GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Reviewed By: GT3 on 11/20/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Prolly one of the best boards I have gotten... very easy to configure.

Cons: N/A

Other Thoughts: Newegg is prolly the most reliable online store in USA.

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Don't buy this M/B

Reviewed By: on 11/15/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Pretty colors.

Cons: Arrived with slots 1, 3 and 4 unable to pass memtest with a known good stick. No amount of tweeking of the BIOS settings made any difference. ONLY stable config was one stick in slot 2. Returning for a refund and will get another brand. Waste of time.

Other Thoughts: I should have read earlier reviews which have made this issue very clear - shame on me.

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Great Motherboard

Reviewed By: Fred on 11/15/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Awesome MB. Have only had this for a short time and have not tried overclocking yet, however, it went together beautifully. It is loaded with USB and SATA ports (8 each). And the manual is the best computer manual I have seen. Very well done and easy to understand even for a novice.

Below are the components I used for this system build. It all works like a charm. Had no problems with this memory and MB combo.

And of course, Newegg is awesome. Everything came perfect and quickly.

Cons: None

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Mid Tower Computer Case
- GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
Intel Motherboard
- EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB
256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
SLI Supported Video Card
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz
LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model
BX80580Q8400
- ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid
Dynamic CPU Cooler -
- CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model
TWIN2X4096-8500C5C G
- Sunbeam PSU-ECO750-US-BL 750W ATX12V 2.3 80
PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
- Acer X233Hbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P
Widescreen LCD Monitor
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
1-Pack for System Builders
- Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black
SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB
7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

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