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  1. 05-29-2011, 01:07 AM #1
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    Gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3, ga-990fxa-d3 & ga-990xa-ud3

    GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3




    http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3894#ov

    GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-D3




    http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3900#ov

    GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3




    http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3901#ov
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  2. 05-29-2011, 01:39 AM #2
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    Man that naming scheme is confusing.

    990FXA-UD3
    990FXA-D3
    990XA-UD3

    What does the U stand for?
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    Ughhh,the line of AMD motherboards seems to be expanding,that's a good sign. I like the GA-990XA-UD3,shouldn't be too expensive either.

    I think U stands for Ultra,and D for Durable,but on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-D3,it still says Ultra durable on the PCB,shouldn't matter anyway.
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    They have to name it UD2, it's written Ultra Durable 2 on the PCB
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    No cooling on mosfets.......bad?
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    Low low budget series, if you need mosfet cooling go with a higher specced model...every buck counts in this segment

    Indeed name choices are very confusing...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frontl1ne View Post
    Man that naming scheme is confusing.

    990FXA-UD3
    990FXA-D3
    990XA-UD3

    What does the U stand for?
    It means Ultra Durable. The most difference is in the quality of PWM and the cooling of it (also the 2oz copper pcb).
    Though the only that looks good is the 990FXA-UD3 a nice budget 990FX (maybe I still prefer the MSI GD65 version). The 990X looks way much better int the ASUS flavour, it has more high end feature making it nearer to 990FX boards. Ah forgetting...still no UEFI on Gigabyte boards...a pity.
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    Difference between GA990FXA-UD3|GA990FXA-D3|GA990XA-UD3:
    Chipset: 990FX|990FX|990X
    Dolby home theater: Yes|no|yes
    Expansjon slots:1x,16x,1x,4x,16x,pci,4x|1x,16x,1x,4x,16x,pci,4x|1x,16x,1x,pci,8x,pci,4x
    eSATA:2|0|2
    USB 3:4|2|4
    1394 header:Yes|no|yes
    1394 backpanel:Yes|no|yes

    Thats what i can find from the product comparison.
    Also there are ofc some color difference
    The UD3s seemes to have "8+2" voltage regualtion while the D3 only have 4+1
    The D3 also lack vrm cooling and have a smaller SB heatsink.
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    yes, D3 990FX likes whorse for OC than 990xa-UD3
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