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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Junquera on December 15, 2009, 10:09:47 pm

Title: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 doubts
Post by: Junquera on December 15, 2009, 10:09:47 pm

Hi, I'm interested in buying one of this mobos, but I have some questions I hope you can answer. First of all, that hybrid silent-pipe 2 that comes with the motherboard, is optional? I'm not going for liquid refrigeration, at least not yet. If I don't use it, will the mobo be too hot? I already have a x-fi and I would like to mount it just over the first graph card, but the extra pipe will block the slot.

And the other question, will a megahalems (with a 25cms fan near the RAM) fit without blocking any RAM slots? Could you tell me what's the exact separation between the socket and the first slot??

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 doubts - hybrid silent-pipe
Post by: runn3R on December 22, 2009, 05:14:10 pm

Hi

Hybrid Silent Pipe is optional but we never know in 100% whether it will be too hot because of other components and cooling system in the chassis.

I would say if you are not going to overclock the MB and will have good airflow inside the chassis then you don't have to use it.

Title: Re: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 doubts
Post by: runn3R on January 05, 2010, 02:22:36 pm

Here are dimensions measurements for CPU area:

(http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/upload/files/x58a-ud7%20-%20dimensions.JPG)