First up is the X79 Extreme 11, which boasts two PLX PEX9747 chips for seven PCIe 3.0 x16 slots and can run 4-way SLI or CrossFireX in x16/x16/x16/x16 mode. It comes equipped with an LSI SAS2308 chip for SAS (eight ports), Broadcom Dual Gigabit Ethernet (with Teaming), a Ceative SoundCore 3D audio chip, a 24 + 2 power phase design and USB 3.0 front panel and USB 3.0 back bracket.
Next is the Z77 OC Formula, an overclocking-orientated mobo developed by world champion overclocker Nick Shih. Based on an eight layer PCB with 4 x 2 of copper, the board features a high density CPU power connector, reducing power loss by 23 percent and heat by 22° K. It packs a twin heatsink that works as a standard heatsink with 40 mm fan or doubles as a waterblock (comes with connectors), a 12 + 4 phase DigiPower VRM, four memory slots, dual channel memory (supports DDR3-3000+) and USB 3.0 front panel and USB 3.0 back bracket.
Lastly, there's the Z77 Extreme6/TB4, which features a four channel (Cactus Ridge 4C) Thunderbolt controller driving two ports, each port with 10Gb/s of bandwidth and capable of driving six devices. It boasts two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, 7.1 HD-Audio (Realtek ALC 898) with THX TruStudio, and comes with two free TH cables, as well as a USB 3.0 front panel and USB 3.0 back bracket.
For full specs, check the tables below:
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Row 0 - Cell 0 | Chipset | Form Factor | Socket | Power Phase Design | Mem | PCIe | PCI |
Row 1 - Cell 0 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 | Row 1 - Cell 4 | Row 1 - Cell 5 | Row 1 - Cell 6 | Row 1 - Cell 7 |
Z77 OC Formula | Z77 | ATX | LGA 1155 | 12+4 | 4 DDR3 3000+ (OC) | 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 2 PCIe 2.0 x1 | n/a |
X79 Extreme 11 | X79 | CEB | LGA2011 | 24 + 2 | 8 DDR3 2400+ (OC) | 7 PCIe 3.0 x16 | n/a |
Z77 Extreme6/TB4 | Z77 | ATX | LGA 1155 | 8 + 4 | 4 DDR3 3000+ (OC) | 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 2 PCIe 2.0 x1 | 2 |
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Row 6 - Cell 0 | Audio | SATA | RAID | USB | LAN | IEEE 1394 | Lucid Vertu MVP |
Z77 OC Formula | Realtek ALC 898 7.1 Ch, THX TruStudio | 6 SATA34 SATA2 | 0/1/5/10 Intel RST, Smart Response | 10 USB 3.012 USB 2.0 | PCIe Gigabit Ethernet | n/a | yes |
X79 Extreme 11 | Creative SoundCore 3D 7.1 Ch, THX TruStudio PRO | 8 SAS/SATA3,2 SATA3,2 eSATA3,4 SATA2 | Intel SATA: 0/1/5/10Marvell SATA: 0/1/10 | 8USB 3.014 USB 2.0 | 2 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet (Teaming) | 2 | yes |
Z77 Extreme6/TB4 | Realtek ALC 898 7.1 Ch, THX TruStudio | 4 SATA31 eSATA34 SATA2 | 0/1/5/10 Intel RST, Smart Response | 6 USB 3.08 USB 2.0 | PCIe Gigabit Ethernet | 2 | yes |
*Quad SLI and Quad CrossFireX refer to a combination of two dual-GPU boards. 4-way refers to four actual boards.