Photos and introduction of X79 motherboards

[runn3R]

G1.Assassin 2


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GA-X79-UD7


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GA-X79-UD5


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GA-X79-UD3


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More information at http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/304/x79.html

[absic]

Do the UD7 and Assassin come with their own special pair of sunglasses?

[Dark Mantis]

They are certainly and exciting range of motherboards. All have something special depending on your particular interest. The Assassin is briliant if you are a gamer but there again if it is overclocking and benching then it would have to be the UD7.  

It's good to see that Gigabyte has steered clear of the little fans on the chipset which are quite commmon on some makes.

[Aussie Allan]

   Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "Orange"!..........Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm "Green"

  runn3R ....would you say that the UD7 and the Assassin2 have been designed to have a similar over-clock ceiling......or is one better then the other on this point ?

  If I had to hazard a guess, going off the layout, it looks to be the UD7 ? ? ? ? ? ?

  Agreed DM with the clean look without the fan, opting for well designed, chunky sinks......I have just the ticket to cool one of these beasts

  Now if they can only perform half as good as they look

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

I would go for the UD7 for overclocking.  Personally I would like  the Assassin even if it does have a silly gun!

[runn3R]

(...)  runn3R ....would you say that the UD7 and the Assassin2 have been designed to have a similar over-clock ceiling......or is one better then the other on this point ?

  If I had to hazard a guess, going off the layout, it looks to be the UD7 ? ? ? ? ? ?
(...)

Correct, X79-UD7 is targeted for OC.

[Aussie Allan]

  I suspect the art department is having a bigger impact on sales with that box over the injected moulded..pee shooter DM.....looks a little like a Walther PPK crossed with a G17 Glock.....probably a big hit with 17-25s and the American market......but the box is Excellent!!

  UPDATE:....Thank you Runn3R....nice to have comfirmation ...."Orange" Silicone it will be.

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

 I suspect the art department is having a bigger impact on sales with that box over the injected moulded..pee shooter DM.....looks a little like a Walther PPK crossed with a G17 Glock.....probably a big hit with 17-25s and the American market......but the box is Excellent!!

It's really more to do with the Killer NIC and the decent sound incorporated on board. Although I must admit I would be tempted to get hold of one of the heatsinks off one of the other boards and colour code it to match the green of the slots. Quick replacement job!

[teknology9]

That X79-UD3 is talking to me.......I wonder how much that is.

Orange.....green......where is the day glo red......you could then call it the traffic light series!!!!!

[geekyadz]

Excuse me, but how many memory slots on the UD5 one? 8 is that?

[Aussie Allan]

  Yup!

  Aussie Allan

[geekyadz]

Holy........................................................

[Aussie Allan]

  Max supported..............................Only 64Gb

  Aussie Allan

[ex58]

X79 Motherboard Manuals

G1.Assassin 2
GA-X79-UD7
GA-X79-UD5
GA-X79-UD3

[Aussie Allan]

  (Just a little DAM!)...... Just went through the manual for the UD7......I suppose it will come eventually but I had my heart set on Marvell 88SE9130 chip  (HyperDuo) being included in this board.......Now here's the strange thing.........if you go over to Marvells site.......now the 9130 is missing of the spec searches..........this is the same when the 9128 was actively in production

  Also version one has just 2 SataIII connector going through the Intel chip........I suspect this is to up the performance and not have it shackled with read and write data loading amongst other things..........inducing us to use the 4 ports which is the Marvell 9130 controller which to be far.....there is two of them.....

  This configuration has proved to me to work rather well with the Marvell controllers..... and it seems others have noticed this as well......Good one Gigabyte......Dual BIOS.......Dual Sata III controllers.......what ever works!

  Aussie Allan


  Aussie Alla