OC3D Review: Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Motherboard
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OmegaStalker
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Lol i have the UD5 and its extreamly similar looking and believe me when i say its uglier in real life... Saying that i Picked up my UD5 from Novatech for like £205 for some reason that was the price so i clicked add to basket 
... The UD5 is a great board...
... The UD5 is a great board...
name='Jim' said:
Here too?
name='Bungral' said:
Yeah I must agree with that point. Previous generations were always a mixed batch though with 780i, P45 and X48. All the boards for i7 we have tested thus far are all X58 and so have the same QPI bus and ICH10R controller.
Hopefully P55 won't be too far away so we can throw them into the mix.
PeterStoba
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name='Luigi' said:
Nobody going i7 is on a budget
Rastalovich
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name='PeterStoba' said:Nobody going i7 is on a budget
Correct. Really there isn't that much of a point, especially if ur on a budget.
Think we're all a little harsh on the color scheme. Particularly as it's low score for slot coloring brings the average down to such an extent.
Got another of these gigabyte mobos on wednesday, and I'm getting more and more impressed with them the more I use them.
As a sidenote, I don't think we'll see P55.
Onboard stuff for these mobos across the spectrum could do with more scrutiny. The ALC889A seems to be a damn good audio setup in it's own right. A few design flaws for my liking, but for a 1 pc setup it's pretty impressive. Nics are offering teaming and carry with them some bios testing features.
The score for the presentation was not simply just for the slots but for the overall package. The gigabyte boards are not the best packaged boards in the world with the contents placed ontop of a cardboard divider. A thin sliver of foam is all that separates the motherboard base from the box itself. Compare this to the way Asus package there boards or indeed DFI and you can the appreciate why the Gigabyte score low in this department. It's saving grace are the included accessories.
Overall though I recommend it as it's the contents that matter and the UD4P certainly performs well enough and is priced such to earn the recommended award.
Overall though I recommend it as it's the contents that matter and the UD4P certainly performs well enough and is priced such to earn the recommended award.
OmegaStalker
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name='w3bbo' said:
The UD5 Was packed poorely too but lol the box was nice and shiny and it did come with a fair bunch of goodies...
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