Conclusion

GA-X79-UD3

We think that the UD3 is the most interesting of all the upcoming Gigabyte X79 motherboards. The fact that it comes with four full size PCI-Express slots makes it very versatile. We also like that it is the only of the four boards which uses an ATX formfactor. This will allow a wide audience to upgrade their system. Furthermore the UD3 will be the cheapest of the Gigabyte X79 motherboards which is another very good point for this board. If finally the performance is on a competitive level, then the UD3 could be highly recommended.

GA-X79-UD5

Also Gigabytes new UD5 will be an interesting board. Many buyers will like the fact that there are eight DIMM slots and the memory is therefore quite scalable. Furhtermore this board offers more features than the smaller UD3. If this thing will be available for less than CHF 300.- (est. EUR 250.-) and the performance is on a good an competitive level, then it will get a lot of recommendations from all over the planet.

GA-X79-UD7

With the UD7 Gigabyte finally targets the overclocking and enthusiast market. In our opinion the success of this board will depend highly on the performance. The problem with this board is that when you look at it as a pure overclocking motherboard there will be very strong competition from ASUS. From an enthusiasts point of view it simply doesn't offer everything they might want. It lacks for example a high quality audio chip. Sure, a competitive price will make Gigabyte sell more of these board but the most important factor is how well the enduser accepts this product.

G1.Assassin 2

Without compromise, this is about the best description we have for the G1.Assassin 2. Especially the cooling shaped like a hand gun really only targets gamers. What gamers also like is the creative audio chip as well as the Killer NIC, which comes bundled with a practical and useful software. But we might all have to deep breath when Gigabyte discloses the price tag, because Gigabytes Gaming-Motherboards aren't know for their very low price, in fact they're quite expensive.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 4 - GA-X79-UD7 - Enthusiast and Overclocking
Page 2 - GA-X79-UD3 - Mainstream and Overclocking	Page 5 - G1.Assassin - Gaming
Page 3 - GA-X79-UD5 - Content Creation	Page 6 - Conclusion

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