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GIGABYTE X58A UD7 Package Overview

The presence of the latest chipsets from Intel, Intel P55, lately seemed eclipse the Intel X58 chipset. However, high-class chipset is starting to resonate more with the launch of the Intel processor with six cores which is indeed first present in this platform. GIGABYTE did not miss one motherboard released on this class ie, X58A-UD7.

This motherboard looks so crowded with a variety of components crammed on it. One component that takes place is large heatsink. This large heatsink covering the Northbridge area, southbridge, and MOSFETs. In parts of Northbridge, GIGABYTE provides two holes for cooling using a liquid cooling solution. GIGABYTE also includes an external heatsink to be mounted on the northbridge heatsink. GIGABYTE named the “Hybrid Silent-Pipe 2″ for such cooling solution.

GIGABYTE X58A UD7 Heat Sink

Meanwhile, the GIGABYTE did not pin a half-hearted features in it such as USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gbps, 3x USB Power, 24 phase-power processors, the Ultra Durable 3, the Dynamic Energy Saver, and others. In addition, the SMART feature unique GIGABYTE 6 is also present in order to maximize the use of this motherboard.

GIGABYTE X58A UD7 6 GB SATA

This high-class motherboard was able to offer great performance. Performance gaming and everyday applications considered satisfactory. If not satisfied with the performance with a single gaming graphics cards, GIGABYTE include 3-way SLI and CrossfireX.

Conclusion:
High performance with abundant features indeed be one characteristic of GIGABYTE and it successfully implemented in this motherboard.

Price: US$ 460