Need a replacement for Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R

Mayoor · 10 Oct 2013 at 09:45

OK so a follow on from this thread. It's definately not the CPU.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=25089646#post25089646

In addition to the stuff I did with the CPU I also blasted the motherboard with a can of air to clean off the dust. Could this have damaged the motherboard?

Is there anything else I can try before buying a new one?

wazza300 · 10 Oct 2013 at 10:20

Done an overnight cmos battery removal?

Emailed gigabyte UK to see if they will repair the board?

Mayoor · 10 Oct 2013 at 11:40

I've got a clr CMOS button which I pressed but not done an overnight removal will try that tonight! Will also speak to gigabyte.

Mayoor · 11 Oct 2013 at 12:33

Warranty has run out so need a replacement. Not looking to diagnose anymore. Please suggest a suitable replacement!

stulid · 11 Oct 2013 at 12:40

You need to see what boards you can find and get back to us with the model number or something, as they will most likely be 2nd hand now we can suggest a board but you may not be able to find it for sale anywhere.

Mayoor · 11 Oct 2013 at 13:42

How about this one?

Intel BOXDX58OG LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

wazza300 · 11 Oct 2013 at 16:00

asus p6x58d-e

Mayoor · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:07

Hey guys thinking of just biting the bullet and upgrading to a new MB and CPU. I'm open to reccomendations. The board that is being replaced was very good and did the job!

Mayoor · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:08

wazza300 said:
asus p6x58d-e

Half of these people are in China and can't deliver for a fortnight.

Gonna have to just bite the bullet and go for a new MB and CPU combo.

stulid · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:20

Budget for the cpu+board?

Mayoor · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:33

stulid said:
Budget for the cpu+board?

Budget is no issue although don't want to spend a crazy amount.

Most important thing is that I maintain the same performance as before or better. I use the PC for the running of my busines which requires some design work, some web design using dreamwever and fireworks. I remote desktop into several VPS servers in different windows and do a fair bit of gaming. Also need the PC to open and process large CSV files.

I had an i7 920 2.66 GHz in the MB before so looking for something as good or better.

stulid · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
Total : £377.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).

4770K vs 920 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=47

The board comes with a free heatsink, if you needed a board that support Crossfire or SLI then you need something else as the D3HP only supports Crossfire at 16X/4X

RJC · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:41

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
Total : £447.73 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Board comes with a free cooler, I have stuck in some new memory but you should be able to re-use yours.

Mayoor · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:01

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
Total : £377.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).

4770K vs 920 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/836?vs=47

The board comes with a free heatsink, if you needed a board that support Crossfire or SLI then you need something else as the D3HP only supports Crossfire at 16X/4X

Are you guys stocking V2 of this board becasue i'm reading some issues regarding USB 3.0 not being recognized after waking from S3 sleep.

V2 apparently addresses this issue but not many places have this board.

stulid · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:11

You would need to ask customer services.

Do you put your system to sleep a lot?

Mayoor · 12 Oct 2013 at 10:22

stulid said:
You would need to ask customer services.

Do you put your system to sleep a lot?

Will do. and to answer your question - YES!

If i'm working late and I decide I want to crash or if I need to leave the house suddenly I tend to use sleep a lot.

wam7 · 14 Oct 2013 at 01:53

Mayoor said:
Will do. and to answer your question - YES!

If i'm working late and I decide I want to crash or if I need to leave the house suddenly I tend to use sleep a lot.

My recommendation is go with an Asus motherboard. Much, much better bios and (updates) and no problems with sleep. I've used Gigabyte from Z68 through to X79.

stulid · 14 Oct 2013 at 07:29

Mayoor said:
Will do. and to answer your question - YES!

If i'm working late and I decide I want to crash or if I need to leave the house suddenly I tend to use sleep a lot.

Made a forgetful mistake,

The board has Renasas USB Hubs so any of the USB ports running from these don't suffer from sleep issues

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18518312

^
I even say so in my review above, yet forgot silly me.

Mayoor · 14 Oct 2013 at 17:02

stulid said:
Made a forgetful mistake,

The board has Renasas USB Hubs so any of the USB ports running from these don't suffer from sleep issues

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18518312

^
I even say so in my review above, yet forgot silly me.

Nice one thanks mate!