Gigabyte EX58-UD5 review
in Motherboards
Verdict
A high-quality Core i7 motherboard with enormous expansion potential.
Review Date: 20 Nov 2008
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £179 (£206 inc VAT)
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Ever tried using this Board in an actual build?
Here the thing, the PCI-Express slots are far too close together. If you install a GTX275 in the first slot you loose access to the first PCI slot. If you install 2xGTX275s in the recommended configuration they are jammed so close together its a wonder they dont melt down and you loose access to the second PCI slot. That nice blue passive cooling system blocks access to one of the mini-PCI slots. If you install 3xGTX275's your FDD and IDE connectors hampering access. All in all for a board of this price it has zero expandability since the more you expand the more slots you loose access to. The features are good, the performance is excellent shame about the design layout of the card slots
By HowardB on 24 Sep 2009 
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