what is the difference between these 2 boards

[PRT32]

Hi all,

What is the main difference between

Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

and

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Apart from the PCI-Express Slots.

Will they both allow a intel i7-950 to run and allow for oc, along with allowing 12 gig of ram in triple chan mode.

Thanks in advance

Phil

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

I have just done a comparison on the two boards and there are not very many meaningful differences really. I have listed them below but if you want to check in detail you can go here:

http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=3449,3571

UD3R

1.Realtek ALC889 codec       

2.2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8

(PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) (Note 3) (The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2,

PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0

standard.)

3.2 x PCI Express x1 slots

4. Marvell 9128 chip:
1.2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting

up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2.Support for SATA RAID 0, and RAID 1
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1.1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to

2 IDE devices
2.2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting

up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
3.Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
JMicron JMB362 chip:
1.2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back

panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2.Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
iTE IT8720 chip:
1.1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy

disk drive

Firewire header and ports

5.2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors

USB3

1.Realtek ALC892 codec

2.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1) 

3.3 x PCI Express x1 slots

4. 2 extra USB2.0 ports

[Aussie Allan]

 The UD3R will probably be more versatile depending on you needs and future-proofing

 Aussie Allan