Take ONE, Get TWO - new GIGABYTE upgrade programme

esoteric · 26 Oct 2014 at 06:41

Well there isn't anything wrong with this offer is there

My current mobo is the GA-X58A-UD3R. On my second one because my first died about a year later. I sorted for RMA but just never sent it off. Doesn't change my opinion on Gigabyte though, will use them again easily.

OverDrive · 27 Oct 2014 at 13:02

Wow, this is a fantastic offer! I was not planning an upgrade until Skylake or more likely Cannonlake.

Not sure if it's worth upgrading from my current Ivy to Haswell or Broadwell.

Wonder how long this offer will be on for?

Savan_P · 27 Oct 2014 at 21:10

Pretty good scheme, but I cannot see how most people would be upgrading their MB and in turn their CPU as well within 3 years of building a system - just seems an unnecessary expense in buying a new CPU just for the free MB.

bemaniac · 27 Oct 2014 at 21:25

Savan_P said:
Pretty good scheme, but I cannot see how most people would be upgrading their MB and in turn their CPU as well within 3 years of building a system - just seems an unnecessary expense in buying a new CPU just for the free MB.

ahahahaha this is OCUK. I just bought a 4930k. I'll probably buy skylake too.

krooton · 28 Oct 2014 at 00:56

billysielu said:
Yeah that's how I read it too. It screams desperation, but I'd be surprised if they are desperate.

All it screams is the margin they make on these top end boards

GIGA-Man · 28 Oct 2014 at 09:36

OverDrive said:
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Wonder how long this offer will be on for?

No limitations so far. We plan it to last until these Z97 BK (Black Edition) boards are available. See: http://bk.gigabyte.eu/EN_faq.html

silent · 28 Oct 2014 at 10:48

cracking deal for upgrading to a like for like board. or pay for a upgrade.

and i was going to keep my Z77 UD5h ivy bridge and upgrade to an i7 only. now what do i do lol.

normski_ · 28 Oct 2014 at 11:54

Good offer, however getting the registration form to do anything other than fail is another kettle of fish all together!

Tried it on every PC and device I have with various browsers...

GIGA-Man · 28 Oct 2014 at 13:54

normski_ said:
Good offer, however getting the registration form to do anything other than fail is another kettle of fish all together!

Tried it on every PC and device I have with various browsers...

Report any issues you have the the below address and they will help you

[email protected]

Savan_P · 29 Oct 2014 at 09:40

Yes the margins must be huge for the manufacturer. With each iteration of chipset I cannot see how it changes the design of the MB that much. Must be just subtle things that they have to change, and the branding of it - boom, loads more profit for minimal work.

suj999 · 29 Oct 2014 at 14:07

No thanks..

Gigabyte are the Samsung of Motherboards in my opinion.. (Jack of all master of none. And far too many gimmicks for my liking..)

-Mike- · 29 Oct 2014 at 15:11

krooton said:
All it screams is the margin they make on these top end boards

Savan_P said:
Yes the margins must be huge for the manufacturer. With each iteration of chipset I cannot see how it changes the design of the MB that much. Must be just subtle things that they have to change, and the branding of it - boom, loads more profit for minimal work.

Every other manufacturer makes just as much mark up. The difference is, Gigabyte are giving something back that absolutely no other does. Upgrade to the new version of your board for free in three years time - its a no brainer.

suj999 said:
No thanks..

Gigabyte are the Samsung of Motherboards in my opinion.. (Jack of all master of none. And far too many gimmicks for my liking..)

You're joking right? My P55A-UD5 and P55A-UD6 were fantastic boards. I wish I'd gone gigabyte again with my Z77.

Legend · 31 Oct 2014 at 00:22

I'm trying to figure out if there will be any restriction on the NEW board that you choose in less than 3 years time? The FAQ doesn't seem to suggest this, and I know if the chosen board costs more than yours did originally then you pay the difference, but would certain boards be off limits all together, and you can only swap for a limited range?

Dempsey22 · 31 Oct 2014 at 02:21

Legend said:
I'm trying to figure out if there will be any restriction on the NEW board that you choose in less than 3 years time? The FAQ doesn't seem to suggest this, and I know if the chosen board costs more than yours did originally then you pay the difference, but would certain boards be off limits all together, and you can only swap for a limited range?

Maybe it will only be the BK edition boards ? It doesnt mention it in the FAO about going from Z97X-UD3H-BK to something like the x10x OC FORCE. Just going from one BK edition to another BK

The Z97X-UD3H-BK will be exchanged without extra charge against the direct successor, probably the GA-x10x-UD3H-BK. But GIGABYTE also offers an upgrade against higher SKUs e.g. the GA-x10x-UD5H-BK. Here the customer has to pay just the difference between his original purchase price and the suggested street price of the new board.

MoRT489 · 31 Oct 2014 at 09:01

Seems like a great offer, don't see how it is sustainable for Gigabyte though from a financial pov :eek:

Question to GIGA-Man: By referring to Great Britain is exclusion of N.I. and Channel Islands deliberate or are they meant to also be included?

beasty6 said:
the only bad part for me is, i dont want to pay £350 for a gaming series motherboard

gradyhawks said:
ALSO: Is there plans to get any more boards on here? Really want a red coloured one, but not at £350...!

gradyhawks said:
Will there be any other boards that will be thrown into this offer? Really would like a Red one but don't want to pay £350 for it!

Guys, follow the link in the OP :rolleyes:

it isn't only the top end £350 board there are two other models as well - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?keywords=ga-z97x+bk&_=1413382253881

eyetrip said:
Am I correct in assuming it doesn't matter when I purchased?

OP says register within 4 weeks of purchase.

Legend · 31 Oct 2014 at 11:09

I'm assuming then, that if you wanted to make the jump to X99 (for example) in a couple of years, and Gigabyte do a Black Edition of an X99 board, you could do that? There's no restriction on moving to another chipset?

vandiesel · 31 Oct 2014 at 11:21

Time to buy some AMD stock

traveyb · 31 Oct 2014 at 13:03

Legend said:
I'm assuming then, that if you wanted to make the jump to X99 (for example) in a couple of years, and Gigabyte do a Black Edition of an X99 board, you could do that? There's no restriction on moving to another chipset?

I think all you do is pay the difference from what you paid for your board

Devrij · 31 Oct 2014 at 13:13

Well that is pretty rad. It's always the ballache of having to upgrade your whole core system that stops me from getting a new cpu (thanks to intel's inability to stick to one bloody socket for more than 5 mins), so this is a really handy way to encourage people to buy newer cpus as well.

uZi · 2 Nov 2014 at 10:29

Has anyone else had problems registering?

I've filled it out and it's said I've registered, but I've not had any confirmation via email. The button at the bottom ("present now???") doesn't seem to work so the only way I could do it was to hit enter in one of the boxes after I'd filled it out.