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great board
- Pros: Great board, quality connectors, sturdy construction, installed and ran on first attempt. I run it with Windows 7, 64 bit and an E8200 processor with 4gigs of memory. It runs cool and I have had no lock ups.
- Cons: None from my point of view but I bought it for typical home use, I am not an overclocker or a gammer but it appears to me to have many overclocking features.
Solid board at the right price
- Pros: Worked flawlessly, very good feature set for the price, lots of USB plugs (8 on the rear+4 on internal headers), very good OC capability with adjustable voltages & timings (I used a rescued E8400@3.8 with very little tweaking), Windows 7 install was a charm, the board and all it's controllers were recognized immediately, Win 7 loaded all the drivers, I did not even open the included drivers CD. Ubuntu seemed to also work well (starting from the live CD, I did not install it). There is even an onboard COM port for the odd device that requires it.
- Cons: Little I can think of, an ESATA plug would have been good. If you miss that, just buy a cheap SATA to ESATA bracket (Item#:N82E16812226006)
- Other Thoughts: Now that we have X55 & X58 for the higher end, spending more on a socket 775 MB does not make sense anymore. I got this board to replace a cheaper (by 10$) ASUS P5G41-M LE/CSM that had issues. If you plan on using a video card, save yourself the trouble and go with this board.
Is it REALLY worth the Trouble
- Pros: Neat simple board both physically (Micro-Atx) and with regards to features. If you need 2 LANs, 2-PCIE, and RAID then this is the wrong board. It has only 1 of the essential LAN and PCIE16-2, but they are top in performance. I liked the Legacy stuff even though I am not using it (COM, LPT and IDE). I occasionally use RS232 but have grown use to doing this with an adapter that I tend to misplace, so I know I have a regular port in a jam.
- Cons: Quality control is horrible. This board was jittery from the start and would not post after 3-weeks. The RMA process is slow but Newegg was good enough to just give me a credit. But still, had to order a board and then replace the board... which is a lot of work. It also messed up my SATA drive but it was a simple repair.
- Other Thoughts: I decided to order the EP45 version, received it but the Channel B memory slots don't work (won't pass POST). I read several other reviews and one said the same thing. Again this is a Quality Control issue. Nice board, but now I am scared this one will die on me too. No way this board should have come out of the box with a hard fault like this. The last RMA I tried to rush and Cost me $20.... so if I RMA this one that is $40 plus time and trouble... This is not a good thing. I was an ABIT fan (out of business), was hoping GIGABYTE would fill that hole, probably try another manufacturer to find that "trust" thing again.
| Model |
| Brand |
GIGABYTE |
| Model |
GA-EP43-UD3L |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
LGA 775 |
| CPU Type |
Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB |
1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800MHz |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
Intel P43 |
| South Bridge |
Intel ICH10 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 1200(O.C)/1066 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
4 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC888 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111C |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
8 x USB 2.0 |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 8.3" |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
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Reviewed By: Gene on 11/19/2009
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
