Below is the Intel block diagram for the Z690 with 12th gen. CPUs [source]. Consider the PCIe lanes coming off the top left of the chipset in the diagram. The ones I've noted with the green arrows. Do ...
Coming in as the value proposition in Gigabyte's 12-board Z77 line-up is the GA-Z77-D3H. Knowing what we've already discussed about the incremental bump in specification over Z68, it comes as no ...