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Intel motherboard winner

Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

Verdict

An affordable board that nevertheless offers bags of connectivity.

Review Date: 1 Apr 2009

Price when reviewed: £59

Full review

Alternative products

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

A premium board with a compelling array of features to complete a high-end system.

Full review

Asus P6T

Asus P6T

An unpretentious board that will satisfy all but the most demanding system builder.

Full review

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Comparison

Product

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

Asus P6T

Asus P6T
Details
Part Code GA-EX58-UD5 P6T
Review Date 31 Mar 2009 31 Mar 2009
Price ex VAT £190 £174
Price inc VAT £219 £200
Overall rating 6 stars out of 6 5 stars out of 6
Performance 6 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
Features & Design 6 stars out of 6 4 stars out of 6
Value for Money 5 stars out of 6 6 stars out of 6
Motherboard form factor ATX ATX
Motherboard integrated graphics no no
Compatability
Processor/platform brand (manufacturer) Intel Intel
Processor socket LGA 1366 LGA 1366
Motherboard form factor ATX ATX
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Multi-GPU support yes yes
Controllers
Motherboard chipset Intel X58 Intel X58 Express
South bridge Intel ICH10R Intel ICH10R
Number of Ethernet adapters 2 1
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec 1,000Mbits/sec
Audio chipset Realtek ALC889A Realtek ALC1200
Onboard Connectors
CPU power connector type 8-pin 4-pin
Main power connector ATX 24-pin ATX 24-pin
Memory sockets total 6 6
Internal SATA connectors 8 8
Internal PATA connectors 1 1
Internal floppy connectors 1 1
Conventional PCI slots total 2 2
PCI-E x16 slots total 3 3
PCI-E x8 slots total 0 0
PCI-E x4 slots total 1 0
PCI-E x1 slots total 1 1
Rear ports
PS/2 connectors 2 2
USB ports (downstream) 8 6
FireWire ports 1 1
eSATA ports 0 1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 1 1
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports 1 1
3.5mm audio jacks 6 6
Parallel ports 0 0
9-pin serial ports 0
Diagnostics and tweaking
Motherboard onboard power switch? yes yes
Motherboard onboard reset switch? yes yes
Software overclocking? yes yes
Accessories
SATA cables supplied 4 4
Molex to SATA adaters supplied 0 0
IDE cables supplied 1 1
Floppy cables supplied 1 0
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