Monday, January 2nd 2012

Wibtek Hacker Z77 Motherboard Pictured

Chinese brand Weibu Wibtech is ready with a high-end socket LGA1155 motherboard based on the Intel Z77 "Panther Point" chipset, called the "Hacker Z77". The board is designed to support next-generation Core processors based on the 22 nm "Ivy Bridge" silicon out of the box, while retaining support for existing Sandy Bridge processors in the LGA1155 package. The CPU is powered by a 16-phase VRM, it is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots, supporting dual-channel DDR3 memory. Expansion slots include two PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (electrical x8/x8 when both are populated), two PCI-Express 2.0 x1, and two legacy PCI.

Storage connectivity includes a total of six SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and four SATA 3 Gb/s internal ports. Display outputs include one each of DVI, HDMI, and D-Sub. All USB ports on the rear panel are USB 3.0, some of which are wired to the Z77 PCH, some from additional controllers. Apart from the six USB 3.0 ports on the rear panel, there are four USB 3.0 ports available via front-panel headers. There are a few other USB 2.0 headers. Networking capabilities include wired gigabit Ethernet, WiFi b/g/n, and Bluetooth. Other connectivity includes 8+2 channel HD audio with optical SPDIF output, Firewire, and a strange unidentified connector (a button?), which definitely doesn't look like mini-DP/Thunderbolt. The board is said to have a boat-load of features for overclockers to play with. It is not known at this point of Wibtech will sell this board apart from its typical market of mainland China, Hong Kong, etc.
Source: Expreview
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26 Comments on Wibtek Hacker Z77 Motherboard Pictured

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Wrigleyvillain
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Damn_SmoothNice board but I don't like guns on the board no matter who makes it. When did this become a hobby targeted towards 12 year olds? Everything else looks awesome though.
I don't know...you have a point in general but I kinda like how they did this one. It's kind of abstract artsy 007-ish and looks pretty cool imo. And I didn't even notice it resembled a gun until I read your post and looked a second time. It isn't cheesily-done like that stupid SB heatsink of large caliber rounds on that one board, for example.
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