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The GA-EP45-UD3R introduces revolutionary Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 technology featuring a 2 oz copper PCB to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance. Based on the Intel P45 chipset the GA-EP45-UD3R delivers a record-setting 1600MHz FSB for the Intel Core 2 multi-core processors, and supports dual channel DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 1366MHz and even higher. Additionally, the GA-EP45-UD3R incorporates Gigabyte DES Advanced technology for industry leading energy saving and enhanced system efficiency.
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By M. Thompson (Houston, TX)
This motherboard came with everything I was looking for (1394, parallel port [internal connector only], tons of USB ports, ethernet [only 1], PCI slots, etc). I've had no problems, but I'm not overclocking. Received revision 1.1 from Amazon. The BIOS does seem to select slower timings by default, for example it selected 3GHz for a 3.16GHz Core2 Duo processor and more lax memory timings than printed on the DDR3 modules, but it was easy enough to bump them up to spec'd speeds using Setup. The provided software CD installed all necessary Windows software automatically, and Fedora 10 also works flawlessly. Power consumption is also MUCH lower than the previous (Pentium 4) motherboard it replaced so I can operate the fans more quietly.
Just a reminder, it's a MUST to keep yourself grounded when handling to prevent ESD!
By Maros
I bought this board despite having above average problems with the Gigabyte brand because it had a specific combination of things I really needed. (SATA port number/placement, slot placement, etc)
I'm not sure if it's Gigabyte or what but this board preceded to go faulty on me 32 days into its use. (Various tests showing this, over and above the lockups & crashes.) No overclocking or the like. Just a standard setup that is now working on an alternate mobo.
Not really much else to say. Tired of fighting with Gigabyte over computer equipment that flat-out crashes and burns and/or is fickle. No more Gigabyte for me.
I would definitely urge anyone looking at this brand to read reviews from several sources in depth.
By Darth Vader (San Francisco, CA USA)
This is a fantastic motherboard. It is super stable and fast. Has all the BIOS options you can think of. Gigabyte has the best quality and support in the industry. ASUS is also good in terms of quality and support, but Gigabyte is more user friendly.
By OldAnalogGuy (Medford, Oregon)
Many folks have trouble getting this board stable. It is very picky with memory in dual channel.
Had tons of trouble running it at 1066 with OCZ RAM @ 2.2Volts. Came right in with G.Skil DDR2-1066.
I'm also told it likes Mushkin but not Crucial. Recommended memory on the GB website includes OCZ and Crucial (?)
Also, it has more BIOS choices than Baskin-Robbins has ice cream flavors. Be sure and flash to F9. Study the manual. Good luck.
By Bradford Schmidt (Bone In The Fan dot com)
I have the Rev 1.0 version of this board, but have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. Installation of chip and cooler went fine, no problems installing OS of any sort.
All drivers I needed were included on CD, along with some nice tools written by Gigabyte. Overclocking has gone extremely smoothly with Q8200, and thus far with minimal cooling the board hasn't gotten close to overheating.
As I said, I have the rev 1.0 and to me it looks the same as in the photos, but I do have a fat OCZ cooler on it, so maybe I'm missing something. According to the Gigabyte site, there is no difference between Rev 1.0 and 1.1, so perhaps it's simply a bios update or minor visual tweak - I don't know, but again I've had zero problems with the rev 1.0, so I don't really care.
Add to all that the good looks and the Firewire port (a necessity to me, and something that's on a lot less boards than I thought) and you have, for me, a total winner.
Highly recommended.
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