Gigabyte's GA-X58A-UD9 Brings Dual 8-pin power, Seven PCI-E x16, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0..

[DiGiTaL MoNkEY]

Official link: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...me=GA-X58A-UD9





-Supports new generation Intel 32nm 6-core processors
-The best CPU VRM Power design for extreme 6 core CPU overclocking
-4 Way SLI with 2 nF200 SLI bridges & 4 Way CrossfireX support for ultimate graphics performance
-7 PCIe 2.0 x16 slots for maximum expansion capability
-Unique On/Off Charge delivers the best recharging capability to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
-Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
-Supports newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
-3X USB power delivery for greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices
-Provides newest Marvell SE9128 high speed SATA3 storage interface with superfast 6Gbps link speed
-Smart 24 power phase design with mutual back-up to each 12 phase
-Revolution energy saving design with DES 2 featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
-Supports 3 channel DDR3 2200+ memory
-New Hybrid Silent-Pipe 2 design provides unequalled heat conductivity
-Unique hardware control IC to provide more precision voltage control
-Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
-Smart Dual LAN for non-stop network connection & 2GbE speed
-Stylish Power/reset/Clr CMOS onboard button for easily operation on the workbench
-Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 108dB SNR ALC889 HD audio
-Compatible with Window 7 to deliver the best operation experience

If you need something to heat up these spring days then feat your eyes on the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard in the black/white picture below and be careful not to drool on the keyboard. The upcoming uber-end Intel X58-powered board features two 8-pin power connectors providing the CPU for extra watts needed for overclocking, a 2oz copper PCB, and has a large cooling system that includes a waterblock for the northbridge, six DDR3 memory slots, plus nothing, and we do mean nothing but PCI-Express x16 slots - 7 of them in total, for CrossFireX or n-way SLI setups.

The GA-X58A-UD9 also includes ten SATA ports, four of which are probably 6.0 Gbps, 7.1 channel audio, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 connectors, DualBIOS, and a debuLED. Currently the board is lacking color, a price tag and a release date so we should be hearing more about it in the near future. You can start saving up for one.

http://www.expreview.com/10091.html

OC Results here: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=862675

[gregpolk]

I'd be glad to totally do away with old PCI. Haven't used a PCI device in many years.

[qwertylesh]

Finally, a real picture of it, I like the new SB heatsink

How much WIN is all PCI Express!

[gaspah]

wow look at those pcie slots 16x 8x 16x 8x 16x 8x 18x too bad tho if you have some legacy pci device

i see it still has a floppy connector tho how bout ditching that IDE controller (you could fit another 6 satas!!), 1394 and i think i see a COM port under that logo..

[King Krapp]

OH GOD I WANT IT SO MUCH. SOOO MUUUCH. I am literally throbbing.

Now that that is out of the way, I sort of feel like it's Gigabyte trying to claw back some attention from the EVGA dual-socket monster. Should be very interesting to see how the dual 8-pin setup goes and how soon we see it crammed full of 5870s or 480s.

[Autti]

SATA3 and USB3 would be the same as other boards wouldn't it? Just use the Pci-e lanes as currently there is no Intel compatibility with it directly.

[3Tone]

Yeh but there looks to be an nf200 chip or 2 under the "9" heatsink.

I so hope to god they lose those homo colours.

[core2dubious]

Is there an estimated price of this board when it hits the retailers shelves? and how long before it comes out?

[mbalderr]

Nice features. Is it still the baby blue colour scheme?

[Little Man]

And i was just about to buy a UD7 too

[Seith]

Originally Posted by mbalderr

Nice features. Is it still the baby blue colour scheme?

Most likely.

My next upgrade .

[Garido]

That board is truly a thing of beauty and power. 7 PCIe slots is insane. I'm guessing with dual slot cards you'd only be able to utilise 4 of the 7 (and as such, the using the IDE/PATA might be tricky).

You could turn this into a caption contest thing "Power Corrupts".

[LostBenji]

A little different to these shots:

http://img707.imageshack.us/i/dsc00349s2nj.jpg/

http://img441.imageshack.us/i/ceu4tkw0tfba.jpg/

Noting that the final cooling solutions are omitted but notice the extra supplimentry molex power near the top PCI-E slot.

[Deanzo]

My board still has the 7 on the "SB Cooler" but this shows the colour and lay out.




Also, here is a shot of it all loaded up

[Error-prone]

We need more cases with 10 expansion slots. Well just by looking at the picture I think it's similar to a 4 SLI Classified, which needs the 10 slots so that all the PCIE slots can be used.