Gigabyte Motherboard Help - Is Your Pc Not POSTing After Upgrading Your CPU?

Since I got my new motherboard I have learnt even more about how good this board is and just how incredibly powerful the P31 chipset from Intel really is. Every time I search for something about my GA-P31-DS3L, I keep coming across all these reviews everywhere, from overclockers.com right through to Tom's Hardware. All there is, is good stuff and rave reviews, especially when it comes to over clocking.

Well when I initially bought the board, I thought it was just a mid-range item that you see everywhere and in everyone's computer, not particularly bad or incredibly "wow" amazing either. But I was definitely really impressed by the overclock-ability of the board, I could run my P4 HT 3.00GHz Processor at an easy 3.6GHz, I even Saw 3.752GHz for a while but I'm using only the standard heat sink, so that was the only problem there, I could run it, but eventually it would freeze. I have never had a problem at 3.6GHz though

There is one crucial thing though that is more a loophole than anything, and I have only found this out recently, since I bought a new CPU, and been researching into why it doesn't work properly. In order for CPU's with an FSB of 1333MHz to actually run at the full 1333MHZ, it drains power from the memory sockets to achieve this full FSB speed. This has caused so many problems for everyone and isn't clearly explained anywhere in the Gigabyte Board Manual or on the Gigabyte site as far as I'm aware, After much reading and digging about the site and manual, the closest i could find is you may encounter problems with your memory with a CPU running at 1333FSB. No explanation on how to get round this problem or CPU's that may cause this problem.

The alternative complaint is that their processor runs at only 1066MHz FSB, even though it's a 1333Mhz. this again is down to the memory drain. From what I've read this again can be cured by messing around with your memory modules. The other way to fix some of these options is to update your bios, which is far simpler and not as risky as you may think it is. I'll Be posting on my blog soon about this because I know how wary people can be when it comes to updating the bios. I was bricking myself till I actually did this.

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Detailed Look.

You can See and read more here, if you have any thoughts or questions, leave a comment, There's a good chance I can help

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The Best Core I7 Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Review

The GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard is one of the latest from Gigabyte. This motherboard is based on socket 1366 platform that supports all Core i7 processors. This board has an X58 Northbridge chipset and an ICH10R Southbridge chipset. It has four 16X PCI-E, one PCI-E 1X and one PCI slot. Gigabyte claims that the first 2 PCI-E has 16 lanes and the other t 2 has 8 (but I doubt because the X58 chipset has only 36 lanes). Anyway, the good thing here is that they both support the 3-way SLI and CrossfireX. This board is loaded with six DDR3 slot triple channel 2000MHz that supports up to 24GB memory with 10 SATA ports. It supports SATA2, 8 RAID capable of SATA 3Gbps ports and 2 RAID capable eSATA ports, 2 RAID capable of SATA 6Gbps ports. It has ten USB 2.0 port and two USB 3.0 port. That was an awesome support, it almost run like a file server. This motherboard has a very good PCB layout for neat wiring.

Testing Setup

The board was tested with Intel Core i7 980X extreme edition 3.33MHz (133MHz X 25) and overclocked at 4.4MHz (200MHz QPI X22). Using a 24GB 1600MHz triple channel DDR3 memory sticks, ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB graphics card, 750W PSU, Seagate 7200.11 1TB SATA and Windows 7 64-bit.

Overclocking The GA-X58A-UD3R

The GA-X58A-UD3R is easy to overclock, almost all settings are located on a single page in CMOS BIOS and you can change their values easily. It has an auto recovery feature when you overclocked beyond limits just reset and it will POST in safe mode without losing your settings.

With the QPI of 220MHz surpassing the 200MHz QPI, this is the far the best overclock from a 1366 motherboard with core i7 980X extreme edition processor. The i7 core 980X is a 3.33GHz stock and overclocked at 4.4GHz with this board with ease having impressive Media Benchmark scores of 2,624 and prove to be a champion in crysis with minimum frame rate of 42fps.

Conclusion

The GA-X58A-UD3R shows great performance with many overclocking capabilities. Having a low price, great features and performs well in games this motherboard has the greatest value for your money. If the Core i7 980X EE is too expensive replace it with Core i7 950 and overclock it at 3.60GHz beating the stock speed of the i7 980X EE. If you're planning to build a core i7 computer this board is a must!

Read the full review of the Best i7 Motherboard and discover more of the Best Motherboards.

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Gigabyte Motherboards - A Quality Difference

If you are looking for a motherboard with an outstanding price, quality components, and a support team you can count on look no further than the motherboards from Gigabyte. I have used Gigabyte motherboards in a variety machines and have had great success with all of them. They have an over 20 year track record of high quality, top of the line motherboards. Recently they have begun to add more value driven products to their line card. These products have the same high quality of the top end motherboards, but come at a price that anyone can now afford.

Founded in 1986, Gigabyte has continued to grow year after year with sales topping 19 million products in 2008. Originally their major customers included Alienware and Falcon Northwest. Alienware is a premier gaming system manufacturer that was purchased by Dell in 2006. They now are the premier gaming brand for the largest computer manufacturer in the world. They still continue to use Gigabyte motherboards heavily and rely on them for their performance and dependability.

Gigabyte motherboards can work with both Intel and AMD processor chips. While these chips are not interchangeable, there are comparable models that can mount either manufacturer's chips. They currently manufacture motherboards that support the Intel Socket 1366, 775, 479/437, 478 and M chipset configurations. For AMD Gigabyte motherboards can support Socket AM2, AM2+, and AM3. All of these range from the newest chipsets to chips far older. They also can support a wide range of RAM types from low end budget RAM to high end overclocked performance RAM DIMMS. Before you purchase make sure that your motherboard will support the RAM that you are getting. If the RAM does not appear on the approved list, contact Gigabyte to see if whether they intend to test with that type. Many of the motherboards also have extensive options as far as upgrade slots are concerned as well. This combination of options for their motherboards means that you can find the exact right fit for your needs.

One of the biggest things that separates Gigabyte motherboards from the competition is the quality of the components that they use. There most recent innovation is the use of 2oz copper PCBs in all of their motherboards. While this may not seem like a big deal, for those that are focused on the quality of their computer components it is. As computer processors and other components have become faster and faster, they also have become hotter and hotter. While heat sinks and other components have been designed to compensate for this heat, the actual PCB for the motherboard has not. Gigabyte is the first to introduce dual copper layers for the PCB on desktop machines. What this means to you is that the Gigabyte motherboards are much more capable of distributing this excess heat. Less heat into the components means a longer life span, better performance, and overall considerably less wear and tear on the products. These new motherboards promise to be more reliable, more stable, and have a longer shelf life than any other products on the market today. With their wide range of choices and dedication to quality it is easy to see why Gigabyte sold so many motherboards in 2008. 

Matthew Kerridge is a computer hardware engineer. For more information about gigabyte motherboards, please visit http://www.ebuyer.com/

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