Gigabyte SKT-1155 Z77X-UP5 Thunderbolt Motherboard

Title : Gigabyte SKT-1155 Z77X-UP5 Thunderbolt Motherboard
ASIN : B008KA7Z32
Description : Type:HD Audio (8-channel), Compliant Standards:High Definition Audio, EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0, X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity, Audio Codec:Realtek ALC898, RAID Features:Intel Smart Response Technology, Storage Interfaces:SATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 ¦ SATA-300 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin SATA, 1 x mSATA - 4 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 ¦ Marvell 88SE9172 : SATA-600 - connector(s): 1 x 7pin Serial ATA, 1 x 7pin external SATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1, Interfaces:1 x VGA ¦ 1 x DVI-D (dual link) ¦ 1 x HDMI ¦ 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse ¦ 1 x SPDIF out ¦ 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) ¦ 1 x audio line-out (rear) ¦ 1 x audio line-in ¦ 1 x audio line-out ¦ 1 x microphone ¦ 4 x USB 3.0 ¦ 2 x Thunderbolt ¦ 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 2 x USB 2.0, Power Connectors:24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector, 6-pin PCI Express power connector, Internal Interfaces:1 x audio - header ¦ 1 x SPDIF in - header ¦ 1 x SPDIF out - header ¦ 2 x USB 3.0 - header ¦ 2 x USB 2.0 - header ¦ 1 x serial - header ¦ 1 x FireWire - header, Expansion Slot(s):1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 240-pin ( 1.5 V ) ¦ 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 ( CrossFireX: dual x8 mode; triple: x8, x4, x4 mode; SLI: dual x8 mode; triple: x8, x4, x4 mode; single card: x16 mode ) ¦ 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 ¦ 1 x PCI, BIOS Type:AMI, BIOS Features:DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 2.0a support, SMBIOS 2.6 support, UEFI BIOS, Hardware Features:DualBIOS, Q-Flash, NVIDIA SLI Technology Support, GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD), AutoGreen, Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, On/Off Charge, GIGABYTE 3D Power, GIGABYTE 333 Onboard Acceleration, AMD CrossFireX technology support, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Lucid Virtu MVP, GIGABYTE LAN Optimizer,
Features :

• Product Type:Motherboard - ATX
• Chipset Type:Intel Z77 Express
• Processor:No CPU
• Max Processors Qty:1
• Processor Socket:LGA1155 Socket

List Price : £352.98

category: Products
brand: Gigabyte
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.0
Review : Great for PC, even greater for Hackintosh
Unlike the other reviewer the motherboard Amazon sent me works perfectly. It's been several years since I last built a PC but I had no trouble putting this together. I even got it to work like a charm as a Hackintosh (thanks TonyMac!)
If you're building a Hackintosh, you should get this (UP5) and not the Gigabyte UP4. The UP4 has different USB controllers which are not Mac compatible - which means half of them won't work at all. There's a bunch of other problems - so generally the UP4 is one to avoid ( for Mac users.)

Pros: Looks great, fast as hell (drop in a 3770k, you know it makes sense!)
Looks great, reliable, I would certainly buy it a second time.
More options for expandability than any man, woman or gamer could possibly want.
It also has a bunch of overclocking features which I haven't even begun to investigate yet.

Cons: It ain't cheap. If you don't need or want Thunderbolt, there are really good alternatives out there for a lot less...