GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ARRIVING MONDAY

[Slackworth]

Gigabyte's new entry model X58 with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps is fully loaded with other features and at a much lower price than the higher end boards I personally think it's great value for money.

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard @ £159.99 inc VAT

Based on the Intel X58 chipset, the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R delivers all the killer next generation features that gaming enthusiasts and power users have been waiting for including Gigabyte's 333 Onboard Acceleration features with support for USB 3.0, SATA Revision 3.0 (6Gbps) and a 3x USB Power Boost, as well as multi-GPU support for NVIDIA 3-Way SLI and ATI CrossFireX and support for Intel's high performance processors offering a high level of future CPU headroom for users wanting to maintain cutting-edge levels of performance. With the memory controller integrated directly into the processor die, the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R also supports triple channel DDR3 memory for blazing fast memory performance.

- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x SATA 6Gb/s (RAID 0 and 1)
- CPU: Intel Core i7 Processors (Socket LGA1366)
- Chipset: Intel X58 Express / ICH10R
- Memory: 6x DDR3 DIMM 2200 / 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz (Max. 24GB) / Tri-Channel / Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Expasion slots: 4x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots, 2x PCIe x1 Slots & 1x PCI Slot (Supports ATI CrossFireX & NVIDIA SLI Technology)
- Storage: 1x Floppy, 1x Ultra DMA 133/100/66, 8x SATA 3Gb/s (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) & 2x eSATA 3Gb/s
- LAN: RTL8111D Gigabit LAN
- Audio: ALC889 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- 10x USB 2.0
- 3x IEEE 1394a
- 1x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1x PS/2 Mouse

Only £159.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[Slackworth]

We will be getting a small amount of the UD5 in but to be honest it's a pointless release. It's just over £40 more but for that all you get is:

- 12 Phase Power (Since the UD3R is overclocking better it's not really doing anything)
- Debug LED
- Onboard Power/Reset Buttons
- 2nd Gigabit LAN
- Bigger cooling solution

That's a lot of money for such little extra.

 

[Slackworth]

Oh that one 2nd Gigabit LAN is more important to me cos of virgin media cable on 1st LAN, and idnet adsl on 2nd LAN just in case if VM is downtime.

Hence why we'll still offer it to those who do want the extra features.

I was thinkin that £15 or so would make more sense

Should probably be about £25 to be honest but £40 is just too much IMO.