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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
The Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 series GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard once again leads the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.
The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard is equipped with the Gigabyte Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours, Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs (providing lower resistance to reduce power consumption and heat generation) and Gigabyte patented DualBIOS technology (providing dual hardware BIOS protection).
The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard promises to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.
Pros: As an entry-level, budget board for Intel's i5/i7 series, this board has everything you need. * Plenty of ports, including 7 SATA and a PCIe 16x for a graphics card. A second PCIe slot at 4x speed exist for other peripherals, and there's two legacy PCI slots. * Tons of USB ports on the back, and two internal pins for ATX case USBpanels and your internal Memory Card reader. * Has FireWire (!!) both on the back and a connector for your case panel (rare in a budget case). * ATX pin connectors (power switch, HDD light, reset switch, etc) are all easily labeled and color-coded. You don't even need the manual to install the pins (but a manual is included).
Cons: The following cons are noteworthy, but none affect me, so I'll give this board 5-eggs. These may be concerns for you, however. * May not show all available RAM if you're using 1333 or higher speed (I'm using 1066 speed DDR3, and all RAM shows up under Windows 7 64-bit). This may or not be an isolated case or a bug to be fixed with a BIOS update. * System fan connector is the rarer 4-pin rather than the common 3-pin variety. Use molex connectors for your fans. * Has two PCI slots and two PCIe (16x and 4x) instead of three PCIe slots. I'd think these days PCI can be phased out. * No on-board video (not even Intel 4500HD or whatever) so you'll need to add in the cost of a video card (I suggest the ATI HD 4300 series if sticking to a budget).
Other Thoughts: This is priced near Intel's entry-level 1156 mobo, which has way less features than the Gigabyte. If you're choosing between this and the Intel, this is the easy pick.
Personally, I used this board with Intel's i5 CPU, 4GB of DDR3-1066 RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 4770 for a "budget" PC that easily trumps most people's PCs and definitely all the Macs out there except the ridiculously-priced 8-core Mac Pros.
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Great Board!
Reviewed By: flapinux on 12/14/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great bang/buck, solid board!
Cons: The manual incorrectly identifies short, continuous beeps as an error code for power. What it really is, is which ram slots you populate. Memory slots 1,3 must be used with only 2 stick of memory!
Other Thoughts: Flash bios to the newest version if your iphone doesn't work in itunes :)
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Cons: Odd orientation of SATA ports limits choice of internal HD installation locations within the case I bought.
Other Thoughts: I love these Gigabyte MATX boards! I've built 3 boxes with 3 different models and no real issues whatsoever. They're great examples of good quality at a value price.
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So so
Reviewed By: stankybean on 2/4/2010
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Nice price to feature ratio.
Cons: DOA on first one, second is working fine. My own fault but if you a video that is two slots you lose on of the PCI slots
Other Thoughts: It sucks having to pay to ship a DOA item back. Newegg should at least provide store credit or a free shipping promo code for futre use.
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Much love for BIOS
Reviewed By: poppajonzz on 2/2/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: This MOBO is cheap, and has great value. The BIOS features on this motherboard are some of the best I've ever seen come out of a board of this price. Easy to OC, easy to control fans, and has some really nice bonuses.
Cons: Nothing I didn't already know about.
Other Thoughts: More onboard fan headers would be nice.
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Model
Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
GA-P55M-UD2
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1156
CPU Type
Core i7 (LGA1156)/i5 (LGA1156)
Chipsets
North Bridge
Intel P55
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16
1
PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
PCI Slots
2
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
7
SATA RAID
0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC888B
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111D
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1
USB 1.1/2.0
10 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394
1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
4 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394
1x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Dimensions
9.6" x 9.6"
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
Ultra Durable 3 technology with 2oz copper PCB design Innovative Smart 6 technology for Smarter PC management New Dynamic Energy Saver 2 technology enables best energy efficiency Support ATI CrossFireX for ultimate graphics performance XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease AutoGreen technology Greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone Patented GIGABYTE DualBIOS technology delivering highest level failure protection Home theater quality 8-channel High Definition Audio Compatible with Windows 7 to deliver the best operation experience
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
The Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 series GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard once again leads the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.
The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard is equipped with the Gigabyte Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours, Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs (providing lower resistance to reduce power consumption and heat generation) and Gigabyte patented DualBIOS technology (providing dual hardware BIOS protection).
The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard promises to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.
Highlights
Intel P55 Express Chipset for Intel LGA 1156 CPU Based on the Intel P55 Express chipset, the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 supports Intel's latest LGA 1156 processors including the Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors.
Ultra Durable 3 Technology The Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 features revolutionary Ultra Durable 3 technology with a 2oz copper PCB design to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance.
ATi CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology Support ATi CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, enabling two or more discrete graphics processors to work together for boosted system performance and a breakthrough gaming experience.
DDR3 2200 Support Four 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 16GB of non-ECC DDR3 memory at speeds of up to 2200MHz, ensuring ample capacity for any application.
Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity The Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3L features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mb/s data transfer rates with advanced security features to ward off malicious attacks. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.
Gigabyte Patented DualBIOS Gigabyte patented DualBIOS technology protects the BIOS from virus attacks. With its innovative backup BIOS design, this platform provides twice the security thus assuring the PC’s stability.
Reviewed By: Elranzer on 9/14/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
