Gigabyte X79-UD3

The Boxer · 19 Mar 2014 at 19:13

Hi all,
I'm thinking about upgrading my old Q9550 based system and going to a X79-UD3 board and 4820K cpu, I've read that a few X79 boards suffer an issue with the BIOS which until flashed does not support the new Ivy K CPU's, is this still a problem with the Gigabyte or any other X79 based boards?
Just trying to save myself any trauma with the build, I could do to keep the budget for a mobo to £160 max as I will probably upgrade my SSD at the same time, I've also the ram to consider :mad:

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ps, what the difference between V1 and V1.1 X79 Gigabyte boards.

Thanks, Box

The Boxer · 19 Mar 2014 at 20:25

Cheers guy's that just the sort of info I need, is there any boards out there at a similar cost that avoids any of the problems mentioned, I will clock but I wont be over doing it, I do like a little something for nothing so if I can get 4.2 that will probably do nicely.
Thanks..

The Boxer · 19 Mar 2014 at 22:37

Trouble is with forums, if I had said I'm going for a 4770K someone would say "but surely the 4820K is better", to answer your question it ended up being a toss of a coin, nothing we buy will be perfection, it's just a case of finding a balance, some sort of compromise, just a change.
Will I even notice a difference while browsing or working with MS office "probably not", the odd game I play will be a little sharper, ENOUGH I just want to catch up with todays tech, YES tomorrow I will once again be behind and playing catch-up.

ps; I hate integrated graphics, hardly anyone uses them, it just wastes cpu power..

Take care..

Regards, Box

The Boxer · 20 Mar 2014 at 14:31

Thanks Guys, all good to know...