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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.
It was with some trepidation that I began reviewing the UD3P, as initially, with the state the box arrived in, I was surprised that the board would even boot! Luckily, it did and the first set of benchmarks set the stage for what I assumed to be an ident...
Superb value, Great overclocking-ability, "Ultra Durable 3" features are mostly worthwhile, Tons of connectivity, The price!,
BIOS can be a bit clunky, More fan connectors would have made this great board even greater.
What more can be said that I havent said over and over here? Gigabyte has a real winner with the UD3P, and I couldnt be more impressed by what $130 can net you nowadays. It used to be that $100 - $150 would net you a motherboard that felt like a bud...
Gigabyte has done what they set out to do with the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P. This motherboard combines the features of the P45 chipset, the performance that one expects from a Gigabyte board and the new Ultra Durable 2 technology which lowers temperatures ac...
Excellent layout, Great cooling system, Impressive overclocking potential, CrossFire support, Fantastic BIOS options, LoadLine Calibration now available, EasyTune6, Price (in the United States).
Price (in Canada), Immature BIOS prevents maximum FSB overclock.
In the ultra-competitive mainstream motherboard market, Gigabytes challenge was to create a new P45 model that would stand above the rest. Have they succeed? Well lets compare the EP45-UD3P to its closest competitor, the ASUS P5Q PRO. Both have two m...
Ultra Durable 3 technology has been a while coming; GIGABYTE has used Ultra Durable 2 for over four years now and it’s about time to see some improvements. Since power saving has already come under the DES heading, GIGABYTE couldn’t really use...
Abstract: As an outstanding high-end board for a mid-ranged price, the GA-EP45-UD3P is the ideal product for those looking to add some extra performance to an existing Socket 775 PC. It has unrivalled overclocking capabilities and has a feature set and performa...
Abstract: The motherboard market is an extremely competitive one. It depends on a few chipset suppliers—namely AMD, Intel, Nvidia, SiS and VIA—and has several large companies that control the majority of the market--Asus, ECS, Foxconn, Gigabyte, and MSI. Other p...
Abstract: The GA-EP45-UD3P is part of Gigabytes latest generation of Ultra Durable motherboards. Its based on Intels popular P45 chipset, and so supports the full range of Core 2 processors. Its a luxury motherboard, and has every feature you could reason...
Abstract: Features that set apart this LGA775 socket motherboard include built in TPM chip with 2048 bits encryption for high level digital data protection, Ultra Durable 3 technology with 2 oz copper PCB for cooler temperature that enhances performance and DDR...
