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March 2012
(86%)
58 Reviews
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Packed with added features and options not seen on some other products in the same price range, Clean and simple color-themed layout, Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS, including mouse support and support for 3 TB+ drives, VRM capable of over 300W, nearly do
Recent BIOS recall, although we found no issues, Not enough cables for all internal SATA ports, BIOS may be confusing and overwhelming to some, due to the extensive number of options offered, USB 3.0 performance with tested hardware is underwhelming, Very
The Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 really did impress us every step of the way during our testing period. At first, it didn't clock as well as we had hoped, but looking closely at the hardware design, we knew this board was meant to be an overclocking-centric pro...
Right before going to publication with this review, Gigabyte issues this very vague press release.City of Industry, California, December 27, 2011-- It has come to our attention that certain X79 Series Motherboards (see models below) may malfunction due to...
Abstract: Intel is in a unique position in the market for ultra-high-end desktop PCs: it essentially has no competition. AMD hasn't priced a desktop processor far north of $300 in years, while Intel has been selling six-core Gulftown CPUs at up to a grand a pop. Wi...
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Published: 2011-11-14, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: Whenever a new technology is released there is a frantic rush to get samples out for review without having them arrive so early that less-scrupulous sites can break the release date and sometimes they arrive too late to give the full treatment to. In the ...
Abstract: Gigabyte showcased the high end G1.Assassin 2 and GA-X79-UD7 motherboards along with the mainstream GA-X79-UD5 and value oriented GA-X79-UD3 board.Most notable about the boards is the placement of the memory DIMMs on either side of the CPU socket, and the...
At $324.99 US the UD5 isn't a cheap board and going over it, that comes as no surprise as it's a really nice offering. From the visual perspective, the UD5 looks fantastic; the matte black that GIGABYTE uses continues to be one of the best looking PC...
Abstract: At the end of last year, Intel released its new generation high-end processors under the codename Sandy Bridge-E. The Core i7 3960X and 3930K feature six cores, up to 15 MB L3 cache, a quad channel DDR3 memory controller, and a PCI-Express 3.0 controll...
Abstract: Our flagship motherboard comparison announcement was answered with an interesting selection of models, along with a bunch of “not ready yet” responses. Today we examine a few samples from companies bold enough to step up to the plate during launch week...
Abstract: Meanwhile all the big motherboard manufacturers have either released or at least launched their latest X79 motherboards. Within this article we focus on the different features and attributes which split into three separate categories. The goal is to provi...
