In this review we will be looking at the Gigabyte X79 UD3 motherboard based on the Intel X79 chipset and supporting the new LGA2011 Sandy Bridge E processor. Gigabyte is offering three X79 motherboards in the Ultra Durable lineup starting with the UD3. The UD3 is the main level consumer motherboard designed to be a low cost entry level board with some teeth. UD5 is an enhanced level motherboard with similar specs but supporting twice as many memory slots and fancy blue heatsinks. UD7 is no longer the top level consumer motherboard but rather a board designed for the enthusiast overclocker and hardware zealot. All of these motherboards feature the core Gigabyte technologies including the 2oz copper PCB.
The effective overclock for these tests is intel core i7 3960X @ 4.6GHz/36x multiplier and 128 MHz BLCK. We are still dialing in what our 3960X can do so the 4.6Ghz used in this review is just a start giving our, self imposed, voltage limit and custom watercooler. We fully expect that this processor can go faster and it is just a matter of time before we discover what those speed limitations are.
What to take away from this page is that the 3960X can overclock quite well and is quite fast. The processor is also VERY picky about the frequencies it will run which seem to be tied to memory more so than with simple voltage adjustments. Source
The effective overclock for these tests is intel core i7 3960X @ 4.6GHz/36x multiplier and 128 MHz BLCK. We are still dialing in what our 3960X can do so the 4.6Ghz used in this review is just a start giving our, self imposed, voltage limit and custom watercooler. We fully expect that this processor can go faster and it is just a matter of time before we discover what those speed limitations are.
What to take away from this page is that the 3960X can overclock quite well and is quite fast. The processor is also VERY picky about the frequencies it will run which seem to be tied to memory more so than with simple voltage adjustments. Source
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