GIGABYTE has a large lineup of motherboards with Intel Z87 Express chipsets, and GA-Z87X-UD4H is an ATX form factor compliant motherboard that is positioned as a "high quality standard model".
GA-Z87X-UD4H is a model that complies with GIGABYTE's original quality standard "Ultra Durable 5 Plus", which was newly adopted from the Intel Z87 Express chipset generation. In addition to the Dual BIOS familiar from GIGABYTE motherboards, a digital power supply circuit consisting of International Rectifier MOSFETs and PWM controllers, a newly designed heat sink with improved cooling performance, 10 USB 3.0 ports, these 4 elements Is a requirement for Ultra Durable 5 Plus compliance.
According to GIGABYTE, the biggest selling point of this motherboard is the digital power supply made up of the International Rectifier product, which is one of the requirements of the Ultra Durable 5 Plus mentioned above. So, this time, let's check how much the proud power supply part is.
Intel Z87 Express Chipset Cooling Heat Sink. The design emphasizes black and red, which is the same as for VRM, and both have a profound feeling. Back panel IO. USB3.0 x 6, eSATA x 2, Gigabit LAN x 1, PS2 port x 1, optical digital output x 1, HDMI x 1, DisplayPort x 1, DVI-D x 1, D-sub x 1, audio input / output USB3 There are two .0 internal header pins, and the ports painted in red correspond to "USB ON / OFF CHARGE 2". When combined with the back panel side, a total of 10 USB3.0 ports can be used. Renesas USB3.0 hub controller "D720210". USB3.0 ports other than the black USB3.0 internal header are from this hub controller. Double latch type memory slot is adopted. In addition to the power switch, switches such as reset, CMOS clear, and BIOS switching, and voltage measurement points are provided beside the memory slot.
