**Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 OC-Tips-Bios-Discussion Thread**

[Mastakilla]

not to get off topic but, GA-X58A-UD5 was just launched GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

I just compared the specs on the gigabyte site and the only differences i can find compared to the ud7 is the lack of 2 eSate ports and the cooling solution.

Can anyone confirm this?

the price difference on newegg is quite big though (290$ vs 350$)
this difference seems similar as the difference between the old ud5 and ud7 (209euro vs 265 euro), meaning it shouldn't be much more expensive then the old ud5

still doubting a bit myself which one to get...

edit:
aha, just found another difference that didn't show up when using the gigabyte compare tool:
Advanced 12+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support on ud5
vs
Advanced 24+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support on ud7

guess i'm leaning more towards the ud7 again now... (although it probably doesnt matter much when cooling with just water)

edit 2:
and found another difference when looking closer:
Revolution energy saving design with DES 2 featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching on ud5
vs
Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching on ud7

does this mean that the new ud5 actually has better energy saving features then the ud7???

edit 3:
now it is getting more confusing:
on detailed specs of the new ud5 it does mention 2 eSata ports... now what is it? does it have or or doesnt have eSata??

[jwteacher]

I just compared the specs on the gigabyte site and the only differences i can find compared to the ud7 is the lack of 2 eSate ports and the cooling solution.

Can anyone confirm this?

the price difference on newegg is quite big though (290$ vs 350$)
this difference seems similar as the difference between the old ud5 and ud7 (209euro vs 265 euro), meaning it shouldn't be much more expensive then the old ud5

still doubting a bit myself which one to get...

edit:
aha, just found another difference that didn't show up when using the gigabyte compare tool:
Advanced 12+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support on ud5
vs
Advanced 24+2+2 power phase design with VRD 11.1 support on ud7

guess i'm leaning more towards the ud7 again now... (although it probably doesnt matter much when cooling with just water)

edit 2:
and found another difference when looking closer:
Revolution energy saving design with DES 2 featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching on ud5
vs
Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching on ud7

does this mean that the new ud5 actually has better energy saving features then the ud7???

edit 3:
now it is getting more confusing:
on detailed specs of the new ud5 it does mention 2 eSata ports... now what is it? does it have or or doesnt have eSata??

The new UD5 and UD7 are basically the same except for a few differences. The UD5 is the air-cooled version, without the massive heatpipe solution and watercooling setup like the UD7. The only significant difference is that the UD7 has 24 phases and the UD5 has 12. It's disappointing, because the new UD5 was expected to have 24 phases. Everything else from the SATA to the energy saving features are the same.