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November 2008
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Near-perfection in hitting the sweet spot between price and performance
Lots of features for the price
Incredibly reliable stability
Tons of external I/O connectors
And lots more stuff to brag about.
Hits the price/performance sweet spot nearly perfectly. Incredibly stability. Tons of external I/O connectors.
Abstract: Some time ago we checked out the capabilities of Intel’s Z68 Express chipset in one of our reviews. I must confess I personally was somewhat disappointed with it. Of course, there are some good things about that chipset like the opportunity to overcloc...
The mainstream motherboard market is unbelievably competitive at this time. The breadth and quality of motherboards available in the $85~$135 price range is just remarkable. A lot of this has to do with Intel driving the P45 as the primary chipset of ...
Outstanding BIOS - designed for overclockers!, Silent-Pipe design improves P45 Northbridge thermal stability, Value priced for the features and capability, DDR2 1366 memory support (via OC), Supports 45nm processors with standard 1600MHz FSB, Ultra Dur...
Only one PCI Express 16lane (16 GBps) interface, CMOS Reset Header should be a switch, Complicated BIOS for novice overclockers, Lacks SLI support
The packaging of the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P is completely in tune with its mid-level standing in the universe of motherboards. Its bright, catchy, covered in diagrams and text describing its major differentiating features. It does not attempt to seduce...
At this time we can confirm that the new EP45-UD3P with Ultra Durable 3 is as efficient as other modern motherboards, and it delivers the same performance as comparable products based on the same P45 chipset. However, the Ultra Durable 3 technology, w...
Near-perfection in hitting the sweet spot between price and performance; lots of features for the price; incredibly reliable stability; tons of external I/O connectors; and lots more stuff to brag about.
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If youre not quite ready for DDR3 or Core i7, this is the motherboard. Simply amazing in every way.Transcoding Results...
Gigabytes EP45-UD3P performed well -- it placed right in line with other Intel and NVIDIA boards that we used for comparison -- but in general it was the best P45 board weve come across. Frame rates were the fastest recorded, even beating out the "...
Gigabyte did a good job. The EP35 did yield some very nice results, but the EP45 UD3 series tops them, except when it comes to power consumption. Its a bit slower compared to the P35 series, but FSB 550MHz and DDR2 at 1333MHz are nice. The layout is g...
Abstract: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P ReviewAs every PC hardware enthusiast knows, the quest to build the perfect PC is an ongoing effort that never truly ends. We enthusiasts strive to get that extra 20MHz when overclocking, or shave five degrees off CPU, GPU, and case ...
