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Intel released the latest DeskTop platform in April, also known as Ivy Bridge
The CPU of last-generation Sandy Bridge is named with 2 series, while the chipset named with 6 series
The CPU of Ivy Bridge is named with 3 series, and the chipset named with 7 series, both of which are leveled up.
However, the structure of these two CPUs adopts the LGA 1155 slot, which gains better scalability than the product line before.
Same to the previous market positioning of Intel, the Ivy Bridge platform mainly focuses on the middle and high level product line at the very beginning.
Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs are the first modules released.
For the affordable Ivy Bridge CPU for Core i3, you must wait until June at least.
The chipsets commonly sold on the market are the Z77 and H77, and the B75 is adopted by some basic-level MB in a few occasions.
The most advanced chipset supported by Ivy Bridge is Z77, for which BIOSTAR also releases the brand new series, namely, TZ77XE4 and TZ77XE3.
The design material for the new series is different from BIOSTAR’s other product lines.
First is the external package of the product, in which the pattern design is different from the previous pure color series.
Accessories Included:
Product manual, IO board, SLI / CorssFire X bridge, SATA wires and driver
The body of BIOSTAR TZ77XE4, DRAM, PCI and PCB slots are all colored black
PCB is specially coated to increase the texture indirectly, which is also promoted by other manufacturers for some time.
TZ77XE3 also adopts the same appearance design, but the specification is lower than XE4.
Besides, BIOSTAR has other three Z77 products, which colors the black, red and white colors.
The lower left section of the motherboard
1 X PCI-E X16 3.0 supports AMD CrossFireX/nVIDIA SLI technology at most, and the bandwidth is X8 + X8
2 X PCI-E X1
2 X PCI
1 X PCI-E X16 2.0, and the bandwidth is X4
Network chip adopts Realtek RTL8111E
Audio chip Realtek ALC898 supports 8-channel Blu-ray Audio and THX TruStudio Pro technology at most
The lower right section of the motherboard
2 X black SATA, provided by chipset Z77, with SATA3 specification
4 X black SATA，provided by chipset Z77, with SATA2 specification
They can work together to build RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, and the highest performance depends on the SATA device installed.
2 X black SATA, provided by ASM1061 chipset, with SATA3 specification, supporting AHCI
Power / Reset / clr CMOS buttons and debug LED, and the black section on upper side is the front USB 3.0 slot
The upper right section of the motherboard
4 X DIMM DDR3, supporting 1066/1333/1600/1866(OC)/2133(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)
The maximum capacity supported by DDR3 is 32GB, supporting Extreme Memory Profile technology. The lower side is the 24-PIN power input.
The power supply design has 13 phases in total, including 10 CPU VCORE phases + 1 VCC phase + 2 IGD phases
IO
1 X PS/2 keyboard
1 X D-Sub / DVI-D / HDMI / DisplayPort
4 X USB 2.0(black)
2 X USB 3.0(blue)
1 X eSATA2 (red)
1 X RJ-45 Network hole
6 X Audio hole
---------- Post added at 08:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:08 AM ----------
The upper side of the audio chip has a metal cover with BIOSTAR Logo printed, which shines red when powered on.
With the BIOSTAR radiation module shell and cutting design, the radiation module on the upper side is orange,
which is the common color shown on the motorcycles in KYMCO Mega G5, Racing or SUZUKI NEX 8 Hours Champion.
Below are the instructions for using Intel Core i7-3770K on BIOSTAR UEFI interface
CPU information and the related technology page
O.N.E calibration page
The frequency multiplication of the CPU Ratio is 48, i.e. 3770K will be operated by 4800MHz
To lock the external frequency of CPU as 100MHz, the following two options should be done
Turn off Clock Spread Spectrum and start up Internal PLL Override
Graphics Core Ratio Limit is the frequency of the built-in GPU in CPU
The algorithm of 23 is 23 X 50 => 1150MHz. In the sample figure below, it adopts the default frequency of built-in HD 4000 for 3770K
For DRAM frequency and parameter settings, generally, smaller value will obtain higher performance.
Set it as DDR3 2400 CL10 11-11-27 1T, and adjust other detailed options to optimal setting values.
The user can increase the frequency and adjust the parameters based on the DDR3 property, so as to achieve the effect of increasing DDR3 bandwidth.
Voltage page
There are four types of CPU VCore Mode, SPEC Volgate/Auto/Offset Mode/Fixed Mode
CPU VCore Offset -0.200~+0.520V
CPU VCore Fixed 1.000~1.790V
For the purpose of overclocking, the major change here is the CPU voltage.
In the sample figure, the CPU Vcore is fixed as 1.290V.
Making slight adjustment based on the radiation ability and CPU property are the two major foundations for overclocking CPU.
DRAM Voltage 1.300~2.112V
Vcc S Voltage 0.900~1.605V
When DDR3 is overclocked to 2400~2666, generally, it needs to increase the voltage to 1.6~1.65V or higher.
The major function of Vcc S Voltage is to increase Stability when DDR3 overclocking is of high frequency.
UEFI interface provide 5 sets of functions for file access.
The users can store or read the data based on the default settings, which can save setting time.
BIOSTAR doesn’t provide gorgeous screens for the UEFI interface but in plain color instead.
The advantage is the fast startup speed, which is as fast as its own BIOS. It just takes a blink to enter the Windows7 screen.
Some MB brands use too many programs or pictures in UEFI interface, causing slow startup speed.
Whether it is shortcoming or advantage depends on the user’s preference.
Regarding the enhancement of BIOSTAR’s UEFI, windwithme thinks it will be better if the Multilanguage is supported.
Test platform
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
MB: BIOSTAR TZ77XE4
DRAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT CMT16GX3M4X2133C9
VGA: Intel HD Graphics 4000
HD: Intel 520 Series 120GB
POWER: CORSAIR AX650W
Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100
OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit
The CPU of last-generation Sandy Bridge is named with 2 series, while the chipset named with 6 series
The CPU of Ivy Bridge is named with 3 series, and the chipset named with 7 series, both of which are leveled up.
However, the structure of these two CPUs adopts the LGA 1155 slot, which gains better scalability than the product line before.
Same to the previous market positioning of Intel, the Ivy Bridge platform mainly focuses on the middle and high level product line at the very beginning.
Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs are the first modules released.
For the affordable Ivy Bridge CPU for Core i3, you must wait until June at least.
The chipsets commonly sold on the market are the Z77 and H77, and the B75 is adopted by some basic-level MB in a few occasions.
The most advanced chipset supported by Ivy Bridge is Z77, for which BIOSTAR also releases the brand new series, namely, TZ77XE4 and TZ77XE3.
The design material for the new series is different from BIOSTAR’s other product lines.
First is the external package of the product, in which the pattern design is different from the previous pure color series.
Accessories Included:
Product manual, IO board, SLI / CorssFire X bridge, SATA wires and driver
The body of BIOSTAR TZ77XE4, DRAM, PCI and PCB slots are all colored black
PCB is specially coated to increase the texture indirectly, which is also promoted by other manufacturers for some time.
TZ77XE3 also adopts the same appearance design, but the specification is lower than XE4.
Besides, BIOSTAR has other three Z77 products, which colors the black, red and white colors.
The lower left section of the motherboard
1 X PCI-E X16 3.0 supports AMD CrossFireX/nVIDIA SLI technology at most, and the bandwidth is X8 + X8
2 X PCI-E X1
2 X PCI
1 X PCI-E X16 2.0, and the bandwidth is X4
Network chip adopts Realtek RTL8111E
Audio chip Realtek ALC898 supports 8-channel Blu-ray Audio and THX TruStudio Pro technology at most
The lower right section of the motherboard
2 X black SATA, provided by chipset Z77, with SATA3 specification
4 X black SATA，provided by chipset Z77, with SATA2 specification
They can work together to build RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, and the highest performance depends on the SATA device installed.
2 X black SATA, provided by ASM1061 chipset, with SATA3 specification, supporting AHCI
Power / Reset / clr CMOS buttons and debug LED, and the black section on upper side is the front USB 3.0 slot
The upper right section of the motherboard
4 X DIMM DDR3, supporting 1066/1333/1600/1866(OC)/2133(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)
The maximum capacity supported by DDR3 is 32GB, supporting Extreme Memory Profile technology. The lower side is the 24-PIN power input.
The power supply design has 13 phases in total, including 10 CPU VCORE phases + 1 VCC phase + 2 IGD phases
IO
1 X PS/2 keyboard
1 X D-Sub / DVI-D / HDMI / DisplayPort
4 X USB 2.0(black)
2 X USB 3.0(blue)
1 X eSATA2 (red)
1 X RJ-45 Network hole
6 X Audio hole
---------- Post added at 08:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:08 AM ----------
The upper side of the audio chip has a metal cover with BIOSTAR Logo printed, which shines red when powered on.
With the BIOSTAR radiation module shell and cutting design, the radiation module on the upper side is orange,
which is the common color shown on the motorcycles in KYMCO Mega G5, Racing or SUZUKI NEX 8 Hours Champion.
Below are the instructions for using Intel Core i7-3770K on BIOSTAR UEFI interface
CPU information and the related technology page
O.N.E calibration page
The frequency multiplication of the CPU Ratio is 48, i.e. 3770K will be operated by 4800MHz
To lock the external frequency of CPU as 100MHz, the following two options should be done
Turn off Clock Spread Spectrum and start up Internal PLL Override
Graphics Core Ratio Limit is the frequency of the built-in GPU in CPU
The algorithm of 23 is 23 X 50 => 1150MHz. In the sample figure below, it adopts the default frequency of built-in HD 4000 for 3770K
For DRAM frequency and parameter settings, generally, smaller value will obtain higher performance.
Set it as DDR3 2400 CL10 11-11-27 1T, and adjust other detailed options to optimal setting values.
The user can increase the frequency and adjust the parameters based on the DDR3 property, so as to achieve the effect of increasing DDR3 bandwidth.
Voltage page
There are four types of CPU VCore Mode, SPEC Volgate/Auto/Offset Mode/Fixed Mode
CPU VCore Offset -0.200~+0.520V
CPU VCore Fixed 1.000~1.790V
For the purpose of overclocking, the major change here is the CPU voltage.
In the sample figure, the CPU Vcore is fixed as 1.290V.
Making slight adjustment based on the radiation ability and CPU property are the two major foundations for overclocking CPU.
DRAM Voltage 1.300~2.112V
Vcc S Voltage 0.900~1.605V
When DDR3 is overclocked to 2400~2666, generally, it needs to increase the voltage to 1.6~1.65V or higher.
The major function of Vcc S Voltage is to increase Stability when DDR3 overclocking is of high frequency.
UEFI interface provide 5 sets of functions for file access.
The users can store or read the data based on the default settings, which can save setting time.
BIOSTAR doesn’t provide gorgeous screens for the UEFI interface but in plain color instead.
The advantage is the fast startup speed, which is as fast as its own BIOS. It just takes a blink to enter the Windows7 screen.
Some MB brands use too many programs or pictures in UEFI interface, causing slow startup speed.
Whether it is shortcoming or advantage depends on the user’s preference.
Regarding the enhancement of BIOSTAR’s UEFI, windwithme thinks it will be better if the Multilanguage is supported.
Test platform
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
MB: BIOSTAR TZ77XE4
DRAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT CMT16GX3M4X2133C9
VGA: Intel HD Graphics 4000
HD: Intel 520 Series 120GB
POWER: CORSAIR AX650W
Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100
OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit
