View Full Version : [Unboxing] Retail GIGABYTE X79-UD7 - Overclocking Motherboard with Intel X79 chipset
Benny Lodewijk
11-10-2011, 04:26 AM
After G1.Assassin2, now X79-UD7. Targetting for Overclockers, successor of X58A-OC.
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X79-UD7 meets Corsair H100 :D
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nullface
11-10-2011, 05:05 AM
Looking good!
Using X58-OC box as bench for the new beast :p
This is the most exciting X79 board so far, awesome job Gigabyte!
UltraNEO*
11-10-2011, 08:29 AM
Kewl... I'm in the market to build a X79 system as my X58 just died :(
https://img.skitch.com/20111110-8pj49qkm7tru8ryxr4fhy9w1en.jpg
Are they SATA Power connectors??
Iconyu
11-10-2011, 08:29 AM
In that third picture, does it look like you can clip on extra SATA/SAS sockets, or have I missed something new?
UltraNEO*
11-10-2011, 08:37 AM
Also.. What heatsink mount does this use? are the old 1366 compatible?
[XC] hipno650
11-10-2011, 08:43 AM
Kewl... I'm in the market to build a X79 system as my X58 just died :(
Are they SATA Power connectors??
It is for extra PCI-E power. Just like lots of boards have extra molex connectors or PCI-E 6-Pin connectors to shunt extra juice to the PCI-E lanes when using multi GPU setups Gigabyte has decided to use SATA which IMO is the best option by a long shot. as normally you have lots of extra SATA kicking around in your system.
UltraNEO*
11-10-2011, 08:47 AM
hipno650;4992235']It is for extra PCI-E power. Just like lots of boards have extra molex connectors or PCI-E 6-Pin connectors to shunt extra juice to the PCI-E lanes when using multi GPU setups Gigabyte has decided to use SATA which IMO is the best option by a long shot. as normally you have lots of extra SATA kicking around in your system.
Cheers mate. I personally prefer the firmer, more solid connectors that a molex offers. Sometimes them SATA's just disconnect, it's like the cable has more 'spring' than the connector can cope with.
sin0822
11-10-2011, 09:24 AM
well they deliver the same amount of power, but I haven't had any of my SATA power sables come lose from the X58A-OC or the 990FXA-UD7, but I see what you mean.
yes same dimensions are X58, but instead of being thru-hole, there are holes with screw threads already built into the socket.
WeaponX
11-10-2011, 09:52 AM
Why is there only 4 slots for ram on this non budget board?
Hyperhorn
11-10-2011, 10:19 AM
This board is made for extreme overclocking (even if not labeled as "OC" but "UD7"), so additional slots just complicate the pcb layout and raise the price while for extreme overclocking basically one slot would be enough RAM-amount-wise (in case going back to single channel wouldn't mean a loss of performance).
You can have 16 GiByte very cheap and even 32 GiByte in total for a moderate price, so that's enough for >99 % of all pc users today. In case that's not enough, you should probably go for a dual-socket-mainboard anyway for high-performance computing at home IMO. :)
defect9
11-10-2011, 10:32 AM
am I the only one finding the hilarity in an OC board being fitted with a corsair h100?
sin0822
11-10-2011, 11:16 AM
No, considering that Intel's Sandy Bridge silicon is plagued with cold bugs, water seems appropriate.
I have an Antec 920 on mine lol.
SubZero.it
11-10-2011, 11:24 AM
Why is there only 4 slots for ram on this non budget board?
Better stability under OC conditions
WeaponX
11-10-2011, 11:30 AM
Well I wanted the best of the best boards, so a UD9 should be fitting?
radaja
11-10-2011, 11:34 AM
man oh man thats a nice board:D
M.Beier
11-10-2011, 11:49 AM
Good stuff Benny!
I am quite jealouse, I hope I will get the chance to try one :)
revenant
11-10-2011, 02:13 PM
that board is dead sexy... looks like a worthy successor to my circa 2008 X58-UD5. :)
stasio
11-10-2011, 04:57 PM
GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Manual (http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-x79-ud7_e.pdf)
PatRaceTin
11-10-2011, 07:50 PM
i hope some gigabyte model has 8dimm and clear cmos at back panel
Benny Lodewijk
11-10-2011, 08:07 PM
i hope some gigabyte model has 8dimm and clear cmos at back panel
For 8 dimms and Clear CMOS in backpanel, X79-UD5 is the model you need.
Sadhana
11-11-2011, 12:19 AM
Benny, all line up Gigabyte X79 board ready in Jakarta yet? Just want to see the real review for UD7, bro. Please "torture" it :yepp:
Russian
11-11-2011, 12:28 AM
I'm gonna be putting up some pretty detailed pics tomorrow morning on BSN* :)
This board is damn sexy.
GBorrelli
11-15-2011, 10:44 PM
Anyone know what cases this board will fit in other than the HAF X? I've scoured Gigabyte's website looking for the "Case Support List" they mentioned in the manual, but have yet to find it...
Russian
11-16-2011, 02:01 AM
Here you go buddy.
http://download.gigabyte.asia/FileList/Chassis/Chassis-Support-List.pdf
This board is beautiful, and it really isn't that much bigger than a regular ATX board.
Also, check out the LianLI PC-P80 case I know it supports XL-ATX for sure.