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OCUK have configured the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H motherboard in a pre-overclocked state @ 4.6ghz. We will look at their settings shortly. This 3D Bios is intuitive and easy to navigate.
Looking at the M.I.T. current status of the 2500k, we can see that the turbo has been set to 4600mhz, from default speeds of 3300mhz. We can also see that two 4GB DDR3 memory sticks are installed with 9-9-9-28 timings.
An overview of the frequency settings, showing memory running at 1600mhz via a 16.00 system multiplier. Clock ratio is configured to 46, for 4,600mhz.
Many of the advanced CPU Core features are set to ‘auto'. The main CPU clock ratio is configured to 46.
OCUK have left most of the phase control settings to ‘auto', with only the Loadline calibration moved to the ‘extreme' setting. This helps ensure that the voltage won't ‘dip' under load, causing potential instability.
CPU core voltage is increased to 1.365V according to the bios, which is well within safety parameters. All other settings are left at ‘auto'. Memory is set at 1.6V for added stability.
The system menu shows the model name of the motherboard and the bios revision, in this case 03/02/2012.
The bios features tab shows the boot configuration of the system, with the OCZ Agility 3 SSD set up as the main operating system drive. The 1TB hard drive is configured as secondary, ideal for storage and backup.
The Peripherals section offers control over all the onboard devices.
The last two tabs are self explanatory. The Gigabyte board will let the user save and load various profiles and to override the default settings. There is also a dedicated Q-Flash menu underneath for painfree updating.
I like the case, but i would personally have opted for a cheaper cooler for the CPU, a smaller storage drive, maybe even 4GB of ram. With the money saved on those, it could be put into the graphics card.
Another 7770 would make a lot of difference in regards to the gaming power, but im surprised that the 7770 is quite capable at 1080p anyway with a lot of games. just shows how overkill the really high end cards are for most people.
Good points:
good CPU and cooler choice
case is great.
Bad points.
the machine is really not classed as a gamers machine with a 7770 in it. I think they could have balanced it a little better by lowering the cost of some items as someone else said and by then maybe using a grade up in the discrete department.
Also the case needs more OCUK branding on it. This is why Alienware and Dell sell well for such expensive systems. you are buying something that looks like nothing else. Like Apple.
Shame they couldnt work with a company to do special colours and logos on their system builds. it might attract more attention.