The MSI Z77A-GD55 marks the introduction of the first Intel Z77 based motherboard we will be reviewing in the coming months. The Z77 chipsets are actually made for the upcoming Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs, but the socket remains the same as Sandy Bridge, i.e. LGA 1155. The Z77 chipset is quite literally the next-generation upgrade to the Z68 chipset released last year for Sandy Bridge CPUs. On the Z77 you can overclock your processor, memory as well as integrated GPU just like the Z68. Similarly the chipset supports the same number of SATA 2 and SATA 3 ports (4 and 2 respectively). Intel’s Smart Response Technology which uses SSD caching is also present on the Z77 chipset.



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