the UEFI initiative was to replace the BIOS, no?So all of these Z77 boards still have a BIOS? We will still have the excessive Boot times?
Triniman - Monday, August 13, 2012 - link
Will the Front Panel USB 3.0 box work with the P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard? The reason I ask is that the listing of supported chipsets does not show the Z77 chipset and yet the P8Z77-V Premium motherboard ships with the Front Panel USB 3.0 box and it uses the Z77 chipset.Reference:
(http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/Accessories/Fro...
macmuchmore - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - link
I just purchased a P8Z77-v Deluxe for $224.99 this last weekend. I cannot wait to get it installed this week.So did I get a good deal? ;-)
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