VPN: GA-X58A-UD5GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
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 Rating: Review Date: 05/02/11 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
though it's is more related to the chipset rather than the board itself, not all SATA ports are SATA 6GB/s. USB 3 is kind of flakey.
Pros: Expandability |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/25/11 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
one PCIE x1 is somehow blocked
Pros: Good build, lots of SATA Comment:
This is a very good board. Similar to UD3R but cost $50 more. Some may say it's not worth it. Your call.The top two PCIEx1 slots are only good for short card. Otherwise, the card will be blocked by the high heatsink. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/27/10 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
-Layout of PCI(e) slots
Pros: -Great quality and features-BIOS and utility software is a bit ++-LOTS of connection ports-Clear COMS button and LED status lights Comment:
Overall, I love this mobo but would have gone with the UD3 since I have no real use for dual LAN, but the UD3 had a lot of quality complaints on reviews/forums. As for the layout, if only the 2nd expansion slot was the PCIe_x16 as installing 3-way SLI/crossfire is a PAIN on some 7 slot cases as the last card doesn't fit on its own and 2-way can't be spaced 3 slots apart. Get an 8 slot case or don't get a bottom mount PSU will probably fix the layout issues. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/06/10 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
- Few fan connectors, had to flip ECO for wire to reach- Needed BISO update to view all 6GB of my ram- Have issues OC'ing- eSATA on this controller is 2Gbps on BOTH ports combined, not 3Gbps per port. - Using both eSATA ports at same time, you get a total of about 15% of speeds advertised.
Pros: - onboard reset/power switch- full USB3 and SATA3 (x58 chipset)- Lots of SATA ports- firewire ports Comment:
I got this mobo because it came part of a combo with free shipping. Overall id suggest the GA-x58a-ud3 over the GA-x58a-ud5. That being said, this mobo has a lot of features: SATA3, USB3, dual x16 PCI-E slots, firewire, etc. My biggest issues where the fact I needed to flash the BIOS to get 6GB to be detected and I have trouble OC'ing. This review was modfied by poster @ 01-24-11 01:27 PM |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/19/10 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:-Ram slots a bit close to cpu socket-NB heatsink made for stock cooler so runs a bit warn with aftermarket(low 50s)-Status LEDS(Voltage,clock ect)do strange things while posting. It goes normal after post.
Pros:+Fast+Easy to overclock+USB3 + SATA 3+Lots of SATA Comment:
This board, while a bit expensive works very well for me. It overclocks with ease and even lets you under/over volt from stock(skew the voltage) to keep all your power saving settings(at some point the idle power will be to low and you may need to turn off power savings if you push far enough).I would recommend this to anyone who wants new features like USB3 and SATA3 as well as a board with good overclocking features. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/02/10 |
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Cons:Price compared to the UD3RFirst PCI slot blocked by board heatsink
Pros:10 SATA portsColor looks good, heatsinks tooEasy to OC Comment:
Great board, lots of indicators, when something goes wrong, you know exactly where it failed. Has on board power and reset button. Mini screen tells you what is happenning and where the booting process is at.Haven't played around too much with it, very satisfied so far. As always, PM and you're good! |
Main reason I got the board was because of the plethora of connectivity options and features it had. My main issue with the board is that the USB 3 doesn't seem too stable with large data transfers at USB 3 speeds; it will drop the connection midway through the transfer. Still though, along with the legacy floppy and IDE connections, this board is one of the ones I would recommend for an X58 build.