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Gigabyte EX58-UD5 in Motherboards

Verdict

A high-quality Core i7 motherboard with enormous expansion potential.

Review Date: 20 Nov 2008

Price when reviewed: £179 (£206 inc VAT)

Buy it now for: £189.04

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Features & Design
6 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
6 stars out of 6

User comments

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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BT Shop £189.04 Shop 0 starts out of 5
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