GA-X58A-UD5 Revision 2.0 the MOST in Depth Review/ Analysis

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Conclusion:
I won’t say much here because I have already expressed most of my feelings about this board. To summarize, the Power Delivery system is TOP NOTCH, product quality and build are also the best, Overclocking is simple and powerful. This board definitely stands up to the Rampage 3 series, and is priced very well. This UD5 took my 930 to the same max base clock as the Rampage 3 Extreme i bought to see if i had reached max blck. I had been a long time (7 year) ASUS only type person, but the Rampage 3 Extreme I had didn't OC any better, so this was a really good deal for $280. I do have a few gripes with this board, the audio could be better, the Ethernet controllers would be as well, sometimes I wish they had picked another color than blue for the board, and they did not including any active cooling for the motherboard. The pros are power delivery, overclocking ability, overall design, and quality is top notch. If you are reading this before buying please do really take into consideration that this board is a UD7 rev 2.0 in disguise, everything is the same down to voltage read points. The only difference is the active motherboard cooling, which is priced at $50-$70 USD, but full cover water blocks for this board are over $120, so the UD7 is well priced. This board and any Gigabyte X58 board should be used for SATA6G at the moment, as no one else really updates the firmware for the Marvell controller.
Overclocking: 9.9/10 (I needed a better cpu BUT 220blck is solid in my book, it was easy too with room for voltage increases, especially in comparison to the Rampage)
Layout and Design: 9/10
Quality of Components: 10/10
Connectivity: 9/10
Cooling: 8.5/10
Power Delivery: 10/10
Overall: 9.4/10
This board just amazes me, for what I paid I couldn’t have gotten anything better.

Thank You Gigabyte for this Great Board (Even though i had to buy it)