VPN: GA-EP45-UD3L
Product ReviewsGIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L ATX Intel Motherboard
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 Rating: Review Date: 11/08/10  |
Cons:
non
Pros: une carte mère a prix abordable |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/23/10 |
Cons:
I have found the back USB to be unresponsive at times.
Pros: CheapGood connectorsCool running board Comment:
Excellent, and cool running board. I haven`t had any big issues with this. Everything is spaced properly and has connectors where you need them. The back panel USB has given me problems at times, where I would have to take out a USB device and insert it into a different slot. Overall I would say this is a solid board for the price. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/31/10 |
Cons:
sata port orientation
Pros: Very good Overclocking options, very stable Comment:
This motherboard is very good for overclocking. It My e8500 is at 3.8ghz. The options are very easy to use as well. There are loads of usb ports. Only thing I don't like is that the sata ports aren't of the horizontal variety. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/31/10 |
Cons:
havent found one yet, except not sli ready.
Pros: Works amazingly for what i wanted, and over clocking is awesome Comment:
Amazing board for what it costs, i needed a budget board for my Qx9650 Extreme Edition able to overclock it at a low voltage for 4.1 on Air =D very pleased. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/29/10 |
Cons:
-none
Pros: -Cheap bought it for 90$ plus 10$ MIR -MIR was processed by gigabyte very quickly Comment:
Great budget motherboard. It does it's job. I would definitely buy this MB again. I'm poor and still using old IDE hardware. This MB is able to support 2 IDE devices. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/10/10 |
Cons:
none great
Pros: awesome, fast, stable Comment:
upgraded to this from a 780 SLI mobo, and it is just head and shoulders above anything Nvidia makes. Way faster disk transfers, overclock on my Q9450 is way higher now, ram can overclock higher. Great bios and setup, cannot go wrong with Gigabyte. Running my Q9450 at 1900FSB (3.8Ghz) and doing that with lower voltages than my Nvidia mobo needed for 3.6Ghz. Even Ram can run way higher too, awesome mobo for overclocking. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/05/10 |
Cons:
-Kind of basic on features.
Pros: +Inexpensive.+Low power consumption(it under volts a bit). Comment:
I got this board to replace a friends dead EVGA board. It has worked very well and has a side effect of running the CPU cooler since it under volts it. This board does not have all the latest features, but is hard to beat at this price. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/19/10 |
Cons: Clown-coloured PCB?
Pros: Quiet, low power Comment:
This motherboard was purchased for my new gaming rig (well, new at the time), and it has held up well. I realize that LGA775 is a 'dying' breed, so I was happy to pick this rig up when I did.The motherboard works well, although when I got it, the smell of acetone was VERY strong - I had to let it air out before I put my new computer together. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/28/09 |
Cons: None that I found
Pros: InexpensiveOC'd e5200 quick and easy Comment:
Used for a coworkers build with e5200, 4gb g.skill kit, 4870. Doesnt have all the features of its pricier cousins but otherwise it is a great budget motherboard. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/11/09 |
Cons: NB gets super hot
Pros: Works well, seems solidly built Comment:
This is a good budget board. It replaced a DOA AsRock P45XE, which I still think is a much higher spec board... if only it wasn't DOA and no stock LOL.Easily overclocked 5200 from 2.5 to 3.33 GHz, stable. Had a problem with OCZ 1066 memory modules running at spec, replaced with Kingston HyperX and all seems to work fine.Has its quirks: sometimes upon restart keeps on restarting, have to switch off PS with the switch, wait and switch back on - then all is fine. This is irritating but not too bad.NB gets very hot.Overall, a good buy for the $$$. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/16/09 |
Cons: -Ram slots very close together(using four modules)-Not the best northbridge heatsink design, can run hot
Pros: -Price for P45 capabilities-Simple, basic overclocking-Reasonable layout- Comment:
Simple yet capable budget performer! Overclocking on lower FSB or higher multiplier CPUs was a breeze and totally stable. This board gives P45 capability at a lower price point (and I got my rebate). |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/09/09 |
Cons: RAM slots are very close, probably not made for ones with large heatsink.
Pros: QualityFeaturesCables/software included Comment:
Really sweet board for the price. I use to only buy ASUS board but this might change now. The board is smaller than I thought but a choice I do not regret. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/08/09 |
Cons: none
Pros: GigabyteCheap Comment:
This was the cheapest socket 775 board i could find among ASUS or Gigabyte. Loaded with features. System:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 ProGigabyte Radeon HD 4670 1GB GDDR3Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/29/09 |
Cons: - Northbridge cooler gets kind of toasty
Pros: - Great layout, no hard to reach connectors- Solid feature set for the price- BIOS is straightforward, overclocking is a breeze- Tons of USB ports Comment:
I chose this board for my first foray into overclocking. I have no regrets. Installation was smooth with no awkward connectors and the manual was clearly laid out. Using the BIOS to overclock was easy to master, even for a novice like me, and now I'm running my E5200 at 3.5GHz and my finicky G.Skill PC2-8000 RAM at its rated 1000Mhz speed. Highly recommended, unless you desire Crossfire, then get the UD3P. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/25/09 |
Cons: Northbridge could get a little hot, the cooler is made of aluminum rather than copper on the higher models
Pros: Decently priced motherboard with very good overclocking abilities Comment:
This is a great p45 motherboard for core 2 overclocking for single gpu set-ups. Gigabyte BIOS makes overclocking a breeze. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/16/09 |
Cons: bios options, pcie slots (but expected both of these for the price)
Pros: cheap, reliable, overclockable, full size atx Comment:
Included everything I expected. Took a E5200 from 2.50GHZ to 3.33GHZ (prime stable) with only changing the FSB. Runs some G.SKILL ram at 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 as specified w/o problems.Great price for what this board is. I've been running other Gigabyte S775 boards (DQ6's, DS3's) with insane voltages for years and they keep going. I anticipate the same from this ultra durable 3 board. Can't expect more for the price. (~$86 on sale) |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/01/09 |
Cons: Lacking some of the options on the more expensive boards. (only a weakness if you need one of those features)
Pros: Inexpensive, fast, cool & SUPER EASY TO OVERCLOCK! Comment:
My Biostar TForce 965PT died and I needed an inexpensive replacement that I could just plug all of my existing components into (C2D E4300, 8800GTS, DDR2-667) and maintain my 3.0Ghz overclock. The EP45-UD3L met the need, and exceeded my expectations. Overclock was super easy, my benchmarks where up to 9% faster, and the CPU ran a couple degrees cooler! I plugged in all my components, it booted first try...updated a bunch of drivers in Vista, and then started my overclock. With the 965PT the overclock was quite a bit of work, had to gradually work the clockspeed up while manually tweeking voltages, to find a 24/7 stable overclock. Also running a 1333FSB required the P965 chipset to be overclocked, since it was only rated 1066FSB. (possibly the reason for the failure after 2 years running 24/7 at 1333)With the EP45-UD3L the overclock was the easiest I have experienced! On my first try I set the FSB clock to 333, set the memory multiplier to 1:1 (the memory multiplier setting is a little confusing, but everything is explained on-screen in the bios), set voltages to AUTO and even left 'Speedstep' turned on. Restarted the computer, expecting to have to go back and tweek the settings. To my surprise, on the first attempt the system was 100% stable. Load-tested it with Prime95...ROCK SOLID! The auto voltage set the core voltage about 0.01V higher than I did in my manual overclock on the 965PT, however CPU Core temps peaked at 57 deg C under full load on both cores (about 6 deg cooler!! same stock Intel cooler, possibly better thermal paste made a difference, much cooler chipset probably made a bigger difference). Note that this board is rated for 1600mhz FSB, so overclocking the chipset was not necessary , and the NB stayed a cool 55 deg C under full load. An additional thing that impressed me is that the overclock remained stable with SpeedStep turned on. With the 965PT I had to disable all of the energy saving features to get it stable. With the P45 it seamlessly switches between 6x and 9x CPU multiplier, allowing the system to idle at 1998mhz and jump up to 2997mhz when any load is detected. The experience is seamless and stable, and I did all my stability tests and benchmarks with these energy saver features turned on. Should save me a few $'s on electricity and let me system idle a lot cooler! :-)Now for the performance details. I re-ran the "Windows Vista Experience Index", the CPU rating increased from 5.6 to 5.7! I re-ran 3DMark06, and got a score of 9507, about a 9% increase from the 8695 score I got on the 965PT. This is all the same hardware other than the motherboard! The 3 generation chipset jump from the P965/ICH8 to the P45/ICH10 actually makes a performance difference!In conclusion, this is a GREAT motherboard for an excellent price that will let me upgrade to the newest LGA775 QuadCore when the time comes. Unless there is a specific feature you need from one of the more expensive models (dual video cards, eSATA, dual NIC's, etc.) or you are doing extreme overclocks over 1600 FSB, then I see no compelling reason to choose one of the more expensive models over this board. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/19/09 |
Cons: had issues with memory during initial startup
Pros: runs coolgood price/performance Comment:
When I first installed this I had problems with my OCZ 4/1gb sticks of memory. I could only bootup with two 1gb sticks installed. Later after mixing memory around I am finally running all 4 sticks of memory. I have not yet tried to OC yet but if it is anything like my old gigabyte 965 I'm sure it will oc like a champ, I used to run an e4300 at 2.7ghz with stock voltage. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/12/09 |
Cons: None
Pros: LooksDurabilityStabilityOverclocking MonsterKeeps Very CoolWarrantyDid I mention Looks? Comment:
This board is great! Plain and simple! One of the best P45 chipset motherboards out there, besides the UD3P. It is hands down the best value for the dollar when it comes to skt 775 overclocking motherboards. I sure hope this company keeps up with this thinking in the future. Get this board, you will not regret I ever told you too! |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/07/09 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Gigabyte quality. Comment:
Well priced. Good overclocking Mother Board. 6 SATA ports is nice. Digital optical audio out is great and sounds good. Bios is easy to navigate. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/27/09 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Easy to install, great board layout, bios is very configurable. Comment:
Very happy with this purchase. Awesome price point when it's on sale. I as able to overclock my q6600 to 3.2 Ghz and my memory to 1000mhz without any extensive cooling. Running very stable and cool. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/09 |
Cons: No RAID Only 6 instead of 8 SATA slots
Pros: Good no frills board. Overclocks without too much difficulty. Has all the basics and drivers are easy to installHas no prob recognizing 8 GB of RAM Comment:
My old p35 MB and since my system is a couple of years old already I didn't want to spend too much on a replacement. This seemed to fit the bill as it is able to handle my 8GB of good memory without a hitch and seems like a decent overclocker.Only thing is if you are looking for RAID and a few other frills look elsewhere but I like Gigabyte boards and this seems like another good quality one. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/26/09 |
Cons: No 1394
Pros: Price, overclocking ability, dual bios Comment:
Easy to setup, adjust vcore and memory settings. Overclocked my E5200 to 3.6Ghz at 1.28V easily. I bought this because it's the cheapest P45 board. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/21/09 |
Cons: None, I precisely chose this board for the features it has; so nothing is missing; the bios has all the settings an overlocker needs; included instructions manual is prefect; all necessary accessories were included.
Pros: Price, quality and features. If you're looking for a E8400 or Q6600 board, then look no further than the EP45-UD3xx series from Gigabyte. Different models in this series will have the features you want, this particular model I believe has the lowest number of features, and that's just what I wanted. Comment:
I had to return the first board because the bios was faulty (would corrupt on any change of settings). The rma-exchange board worked perfectly. I am very impressed and thoroughly satisfied with this board now. I was able to overclock my Duo Core to 4.05ghz effortlessly using a large Sunbeam HSF. My rig (e8400 + 7600gt) now only consumes 170watts at full load, while my older P4 Dell used 260watts. If this kind of quality and pricing options continue, then I will always stick with Gigabyte. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/05/09 |
Cons: - Memory command rate locked at 2T- Slightly longer boot time with AHCI mode enabled- Audible grinding noise during full load- Dynamic Energy Saver causes interference with onboard audio. Leave it off.- No RAID, no 1394, no eSATA bracket (get the EP45-UD3R if you want these)
Pros: - Excellent overclocking board- Runs cool Comment:
Some minor flaws, but acceptable for the price if you don't need any of the frills. I never use 1394 anyway, and if I ever need to, I'll buy a dedicated PCI-E card for it. (read full review) This review was modfied by poster z 03-05-09 03:14 PM This review was modfied by poster @ 03-05-09 03:40 PM |
très bien fait . Aucune difficulté a installer le processeur .très facile à mettre en place dans le boitier et beaucoup d'entrées sorties pratiques .