GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Great Board Horrible Sound Card

Reviewed By: Jim Fath on 1/27/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Over the last year I've used the board in a variety of configurations. Currently I have a RAID0 set up with two 64 ssd's and two additional 500 platter drives. The

Cons: The biggest flaw on this board is the Realtek sound interface. It straight out sucks. It constantly requires that I reinstall the drivers to make it work. The front panel stereo jack will inexplicably stop working or, if I plug in my USB condenser microphone, the back panel stereo jack stops working. I've wrestled with it 100 times. It SUCKS and, for certain home builds, makes this board NOT worth it. YMMV.

Other Thoughts: I'd give the board itself a 4 out of 5 but the sound issues I've had are a nightmare.

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Reviewed By: eldigg on 1/27/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: A good board layout, excellent overclocking (486Mhz FSB with a *quad* core), good BIOS options and layout.

Cons: The northbridge heatsink may interfere with some large aftermarket heatsinks. I had to bend one of the fins to latch the Sunbeamtech CCC in place.

Other Thoughts: The price has actually increased since I bought this board in Jan 09... but it's still a good deal.

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Memory Issues

Reviewed By: Anoth Ersucka on 1/27/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Works with 667 memory

Cons: Can't find anything over DDR2/667 to run on this board. My guess is that Gigabyte is not concerned with releasing a compatible/updated BIOS. They referred me to either outdated or over priced modules available at whogivesahoot DOT com or something.

Other Thoughts: What works for others may not work for you. Look for this board on ALL the memory reviews you consider and you'll notice an equal trend of compatible vs incompatible memory. This isn't rocket science. We should all be able to install system specified memory, regardless of brand.

The board had several options for OC, but until you're ready to put up with return shipping to here and there or adjust settings for days or weeks...I'd pass on Gigabyte. I gave them 2 eggs because of the time and money spent (spending now) tracking down just the right memory.

Model Name : GA-EP45-UD3R(rev. 1.1)
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M/B Rev : 1.1
BIOS Ver : F11
Serial No. : 090940019086
Purchase Dealer : NewEgg
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VGA Brand : ATi Model : 3850
CPU Brand : Intel Model : Q9550 Speed : 2.83
Operation System : Win 7 32-bit SP : 0
Memory Brand : Mushkin Type : DDRII
Memory Size : 2x2GB

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