A Closer Look
On the board we find a few nice features that were noted but really need further coverage before we get into the BIOS:
One thing that is very important to any Overclocker or hobbyist is access to the features on the motherboard. To truly get a feel for this board, testing needed to be done in the box and it was discovered that access is not an issue when the board is installed. There is no need to remove components to get to a hidden jumper. If you can open your case you can get to and use the features.
The Dual Bios and CMOS reset buttons are the cream of the crop on this board where usefulness is concerned. Botching an overclock is almost a daily event when you are dialing a new rig. The time these features save and the convince of switching from a bad OC to good configuration quickly, is a value added.
The on board test points can be an asset for anybody willing to use them. They can be use to test the accuracy of monitoring software:
A moisture resistant PCB (humidity protection) is a big bonus for the extreme cooling and this board can take the cold as demonstrated by Team AU:
Glass Fabric PCB technology uses a new PCB material which reduces the amount of space between the fiber weave, making it much more difficult for moisture to penetrate compared to traditional motherboard PCBs. This offers much better protection from short circuit and system malfunction caused by humid and damp conditions.
All in all this board is packed with all the features you need to get to the top while sacrificing only what you may not need.
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Carol if the memory sticks (each) meet the compatibility requirements of the motherboard then the three sticks would run in single channel.
Does anyone know what would happen if I put 3 sticks of triple-channel ram in this motherboard?
Would it run as double-channel?
Single channel?
Not work at all?
Tim, thinking about it I do understand your issue. I don’t think it is that it is so much a matter of lazy as it is being strapped for time (I could be wrong). I honestly do not like doing a summary because it sums up my (our) opinions on things. We want you to form your own opinion.
When the review is being done we must pick and choose what gets covered. We look at what other sites have done (if we are not the first) and we try to compliment, supplement, possibly contradict findings and give a more full picture of the product.
This review focused on the value added components of the product instead of the OC prowess of the CPU or the video card. There are just too many variables involved where motherboard performance is concerned to jump into a benchmark frenzy.
This is why there is no summary. If there were to be a summary it would be half the size if the review itself. It would be focused on benchmarks that are dependent on variables that are not able to be controlled by Gigabyte and if we had some weak components it could cause this board to get a bad review.
Sorry about that. The conclusion is just that, it is a conclusion. What we decided about the product. It is not a recap, it is a conclusion. I am sorry you are lazy and can not find the time to look through the article.
In essence there was nothing negative to say about the board. Yeah there were things like more USB ports that could have been added, all x16 slots and nothing smaller could have been used, 8 -10 SATA connectors… but then we would have a more expensive board on our hands.
This was a conclusion not a summary and conclusion. Gold was the conclusion with a crusher award because of the work Team AU did with this board.
You see im lazy, I just like to read conclusions on articles because they should generally sum everything up. Yours doesn’t…