Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe

It?s little wonder that Asus triumphs across so many PC hardware categories: The company never quite knows when to quit. We?ve seen this on its Editors? Choice?winning motherboards of the past, such as the P9X79 Deluxe (for Sandy Bridge?Extreme processors), and we?re seeing it again now with the latest honoree, the P8Z77-V Deluxe. It may be a tad on the expensive side (it runs $284.99 list), but it offers a broad, forward-thinking feature set that other similarly priced LGA1155 motherboards have trouble matching. You can find boards with still more bling if you really want them, but the blend offered with the P8Z77-V Deluxe is impossible to beat at this price.

Based on the full-size ATX form factor, the P8Z77-V Deluxe can accept processors from both the current third-generation Core (aka ?Ivy Bridge?) and second-generation (?Sandy Bridge?) families, providing slightly more versatility than Intel usually allows. The motherboard also utilizes Intel?s Z77 Express chipset?the most powerful of those in the company?s mainstream line?which gives you the ability to overclock the CPU and even specify a solid-state drive (SSD) for use in data caching with Intel?s Smart Response Technology, or SRT. (We covered SRT in greater detail in our review of the Intel SSD 311 Series.)

As you might expect, the P8Z77-V Deluxe offers a considerable amount in terms of hardware and connectivity options. Starting with video, it has two display outputs, HDMI (for maximum resolutions of 1,920 by 1,2020) and DisplayPort (2,560 by 1,600), for use with the processors? integrated graphics systems. If you prefer to go the discrete route (which we always recommend), there are three PCI Express (PCIe) version 3.0 x16 slots; one always operates at x4, but you can use the others as either a single x16 or two x8s. LucidLogix?s Virtu MVP technology will switch dynamically between on-chip video and your discrete card if both are present. (Four PCIe x1 slots complete the expansion slot lineup.)

Four memory slots on the P8Z77-V Deluxe support up to 32GB of dual-channel DDR3 1600 RAM (or DDR3 2800 when overclocked). On the Intel storage controller you can connect four 3Gbps SATA II drives and two 6Gbps SATA drives (using RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, and 10); a secondary Marvell PCIe 9128 controller drives two additional SATA III ports. (The two eSATA ports work by way of yet another controller, from ASMedia.)

Joining the HDMI, DisplayPort, and eSATA ports on the P8Z77-V Deluxe?s rear panel are four USB 2.0 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, two Gigabit Ethernet jacks (one Intel 82579V, one RealTek 8111F), optical S/PDIF out, and six analog ports (controlled by the RealTek ALC898 chipset) for setting up an eight-channel surround-sound system. Finally, a button flashes back to the motherboard?s default BIOS, so you can make changes without fear you won?t be able to get the system to boot again).

Should you still be hungry for these types of ports, headers on the motherboard make it possible to add up to six more: two USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0. There?s also a header for an even more interesting kind: Thunderbolt. This lets you add the ultra-fast transfer technology later, and only if you want; Asus also offers the port itself on its (considerably more expensive) P8Z77-V Premium.

Don?t worry about wireless capabilities on the P8Z77-V Deluxe, either. Plug in the included Wi-Fi GO! card, and your system will also have 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (supporting both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) and Bluetooth 4.0. (Antennas for both come in the box.) With the included Wi-Fi Go! software you have easy access to the other systems and DLNA-compliant devices on your home network, so you can listen to music and view videos and use a Remote Desktop program to control your computer from anywhere (even your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet).

Asus provides plenty of additional extras as well. Two Q connectors ease some of the frustration of hooking up your case?s front-panel wiring or USB ports by letting you do more of the precision work outside the case first. Then there are the design features the motherboard boasts: Smart Digi+, which gives you finer-grain control over voltage regulation of key components (the CPU, integrated graphics, and RAM) when overclocking, as well as automated power saving and 20-phase power design for the CPU and graphics and two-phase power design for the RAM (all utility-controlled). The on-disc software library is also extensive, with a hefty selection of overclocking and BIOS utilities, as well as helpful tools like USB 3.0 Boost for increasing transfer speeds by tailoring USB 3.0 ports? performance to the devices you connect to them. Asus? graphical UEFI remains one of the best on the motherboard market, with both normal and advanced modes that give you just the access you need to system-tweaking features.

Although most similarly priced motherboards that use the same chipset deliver roughly equivalent performance, in our tests the Z77H2-AX routinely came out near the upper end of the scale. When using a Core i7-3770K, our test system turned in the best results we saw in our Adobe Photoshop CS5 (2 minutes 46 seconds), CineBench R11.5 (7.57 for all CPU cores, 1.66 for just one), Futuremark PCMark 7 (3,893), Geekbench 2.2.7 (16,260), POV-Ray 3.7 RC5 (3 minutes 12 seconds with all cores active, 13 minutes 54 seconds with only one working), and data rates of 230MBps in TrueCrypt 7.1a.

In terms of power usage, the Z77H2-AX was not the leanest Ivy Bridge motherboard we?ve yet tested?all things considered, that?s the Intel Desktop Board DZ77GA-70K. As measured with an Extech Datalogger, it finished second highest when idling (77.6 watts, behind the 85 watts of the ECS Z77H2-AX) and second lowest under full load (138.9 watts, just above the Intel?s 136.3 watts).

The ECS Z77H2-AX wins in the looks department; its gorgeous gold plated elements make it look more adult than the Asus? P8Z77-V Deluxe?s blue, white, and black, and the ECS offers a couple of features the Asus doesn?t (dual full-speed PCIe x16 slots and a Mini PCIe jack). It?s also weighed down by a noticeably higher price ($309.99 list), somewhat lower ease of use, and eye-poppingly higher power usage.? For those reasons the P8Z77-V Deluxe is our Editors? Choice; it?s definitely the best all-around board you can currently get for the foundation of your LGA1155 system.

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Full-time fatherhood is more than a trend | hendersonhouseofcards

Nightline, on Monday, June 18,?featured the rising trend?of stay-at-home dads, the number of which, based on the most-recent Census, tripled since 2000 up to 154,000. A nice, round number, 154,000. Easy to report and remember and link to the faces of families around the country where the primary caregiver (or, PCG, in my family) is the dad, as I am in my family.

Read more:?http://goodmenproject.com/families/full-time-fatherhood-is-more-than-a-trend/

Will Henderson is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer who has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers and magazines. He lives outside of Boston; writes about love; and rarely reads directions. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Aurora, Avery, children, coparenting, dad is the new dad, dad is the new mom, Dateline, father, fatherhood, Good Men Project, love, memoir, parenting, stay at home dads, stay-at-home dad, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

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Arizona beats S Carolina 5-1 in CWS finals opener

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? Arizona followed its script to perfection in Game 1 of the College World Series finals.

Konner Wade did his part, pitching his third straight complete game. Robert Refsnyder did his, leading the Wildcats' potent offense with a home run for the second straight game.

The Wildcats led all the way Sunday night in a 5-1 victory over two-time defending national champion South Carolina and now stand a victory away from their first title since 1986 and fourth overall.

"Tonight's over. It's done with. You've got to come out tomorrow and play good baseball," Arizona coach Andy Lopez said. "We understand where we're at. These guys understand who they're playing. They understand it's not a tournament somewhere in South Dakota."

The Gamecocks (49-19) swept UCLA and Florida in the best-of-three finals the past two years, but need to beat Arizona twice to become the first team since Southern California in the early 1970s to win three championships in a row.

"Tomorrow's a new day," South Carolina center fielder Evan Marzilli said. "So we have to come out tomorrow and pretend like nothing ever happened and go out and hopefully get a win."

The Wildcats have relied on the same template during a run that has seen them win 10 straight games and 17 of 19.

With an inexperienced and inconsistent bullpen, Lopez wants his starters to go as deep into games as possible.

Wade (11-3) threw an efficient 110 pitches in his sixth complete game of the season and limited the Gamecocks to six hits.

Wade has won four straight starts in the postseason. He worked eight innings against Louisville in regionals, nine in the super regional-winning victory over St. John's, and threw a complete-game shutout against UCLA last Sunday.

The sophomore's back-to-back complete games were the first at the CWS since Cal State Fullerton's Jason Windsor did it in 2004.

Wade is 4-0 with a 1.29 in four NCAA tournament starts (35 innings, five earned runs). He struck out three. His walk to Christian Walker in the sixth was the first he issued in 31 innings.

"My past two starts I had the same mentality ? throw strikes and try to get ground balls," he said. "I'm not going to have a lot of strikeouts, obviously. I just tried to work ahead of guys. I knew that they were a pretty aggressive team and they were going to try to take the extra base. So I tried to work ahead and get in counts that were favorable to me."

The Arizona bullpen was inactive until Walker singled leading off the ninth. Wade got a fly out, groundout and foul out to end the game.

"We just couldn't get in a situation to do anything offensively," Gamecocks coach Ray Tanner said. "He kept making big pitches when he needed to. And they played solid defense out there. And we tried to make a run at them."

The Wildcats, whose .330 average ranks fourth in the nation, had 12 hits against three pitchers.

Refsnyder, batting .444 (8 of 18) in the CWS, went 2 for 3 and was intentionally walked twice. He hit a two-run homer off Forrest Koumas (2-3) in the first to give Arizona the lead, and scored in the fifth on Bobby Brown's single to make it a four-run game.

His home run to right was the first allowed by South Carolina in 77 innings.

"How about an opposite-field home run in this park," Tanner said. "When he touched the ball, that ball's been hit hard but I expected it to be maybe off the warning track, one hop to the fence, but that was impressive. That's why he's one of the better players in the country."

Refsnyder, who has eight homers this season, also went deep Thursday in the Wildcats' bracket-winning victory over Florida State.

"Any time you can get a little bit of a lead for Konner ? I can't remember the last time we got a lead for Konner where he didn't give it up," Refsnyder said. "It helped Konner's confidence to get him a few runs and helped the team. South Carolina is two-time defending champ, and anytime you can get ahead of a team like that, it helps because you're going to need every run against them."

Refsnyder also showed off his arm in right field, throwing out Adam Matthews when he tried to go from first to third on Kyle Martin's single in the seventh.

Arizona, which hasn't trailed in the CWS, scored unearned runs in the third and fifth innings.

No. 9 batter Trent Gilbert reached to start the third when shortstop Joey Pankake flubbed his grounder. Gilbert moved to third on Joey Rickard's hit and scored on Alex Mejia's single to left.

Seth Mejias-Brean drove in a run in the fifth after Johnny Field reached third on a wild pitch and error.

South Carolina cut it to 4-1 in sixth on Evan Marzilli's RBI single, the first run allowed by Wade in 15 innings.

The loss ended the Gamecocks' streak of yielding two runs or less in four straight CWS games.

South Carolina already has fought off elimination twice in the CWS. The Gamecocks had their 22-game NCAA tournament win streak end last Monday with a 2-1 loss to Arkansas. They came back to beat Kent State and Arkansas twice to reach the finals.

"It's a best-of-three game series for a reason," catcher Grayson Greiner said. "We have to come out and fight tomorrow. We were in the same situation a few days ago. They've got to beat us twice to win the championship, and the best team will have to win two games."

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5-time champion Venus Williams loses at Wimbledon

Venus Williams of the United States waves to fans after being defeated by Elena Vesnina of Russia during a first round women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Venus Williams of the United States waves to fans after being defeated by Elena Vesnina of Russia during a first round women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Venus Williams of the United States tosses the tennis ball to serve to Elena Vesnina of Russia during a first round women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia leaps to returns a shot to Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain during a first round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot during a first round women's singles match against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Albert Ramos of Spain during a first round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) ? Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get from Court 2 to the Wimbledon locker rooms.

The 32-year-old Williams had just absorbed a lopsided first-round loss at the Grand Slam tournament she once ruled, a poor performance that raised questions about how much longer she will keep playing tennis while dealing with an energy-sapping illness.

She trudged by as her hitting partner, David Witt, was saying: "It's tough to watch sometimes. I think everybody sees it. I don't know what else to say."

Looking lethargic, and rarely showing off the power-based game that carried her to five Wimbledon titles and seven majors overall, Williams departed meekly Monday with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat against 79th-ranked Elena Vesnina of Russia. Only once before ? as a teenager making her Wimbledon debut in 1997 ? had Williams exited so early at the All England Club.

She hadn't lost in the first round at any Grand Slam tournament in 6? years. Still, Williams said she'll be at the London Olympics next month and is "planning" to be back at Wimbledon next year.

"I feel like I'm a great player," Williams said, sounding a tad like someone trying to convince herself.

She repeated that affirmation as she continued: "I am a great player. Unfortunately, I had to deal with circumstances that people don't normally have to deal with in this sport. But I can't be discouraged by that. ... There's no way I'm just going to sit down and give up just because I have a hard time the first five or six freakin' tournaments back."

Later, as part of a slightly testy and awkward exchange with reporters, Williams said: "I'm tough, let me tell you. Tough as nails."

Her loss, in her first match since a second-round ouster at the French Open, was part of an odd Day 1, even if the true tournament favorites in action won easily: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova. Among those sent home were sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych, the 2010 runner-up at Wimbledon; 11th-seeded John Isner; No. 16 Flavia Pennetta; and No. 18 Jelena Jankovic, who was rather easily beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Kim Clijsters, a four-time major champion who has been beset by injuries in her last season on tour and, like Williams, is unseeded.

Other seeded losers: No. 23 Andreas Seppi, No. 24 Marcel Granollers and No. 27 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, who was upset by 100th-ranked Jamie Hampton of the United States 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Truth be told, the biggest surprise might very well have been the way Isner ? the highest-ranked American man ? blew a match point, wasted a two-sets-to-one lead, dropped a tiebreaker on grass, and bid a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 farewell to Wimbledon in the first round against 73rd-ranked Alejandro Falla of Colombia.

Then again, there's a pattern here.

It's the third consecutive major tournament that Isner leaves after a five-set loss, including 18-16 at the French Open against 261st-ranked Paul-Henri Mathieu. This from a guy who's best known for winning the longest match in tennis history, 70-68 in the fifth after more than 11 hours, against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010.

"I didn't put my opponent away. I had my chances, and I didn't do it. It's all on me. Was just not great on my part," said the 6-foot-9 Isner, who hit 31 aces to Falla's four. "I get out there sometimes, and lately it's happening quite a lot, and I get out there in the match and I'm just so clouded. I just can't seem to figure things out. I'm my own worst enemy out there. It's all mental for me, and it's pretty poor on my part."

Mental strength has long been viewed as Ernests Gulbis' weakness, because his strokes are as good as they come, but the 23-year-old from Latvia who is ranked 87th stood tall in a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) victory over Berdych.

"A lot of players mature later than others. Some mature at 15; some mature at 29. I hope it's somewhere in between; 23 is OK," Gulbis said. "If I hit the ball well, I hit stronger than everybody else. It is like this, you know. Maybe only couple guys hit the ball as strong as I do."

Used to be that Williams could say that when comparing herself to other top women. She and her younger sister Serena rewrote the way the game was played in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with 120 mph serves and ferocious forehands.

But Williams hasn't been that player for quite a while now. She announced in August that she had been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain.

Her match against Vesnina was at Court 2, which was built three years ago; Serena complained about having to play on it in 2011. For years prior, the name "Court 2" was assigned to a venue about half the size and a few minutes' walk away, a place known as the "Graveyard of Champions" because of a series of stunning losses by top players: Serena, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras.

Care to guess where Serena is scheduled to play her first-round match Tuesday? Yep, that's right: Court 2.

The older Williams has played only 18 matches in 2012, going 12-6, and looked rather ordinary against Vesnina, who is more accomplished in doubles and never made it past the fourth round at a major tournament in singles.

"Of course I was scared. Not scared, but I was, like, aware of her serve. But I think she didn't serve that well today," said Vesnina, who recalled watching on TV when Williams beat Lindsay Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final.

"Maybe for her, it was not one of her best days," Vesnina said about Monday. "But for me, it was one of the best days."

Williams fell behind 5-0, and needed 30 minutes to win a single game. She got broken the first four times she served. She rolled her eyes or shook her head after missed shots. Her father pulled out his camera late in the second set and snapped some photos from the stands, maybe wondering right along with some spectators whether this might be Williams' last singles match at Wimbledon.

At her news conference, Williams was asked what will drive her, given the way she's struggling.

"Am I struggling?" Williams replied. "Am I?"

___

Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich

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Crystals For a Feng Shui Energy Boost

Posted on 22. Jun, 2012 by admin in Feng Shui Crystals

Some of my favourite Feng Shui cures involve the placement of crystals. Crystals make excellent Feng Shui energy enhancements for the home. Created by the earth they help to bring the outside world in to your interior space and have the advantage of balancing yin and yang energy around your home. Placing crystals in the rooms in your house helps energy flow calmly and more easily and brings harmony and peace where there is conflict or discord.

Below are some of my favourite uses for crystals and tips for how they can be used for maximum benefit. In addition to enhancing the energy in the home placed as part of an arrangement crystals can also make beautiful visual displays.

Crystals for Wealth

Wealth energy is high yang energy and if you are suffering a reduction in income or a downturn in your financial fortunes then you need to give the energy in this area of your life a bit of a boost. High yang crystals such as shiny red Carnelian or the beautiful golden Citrine should be placed both in the south east sector of your home and inside your front door. Citrine and Carnelian, for the best effect, should be placed in rectangular or square wooden bowls as they are high yang crystals and you do not want to minimise the benefits that these bring by placing them in metal or glass bowls both of which represent yin energy. Do not place them in direct sunlight as you do not want the energy to fade.

Crystals for your Career

The areas of your home that represent your career are the rooms that face north and, if you work from home, your home office. If you are looking to gain promotion at work, a change of career or if you run a business and want to improve your business success placing high yin crystals in these areas can work wonders. My favourite high yin crystals for the career area are Lapis Lazuli and Jet both of which look beautiful when placed in a circular or irregular shaped glass bowl. Career energy can be enhanced further if you place the crystals in front of a small water feature which incorporates moving water. The moving water can help bring movement to a career or a business that is stagnating.

Crystals for Love

When I am asked for a crystal cure it is often because the person who wants the cure is looking for love in their life. Crystals as Feng Shui love enhancers are probably the most popular of all crystal cures. The most well known love crystals are the pale pink Rose Quartz and the purple Amethyst and these make beautiful decorations in the bedroom or in the south west area of your home.

If you are looking for love in your life it is important that you place love cures in pairs. Place Rose Quartz or Amethyst crystals in two bowls at either side of your bed or alternatively place two crystals at either side of an ornament of two people. In my own home we have two cherubs sitting side by side both of which hold a Rose Quartz crystal in their hands.

If you are in a relationship and want to strengthen it then a lovely crystal cure is to buy a pair of crystals and give one to your partner to carry with them whilst you keep the other one. Each time your hand touches the crystal you are reminded of the love between the two of you.

Crystals for the Family

No room in the house represents the family more than the living room and if you are experiencing conflict or disharmony in family relationships any cures or enhancements should be concentrated here. Calming crystals such as Green Fluorite or Green Jade should be placed here as they help to bring balance and calmness. Large green plants such as bamboo or ferns help to bring a sense of peace and tranquillity to the family area and crystals can be scattered around the base of these plants to help lift the energy in the room. Alternatively you can place Green Fluorite or Green Jade crystals around family photographs.

I hope that you have enjoyed reading about these uses for crystals and they have given you some ideas for how you can use crystals to strengthen the energy in your own home. If you would like to buy crystals I run a website offering great value crystals and other Feng Shui enhancers here SoulSpirit Gifts

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