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GA-MA790XT-UD4P discontinued?

GA-MA790XT-UD4P discontinued?
« on: July 19, 2010, 11:37:48 pm »
Hello 1st time poster

I have a PC with Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P and i love this mobo.

a friend is building her own PC and I was recommending her my board but then we found out to my shock that it is discontinued
and my question is "why is it discontinued?
i would really like to know


and also will it recieve bios updates and driver updates in the future if its discontinued?

thanks
« Last Edit: July 19, 2010, 11:40:33 pm by Zero86-Sk »

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Re: GA-MA790XT-UD4P discontinued?
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2010, 07:55:57 am »
Hi,

Not really sure if this board has been discontinued but I wouldn't be surprised to find that it has. The reason, well they released the GA-790XTA-UD4 http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3263&dl=1#ov which is a similar board but with SATA3 and USB3 and which is the board that I use.

As with most Gigabyte boards they will continue to offer BIOS and driver updates and although I'm not certain, this seems to last for about 12 months after a product has been discontinued.
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Re: GA-MA790XT-UD4P discontinued?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2010, 08:06:59 am »
As absic has already explained things in this industry move along at a fast pace and it is in a continuous loop of updating. Nothing stands still for long. There should be continued support for the board for the near future.
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