Intel has tried to sell motherboards into the enthusiast market in the past, with little success. Even though their top-end motherboards are labeled Extreme Boards and have prominent skull logos (everyone knows skulls are good), the features and performance have been notably lacking, especially in comparison to the best of the third party motherboards. Ive not been impressed by any of the previous Intel Extreme Boards Ive reviewed, but the Intel DZ77GA-70K was a revelation. Benchmark Reviews takes a look at the features of Intels first motherboard thats actually competitive with the big boys.