**OFFICIAL Gigabyte UD3 P45 Yorkfield (45nm Quads) OC and Discussion Thread**

[BlindFreddie]

Are there any overclock differences between the GA-EP45_UD3 models?
ie UD3, UD3L, UD3P, UD3R (A$ prices from $195, $186, $226, $214 respectively)

I just want a board for max crunching WCG, plus general desktop duties, so I don't want fancy features like TPM, 2 Ethernet ports, etc. One 16x PCIE slot is enough.
I do need good power quality and quantity for the Q9650 or QX9650 CPU.

And I'd prefer separate heatsinks on NB, SB and MOSFETs.
Heatpipe systems are a con!!! The NB chip on my currently RMA'ed Asus P5Q dl sits at an incline to the board, so there was no way for the heatsink surface to make full contact with the chip, ie it could only touch 1 side of the chip! With a standalone NB heatsink, there would be no problem.

I see that the UD3L has separate heatsinks ... but will it clock as fast?