Continuing their series of “Ultra Durable” components and features, GIGABYTE offer Ultra Durable 4 with their Intel Z77 motherboards. This encompasses the following feartures:

Humidity Protection

Those in certain climates will have to deal with humidity on a daily basis. As a result this can damage components and cause electrical shorts. GIGABYTE have implemented a Glass Fabric PCB which is designed to combat this problem, by using this material there are less gaps between the spaces on the PCB filaments and this in-turn prevents humidity causing problems.



Electrostatic Protection

The next feature is Electostatic Protection. GIGABYTE have armed their Z77 motherboards with High Resistance ICs. Put simply, these help protect against electrostatic discharge!



Power Failure Protection

On GIGABYTE Intel Z77 motherboards, GIGABYTE have implemented dual BIOS so that even if there is a power surge or another type of fault – the secondary BIOS is used and avoids having a complete system shutdown. Anti-surge ICs have also been included to prevent power surges from taking place.



High Temperature Protection

The last feature concerns high temperatures. There are solid CAPs used throughout GIGABYTE’s Z77 motherboards and low RDS(on) MOSFETs work well with high-temperatures. This provides added high-temperature protection and up to 50K hours of component lifespan.