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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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Main Specifications

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

The main specifications for the Gigabyte X79-UD3 include:

  • Socket: 2011
  • Chipset: Intel X79 Express
  • Super I/O: ITE8728F
  • Parallel ATA: None
  • Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), four SATA-600 ports controlled by two Marvell 88SE9172 chips (RAID 0 and 1)
  • External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by another Marvell 88SE9172 chip
  • USB 2.0: 14 USB 2.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
  • USB 3.0: Four USB 3.0 ports controlled by two Fresco Logic FL1000 chips, two on the rear panel and two on a motherboard header 
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
  • On-board video: No
  • On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC898 codec (7.1+2  channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 110 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs
  • On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset with an Intel WG82579V physical layer interface chip
  • Buzzer: No
  • Infrared interface: No
  • Power supply required: EPS12V
  • Slots: Four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x16/x8 or x16/x8/x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), two PCI Express x1 slots, and one standard PCI slot
  • Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2133, 32 GB maximum)
  • Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, two four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
  • Extra features: Two BIOS chips, legacy serial port, support for TPM
  • Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
  • Programs included: Motherboard utilities
  • More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
  • Average price in the US*: USD 270.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.

Continue: Conclusions

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