WEBVTT 00:00:07.319 --> 00:00:16.480 welcome to my unboxing of the ASUS Sabertooth z77 motherboard this 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:20.560 is what I would consider to be a true 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:22.920 successor to the Sabertooth p67 because 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:28.519 it brings back the thermal armor so the exclusive 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:32.640 thermal AR armor covers the entire board with dual turbo fans Direct in cool air 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:38.440 to critical parts and dissipating heat faster for better stability tough series 00:00:35.800 --> 00:00:42.879 motherboards better be stable and they better have high quality components 00:00:40.239 --> 00:00:47.360 because they come with a 5year warranty these are the only ASUS motherboards 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:50.640 that do come with a 5-year warranty and they have a number of features to back 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:54.480 it up so first of all we've got thermal armor we'll show you that in a moment 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:59.120 thermal radar this is really cool if you check out on my ncixcom channel I've got 00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:03.039 a video where I talk about the ASUS specific features are their z77 boards 00:01:01.120 --> 00:01:07.960 where I show you thermal radar it's really really cool dust Defender repel 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:11.720 the dust expand the lifespan I'll show you those in just a minute you can cover 00:01:09.479 --> 00:01:16.040 your slots when you are not using them tough components certified by military 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:19.240 standard so there you go you're going to to give a 5-year warranty on something 00:01:17.600 --> 00:01:22.799 you better make sure you're using proper components that are going to last a long 00:01:20.600 --> 00:01:26.360 time new Digi plus power control so this is eighth generation digital power 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:31.600 control from ASUS meaning you are controlling the RAM the CPU and the 00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:35.600 integrated GPU USB F BIOS flashback allows you to easily recover your BIOS 00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:39.399 in the event of a failure even without a CPU and RAM installed Network eye 00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:44.439 control allows you to prioritize various applications through AI Suite in order 00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:48.880 to make sure that your you know uTorrent that's running in the background is not 00:01:45.759 --> 00:01:51.000 affecting your pings in your game server 00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:54.960 ufi BIOS we take that for granted these days usb3 boost is also available 00:01:53.320 --> 00:02:00.119 whether it's just the regular boost mode or uasp with compatible devices on the 00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:04.759 as as media controller USB charger Plus allows you to charge up to three times 00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:06.920 faster ESD guards in theory protect the 00:02:04.759 --> 00:02:10.280 board from electrostatic discharge AI site 2 is their software that allows you 00:02:08.399 --> 00:02:15.720 to control all this stuff and finally complete USB 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:20.080 3 whatever they mean by complete USB 3 I'm not quite sure I think they mean 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:26.840 they have a front panel header and rear panel ports they also have uh both Intel 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:32.319 and third party chipsets supported on this particular board because the z77 00:02:29.519 --> 00:02:36.440 chips set does include Intel usb3 ports however the Intel usb3 ports don't 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:39.239 support uasp at this time so you're going to want to use the as media 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:43.599 controller if you want to get the best performance possible so this platform is 00:02:41.760 --> 00:02:48.680 using the z77 chipset which means you got support for 22 or 32 nanom CPUs that 00:02:46.640 --> 00:02:53.760 is second generation or third generation IV Bridge Intel core I3 i5 and i7 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:57.720 processors we've also got support for Intel smart response technology which 00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:02.080 means that you can use an SSD to cach your boot Drive NVIDIA SLI and AMD 00:03:00.200 --> 00:03:09.920 Crossfire X technology are supported virtue MVP gives you the ability to plug 00:03:06.440 --> 00:03:12.760 in a dedicated graphics card still make 00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:19.799 use of quick sync technology which is the integrated gpus uh quick video 00:03:15.799 --> 00:03:22.720 encoding as well as use the integrated 00:03:19.799 --> 00:03:27.799 GPU as a way to augment the performance of your dedicated GPU as a way to reduce 00:03:25.640 --> 00:03:33.560 the tearing that is caused by frame rates that are above the refresh rate of 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:34.879 your monitor and finally with the newer 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:40.519 virtue you don't have to worry about whether you plug into the dedicated graphics card or the integrated graphics 00:03:38.040 --> 00:03:44.720 card you can switch to IM mode or D mode whichever you prefer okay now let's do 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:50.239 accessories really quick here I've actually opened some of these already guys because I did already use this 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:54.120 motherboard to film my other video and slick in His Infinite Wisdom opened up 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:58.720 the board before we prepped the other video and before we had a chance to 00:03:55.920 --> 00:04:03.040 unbox it so uh he's feeling the shame right now all 00:04:01.480 --> 00:04:07.159 right so we've got some pieces here that we took off the board in order to 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:12.040 install these fans so there's a fan right here on the chipset blowing air 00:04:08.760 --> 00:04:13.720 down in order to direct air exactly 00:04:12.040 --> 00:04:18.799 where it needs to go so through the chipset fins across any of the other 00:04:16.280 --> 00:04:23.320 chips that are installed on the board itself and you know eventually sort of 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:27.199 out the gaps around it there's also a fan here so this I would probably 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:31.320 suggest using it as an exhaust instead of as an intake but I guess the the 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:36.840 choice is yours slick installed this one and then next we've got our dust covers 00:04:34.479 --> 00:04:41.240 so this one this one these basically allow you to keep dust from accumulating 00:04:38.880 --> 00:04:47.680 in slots that you're not using ASUS has included a full complement of them for 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:50.560 the PCI Express slots as well as look at 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:54.240 these These are cool so we've got other placeholders for the RAM slots that 00:04:52.840 --> 00:04:58.639 we're not using so you don't look they can go either way they've got slots so you don't have to worry about which way 00:04:56.880 --> 00:05:03.080 you install them see I can go in that way I can go in that way 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:08.000 there you go so your board will look like really sweet even if you have 00:05:05.840 --> 00:05:12.000 absolutely nothing installed on it so if you're into Aesthetics which I happen to 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:15.440 be that is cool all right IO Shield including a cutout for the fan at the 00:05:14.280 --> 00:05:21.600 back so that you're going to get adequate ventilation we've also got uh 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:24.720 four SATA cables two of them are SATA 3 two of them are SATA 2 but it doesn't 00:05:22.960 --> 00:05:30.560 actually matter they're both single to right angle or all four of them are single to right angle SLI connector 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:35.840 right there two connectors for your front USB as well as your front panel 00:05:33.039 --> 00:05:41.639 headers for your power and whatnot uh you've got a driver and utilities DVD 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:45.639 you don't use that download the latest from the ASUS website you've also got a 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:50.120 certificate of reliability it's 00:05:47.639 --> 00:05:53.440 gold and tough series 5year warranty notice that's the one I'm concerned 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:57.600 about not this one so much because that means ASUS is going to stand behind it 00:05:55.600 --> 00:06:03.840 you've also got a sticker that you can put on your case tough inside 00:06:00.960 --> 00:06:07.599 oh sorry can you see that there we go cool moving on let's have a look at the 00:06:06.440 --> 00:06:13.360 layout of the board which is quite tricky because it's completely covered with the thermal armor which you can 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:17.479 take off should you see fit so we've got our CPU socket right here LGA 1155 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:22.120 supporting the latest Intel processors we've also got our eight pin power connector and its ideal location at the 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:24.599 top left of the board we've got our 24 pin power connector and its ideal 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:29.160 location along the right hand Edge there's the memo button that means even if you're using a high performance dims 00:06:27.919 --> 00:06:34.080 you can use that button to ensure that it will post no matter what we've got a 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:38.680 front USB 3.0 header very good orientation of this love it good job 00:06:36.039 --> 00:06:42.880 ASUS thumbs up because this will run more easily to your front panel and uh 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:45.800 will require less you know kinking of the cable and you don't want something 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:52.599 coming out like this if you're buying this board you probably care about the look of your build this will help next 00:06:49.960 --> 00:06:58.319 we've got four SATA 2 3 GB per second ports two SATA 36 GB per second ports 00:06:55.360 --> 00:07:03.680 and two more SATA 36 GB per second ports running off of a third party chipset so 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:08.440 those guys are just a 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:14.319 sec here's our front panel headers for your power and reset and all that good 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:16.680 stuff three USB 2 front panel connectors 00:07:14.319 --> 00:07:21.680 moving on we've got a power LED we've got clear simos uh jumper prefer to see 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:27.400 a switch especially on a gaming oriented board but it is what it is we've got our 00:07:25.319 --> 00:07:32.520 Thunderbolt header yes so you can install uh an optional ASUS accessory 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:37.280 into this slot and then plug that into the Thunderbolt header and you will add 00:07:34.599 --> 00:07:41.639 Thunderbolt support to your board debug Port as well as front panel audio are 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:47.840 both right here and moving along we've got the PCI Express slot layout so we've 00:07:43.479 --> 00:07:50.080 got 1 2 3 PCIe 1X slots 3 PCIe 16x slots 00:07:47.840 --> 00:07:52.960 although it's going to run at 16x or 8X 8X and I really wouldn't recommend 00:07:51.520 --> 00:07:57.240 running a graphics card in here this is more intended for accessories you know 00:07:55.240 --> 00:08:02.879 land card raid card Thunderbolt card whatever else the case may be 00:08:00.280 --> 00:08:07.599 moving along to the back we've got our usual assortment of ports so four USB 00:08:04.840 --> 00:08:12.879 2.0 ports the BIOS flashback button so handy so useful two EA ports four USB 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:16.120 3.0 ports two of those running off of a thirdparty chipset and two of them 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:21.080 running off of an Intel chipset DisplayPort and HDMI video out optical audio 00:08:18.599 --> 00:08:24.240 out as well as 7.1 audio now I want to show you guys where all of the fan 00:08:22.520 --> 00:08:30.120 headers are because you can use the AI Suite software in order to configure 00:08:26.280 --> 00:08:32.479 custom fan curves 1 2 3 4 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:36.399 five and six ASUS has done a fantastic job of putting all the relevant ports 00:08:34.519 --> 00:08:41.279 around the very outside of the edge of this board in order to keep a clean 00:08:38.039 --> 00:08:43.120 aesthetic that is not easy so they have 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:46.640 done a tremendous amount of work in order to make things convenient for you 00:08:44.640 --> 00:08:51.240 so I hope you guys appreciate it here's another cool thing check this out 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:55.000 ventilation holes in the board I call them bullet holes but I don't think 00:08:52.800 --> 00:09:00.640 that's actually A's intention but check this out so we got like like random 00:08:57.880 --> 00:09:04.680 ventilation holes like in in the board I think these ones are for the socket 00:09:01.920 --> 00:09:09.959 itself but yeah there's like some ventilation holes and whatnot pretty 00:09:06.760 --> 00:09:11.480 cool right perforated PCB that's like 00:09:09.959 --> 00:09:15.000 the latest technology I'm not even 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:20.720 joking thank you for checking out my unboxing and first look at the 00:09:18.959 --> 00:09:24.720 Sabertooth z77 Slick's laughing he's making me lose 00:09:23.040 --> 00:09:29.600 it don't forget to subscribe to lus techtips for more unboxings reviews and 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:31.320 other computer videos miss something PCI 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:39.200 3.0 is supported on this motherboard as long as you are using a CPU that has a 00:09:33.959 --> 00:09:39.200 built-in PCI Express 3.0 controller