Gigabyte X58 Overclocking Motherboard Prepped

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/14/2010 10:05 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

As if their current boards aren't overclockable ;) Gigabyte is hard at work on the GA-X58A-UD9, an ultra-high-end motherboard powered by the X58 chipset, which already says much about the level of performance that rigs based on it will have. The platform itself has not one but two 8-pin power connectors, making sure that, whatever CPU is used, it will have more than enough current flowing through it to push its clocks as high as enthusiasts want.

One thing is that the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 forgoes all types of previous-generation expansion slots in favor of the PCI Express x16 interface. This allowed its maker to put in no less than seven such slots, which should say a lot about the maximum video and GPU computing capabilities that enthusiasts will achieve. Not only that, but there are also six DDR3 memory slots, which will easily let purchasers install more memory than they'll really need for years. One can only imagine what havoc this mainboard will cause with a CrossFireX or SLI setup and 24GB of memory.

Other specifications of the upcoming product include ten SATA ports, four of which might be SATA 6.0Gbps ones, DualBIOS, a debuLED, Gigabit Ethernet, 7.1 channel audio and, last but not least, USB 3.0 connectors to make sure that top speed can be reached wherever possible. Unfortunately, when and where this creature will debut is unknown, as is its price tag [via softpedia].

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