Gigabyte Z77 series motherboards take advantage of an exclusive all digital PWM controller array, to deliver power to the board's Intel Core processor. Using entirely digital controllers means that more precise power delivery to the motherboard's most power hungry and energy sensitive components is possible. These components include the CPU, VTT, processor graphics and memory, without doubt the most important components on your motherboard. Gigabyte 7 series motherboards take advantage of the connectivity and expansion bus technologies available on the Intel platform. The third generation Intel Core processor platform debuts the PCI Express generation 3.0 expansion bus, allowing users to take advantage of the next generation, high-bandwidth discrete graphics card solutions. Gigabyte 7 series motherboards support Lucid Virtue GPU virtualization technologies - optimized virtualization software that improves your PC's visuals, with faster response times, improved video processing and smoother media playback, all within a low power environment. Lucid Universal MVP also features Hyperformance, which eliminates redundant rendering tasks and predicts potential synchronization issues in the graphics delivery pipeline, producing faster frame rates, sharper visuals and reduced tearing.