Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

[Judge-dredd]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

ill just have to wait and see the cost of the UD9
the UD9 should over clock beter the the 24 phase switch power i would think. More stable!
but if price is high as they say ill just get the UD7 and a 980X to go with it

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

24 phase power on both UD7 and UD9

[sygnus21]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

What is this 24 phase power thing and am I missing out with my UD5? Just curious.

Thanks

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

Yes you are missing out on it with UD5, here is some more info
GIGABYTE UD7 Series Motherboards

They have redesigned it for UD9, so sorry Judge-Dredd for my confusion on your comment, they do both have 24 Phase design just differently is all

[sygnus21]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

meh... It's nice feature; alway nice to have lower temps but since i'm not a heavy overclocker anyway it's not something i'm going to miss out on. And the UD5 does have the 12 Phase VRM design so...

Thanks for the info.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

Ya, I think it is really only needed/helps mostly at super high overclocks such as you see when using Ln2 or Dry Ice.

[Judge-dredd]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

ok guys order mine today newegg has them instock for $699.99 it hurt my pockey alot but its worth it to me

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 XL ATX Intel Motherboard

[sygnus21]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

ok guys order mine today newegg has them instock for $699.99 it hurt my pockey alot but its worth it to me

WOWSER!!! Looking forward to your review though :)

Thanks

[Judge-dredd]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

i have been reading the manual and ill have to say i like this board better and better
i will be useing SLI and it says ti install card in PCIE 1 & 3 for SLI that mean there will be 2 open slot between cards way better air flow when there not stack on top of each other

now if i can get LSDMEASP get mail me that 980X ES chip ill be set

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

ill just have to wait and see the cost of the UD9
the UD9 should over clock beter the the 24 phase switch power i would think. More stable!
but if price is high as they say ill just get the UD7 and a 980X to go with it

Hicookie explain new 24 phase and VRM.
Also same improvement are implemented in the new Rev.2 X58A-UD5 and X58A-UD3R
XtremeSystems Forums - View Single Post - GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 Retail picture
Btw,
$699.99 !

[stasio]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

More info about new 24 phase and VRM:
From Hicookie>>

X58A-UD9 new 24 Phase and DES2(energy saving) design
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Yesterday at 5:06pm
708a vcore output pretty easy to handle gulftown, also the new VRM design has complicate and very smart switch dynamic phase let motherboard more durable and strong.

if you not extreme user, but more focus on engery saver, this VRM design has new techlonlogy, each tiime boot will rotale first pahse to turn on machine, such as first time boot using first phase to turn on, 2nd turn on with 3rd phase automatically, this will reduce RMA risk, give VRM more longer life time, and reduce very boot hit on the same phase.
On tranditional dynamic VRM design offers CPU phase depened on loading which
cpu needed. but every time boot the system will from first phase. with engery saver
tool, system might could change the phase for cpu using, like 1 phase or 2 phase when
cpu is idle, so think about this, each time you boot the system and idle system, most of time
power is attacking the first phase, first phase always be use 100%. means if first phase
die then you need to RMA to board.

so take down this,
1. first phase always be used 100%, if die then need to RMA board

with new VRM and energy saving design, system will chose random phase to boot(
yes this is the new technology!), when cpu boot or idle , first phase won't be aways 100%
and not be the only one be attack, so if first phase die, 2nd phase replace to boot system
automatically, if 2nd die , 3rd phase will instead to do this job.

so take down this.

2. first phase won't be hit 100%, lift more longer life span of VRM
if first phase die, the board still work well, casue 2nd phase will replace to do the job.

3. reduce the heater of VRM, if system is idle or light loading, the heater won't be always
on the same phase. system boot to choose each phase to be the master phase.

with DES 2 software, system will auotmatically choose which phase to boot, also provide
dynamic phase change. make a exmaple, when cpu light loading needs 2 phase to work
system choose 1st and 3rd, so 2nd phase won't be use, this function also balance the heater from whole VRM design.

system is under DES2 controlled, and compatible with easytune6, you could do overclocking aslo do the DES2, here is the defination when VRM will use full 24phase
, when cpu is under heavy loading, current over than 80amps of vcore, normally
if you install a 980x processor do a full core task, VRM will run 24phase.

X58A-UD9 is based on this new technology of VRM design, but more complicate
sorry i can't tell whole story, but hope my explaination will help you to understand
gigabyte's new VRM design.

the attached picture like a simple explanation, and comparison with trandition
engery saving VRM design.

X58A-UD9 new VRM energy saving design benefit.
1. balance and reduce the heat of VRM
2. more effiency offer power with dynamic phase change
3. offer more long life span, reducing power attacking the same phase
4. reduce RMA case ( attached picture use 4phase to explain, with tranditional design
if first phase die, then you need RMA, with new design, if you loose phase 1,3,4 board
still alive.)
5. new 24phase VRM and DES2 design, combined with best effiency and powerful
current for cpu using.

backup* if you not install DES2, VRM do full 24 phase all the time.

or
GIGABYTE Tech Daily

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

Wow, look at that price!!

Does this come with an included 128GB SSD or what?

[sygnus21]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

Does this come with an included 128GB SSD or what?

Hmmm....It might be worth the price if it did. I can understand peoples hobbies, I have some expensive ones of my own, but $700 for a single processor board? That's a little too expensive. But than again, i'm sportin a X58A-UD5, so....

[Judge-dredd]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

got it today and installed i am typing on it as we speak
First post to a long time but it did post just fine pressed delete to get into bios and boy is there a bios
its going to take days of reading and a Engineers deagree to understand it all i will reboot in a few and take screen shoots of it for you guys
havnt tryed any overclock as of yet just want to get it running first

[Judge-dredd]

Re: Gigabyte's next flag ship board Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9

all i have done so far is change vcore to 1.40
and QPI 1.255
changed Mulipler to 29