Why'd you scrap the Gigabyte? Curious because that's what I'm using in my GF's build. I'm about to start my own build and was thinking i7 / UD7...but since I'm able to achieve such great results with the UD5 / i5...I see no reason to change it up. Nevermind the fact that Bulldozer may be worth a look...and of course...I could wait for Ivybridge. Sorry...tangent...but again...why the Gene-Z?
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Didn't scrap it, sold itOriginally Posted by Eeeaugheeeaugh!
There was nothing wrong with it, but I wanted something different and smaller.
Why ask why? Its a great board. Smaller than a full ATX and perfect for my build. Plus, you gotta love them ROG boards with all the bells and whistles.
Thanks, and good choice! I have typically used ROG stuff...Crosshair III, Crosshair IV, and most recently a Crosshair V Am3+ in preparation for BD...but the UD5 was my first Gigabyte product. I'm not sure if it's my imagination or what, but the PCB seems thicker on the Giga. I've also found the board to be extremely stable...and the completely neutral, black color just does it for me. I really like it! BTW, the CrosshairV has a really mixed bag of reviews, but I flashed in the lates BIOS right off the bat and I've had zero issues overclocking the Phenom 970 to 4.1 stable on air.Didn't scrap it, sold it
Why ask why? Its a great board. Smaller than a full ATX and perfect for my build. Plus, you gotta love them ROG boards with all the bells and whistles.
BTW, I like this build of yours...nice and small and functional. Huge cases have thier place, but your options are so much more limited with those monsters. I don't know if people realize how challenging (and fun) stuffing a smaller case with WC can be...keep up the good work!
Josh
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