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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: £191.98
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | EX58-UD5 |
| Review Date | 20 Nov 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £179 |
| Price inc VAT | £206 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Motherboard integrated graphics |
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| Compatability | |
|---|---|
| Processor/platform brand (manufacturer) | Intel |
| Processor socket | LGA 1366 |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Multi-GPU support |
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| Controllers | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard chipset | Intel X58 |
| Number of Ethernet adapters | 2 |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Graphics chipset | N/A |
| Audio chipset | Realtek ALC889A |
| Onboard Connectors | |
|---|---|
| CPU power connector type | 8-pin |
| Main power connector | ATX 24-pin |
| Memory sockets total | 6 |
| Internal SATA connectors | 10 |
| Internal PATA connectors | 1 |
| Internal floppy connectors | 1 |
| Conventional PCI slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 3 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 1 |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| PS/2 connectors | 2 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 8 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 1 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 1 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 6 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
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 
Latest Prices for EX58-UD5
| Seller | Price | Buy Now | Seller Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microdirect.co.uk | £191.98 | Shop |
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