Quote Originally Posted by irfs View Post
Mate i agree its a great board it would be fantastic if it didnt suffer from the boot cycle problem. What i didnt like is the fact that GB relsd this board when it wasnt really ready. I started on F4 had absolute nightmare issues, all sorts. After shutdown wouldnt start had to pull out power lead. loadsa loops, I think it even killed my SSD. I wasted money on new PSU then more money on Mem, then came the BIOS updates which sorted most of the horrible issues. It could be i hav 1st version blue cap i dont know, yes dual bios wicked function BUT if its gona interfere with stability then whats the point. Ive convinced my retailer to pickup my mobo tommorow swapin for Asus pro. Damn shame cos i really did like the UD5.
This boot cycle problem is something I have seen a handful of people complain about on just about every GB board. I have had it myself on my old p67 ud5 never on the UD5H & sure some BIOS's boot better or quicker etc but for me its always been because the board was unhappy with something settings voltages wise & once found all was well again. Some of these people with problems may just plain have dodgy boards but I bet most are setup issues or maybe something like the BIOS not fully supporting certain hardware.

Again I see what you are saying about the early BIOS's & sort of agree maybe they were or the board was launched premature however all manufacturers do this so there's no getting away from it unless you wait for a board/bios to mature before your purchase.

My board is a blue cap model btw & IMO it’s the best board I've had to date.

I hope all works out ok with the board swap.