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Gigabyte X79-UD3 Motherboard

Let’s take a look at this socket 2011 motherboard from Gigabyte based on the new Intel X79 chipset and targeted to the new Core i7 “Sandy Bridge-E” CPUs.

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Slots
  • 3. Memory Support
  • 4. On-Board Peripherals
  • 5. Other Features
  • 6. Voltage Regulator
  • 7. Overclocking Options
  • 8. Main Specifications
  • 9. Conclusions

Gigabyte has released four motherboard models for the new socket LGA2011 platform, the X79-UD3, the X79-UD5, the X79-UD7, and the G1.Assassin2, targeted to the most high-end processors Intel offer for desktops today, the Core i7 “Sandy Bridge-E” models. Let’s take a look at the X79-UD3, which is the only ATX model Gigabyte is offering right now.

To better understand the Gigabyte socket LGA2011 motherboard line-up, we compiled the table below.

X79-UD3 X79-UD5 X79-UD7 G1.Assassin2
Form Factor ATX E-ATX XL-ATX E-ATX
Memory Sockets 4 8 4 4
PCI Express x16 4 (x16/x16/x8 or x16/x8/x8/x8) 3 (x16/x16/x8) 4 (x16/x16/x8 or x16/x8/x8/x8) 3 (x16/x16/x8)
PCI Express x1 2 2 3 2
Standard PCI 1 1 0 1
SATA-300 4 4 4 4
SATA-600 6 6 6 4
eSATA-600 2 2 0 2
USB 2.0 14 14 14 14
USB 3.0 4 4 4 4
Network Chip Intel WG82579V Intel WG82579V Intel WG82579V Bigfoot Killer E2100
Audio Codec Realtek ALC898 Realtek ALC898 Realtek ALC898 Creative CA20K2
Price  USD 270  USD 325  USD 370  USD 400

In Figure 1, you see the Gigabyte X79-UD3 motherboard.

Gigabyte X79-UD3 motherboardFigure 1: Gigabyte X79-UD3 motherboard

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