GIGABYTE Claims World No. 1 Spot for Motherboard Durability

[josejones]

GIGABYTE Claims World No. 1 Spot for Motherboard Durability

http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/306/7-series.html

Gigabyte z77's -
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=2&p=2&v=24

Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit says:

"With the launch of the first Ultra Durable motherboard in 2006, GIGABYTE revolutionized the motherboard industry by making quality the number one focus in our motherboard design. Five and a half years later, GIGABYTE maintains our leadership in quality design by equipping our upcoming 7 series motherboards with even more lifespan enhancing technologies in the form of Ultra Durable™ 4."

Gigabyte's GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD5H
http://vr-zone.com/articles/gigabyte-s-ga-z77x-ud3h-and-ga-z77x-ud5h-hands-on-pictures/15102.html

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So, how accurate are all of these claims?

 

[josejones]

Here's a new z77 from Gigabyte: Gigabyte Z77X-UP7

Gigabyte's 32-Phase Power Motherboard: Z77X-UP7
http://vr-zone.com/articles/gigabyte-s-32-phase-power-motherboard-z77x-up7/16147.html

They didn't go into much detail on this new Gigabyte Z77X-UP7. I still don't know what the "P" stands for in the "UP7." They didn't even mention an availability date and there's no mention of the Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 at Gigabyte's website either:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/main.aspx?s=42

http://www.youtube.com/user/MoboTV2010

I'd like to hear more about the 32 phase control and Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 5 technology too, which Gigabyte claims:

Gigabyte Ultra Durable 5
http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1128

 

[josejones]

GIGABYTE Introduction to Ultra Durable 5 Technology at Computex 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idqHgEvo3KE

Gigabyte's Hardcore Thunderbolt Demo with GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Motherboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deImUH8aUHQ

Gigabyte Ultra Durable 5 at Computex, shows much lower temperatures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLggGetNR14

 

[josejones]

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 5 Technology Earns Best of Computex 2012 Award from Tom's Hardware
http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1134

"Ultra Durable 5 is a marketing umbrella that covers several different components, such as the IR3550 PowIRstage, additional copper in the PCB, and 60 A high-capacity ferrite core chokes. We plan to test Gigabyte's claims in an upcoming article."

Goto image #4
http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/597-computex-awards.html

I'm curious to hear when this review of Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 5 by Tom's Hardware will be coming out? I'm waiting for serious reviews of these boards to see if they are what they're claimed to be or just more gimmicks and adverts.

I'm curious to find out if the new Ultra Durable 5 actually does keep motherboard temps low? Will that also help to keep CPU's cooler as well?

 

[josejones]

Here's a Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Motherboard Review by HF

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/06/14/gigabyte_z77xud3h_motherboard_review

I was pleasantly surprised how well it did in the benchmarks but, I'm a bit concerned about the user friendliness and ease of use of the bios and Easy Tune 6 software. Is it really that bad and is it the same on the UD5 version?

"Gigabyte’s Easy Tune 6 software is included in the OS to allow for performance tuning from within a Windows environment. When launched it automatically defaults to the Tuner portion of the application. So we’ll begin our coverage there. Up front I want to say that I’ve never really liked this application. It tends to work on a technical level, but the interface is haphazard and sloppy. It lags far behind MSI and ASUS in regard to aesthetics and interface design. It simply isn’t as user friendly as it could or should be. "

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/06/14/gigabyte_z77xud3h_motherboard_review/2

 

[josejones]

Gigabyte's Hardcore Thunderbolt Demo with GA-Z77Z-UP5 TH Motherboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deImUH8aUHQ

Gigabyte Ultra Durable 5 at Computex, shows much lower temperatures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLggGetNR14

So in the videos above discussing the new Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH, which is claimed to reduce mobo temps by up to 60C. They said it would be out by the end of June. I e-mailed Gigabyte yesterday and asked them a few questions and they responded today saying they have no idea when it will be out and didn't give me any prices. I also asked if there'd be a Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 version without the "TH" Thunderbolt ports - no answer:

I saw the videos from Computex 2012 from early June mentioning the new Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH. Now it's July and I've not heard anything at all. So, I wanted to find out a few things:

What's the price (US $) of the "Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH"?

I'd also like to know if there will be a version without the Thunderbolt ports and if so, what price and when will it be available?

I'd prefer a Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 without the Thunderbolt ports since I can easily buy a PCIe card in the near future. I'd also prefer all USB 3, PCIe 3 and SATA 3 since they're all backwards compatible.

I've heard that the Thunderbolt ports add $50 per port to the cost of the motherboard - is that true? How much does the new IR3550 PowIRstage add to the cost of the board?

I'm getting tired of waiting & may have to settle for the older Gigabyte z77 UD5.

Any thoughts?

New Ivy Build in July
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/350913-31-build-july

 

[josejones]

I couldn't take it anymore so, I called Gigabyte. They said that the Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH will come out at the end of July not June (obviously) and it will cost over $300 (US) and the UP7 will probably be over $400. There will be no "UP" versions without the "TH" Thunderbolt ports either. There will be no z78 versions. This is pretty much it until Haswell comes out. So, forget it.

 

[drednoxx]

GIGABYTE Claims World No. 1 Spot for Motherboard Durability

http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/306/7-series.html

Gigabyte z77's -
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=2&p=2&v=24

Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit says:

"With the launch of the first Ultra Durable motherboard in 2006, GIGABYTE revolutionized the motherboard industry by making quality the number one focus in our motherboard design. Five and a half years later, GIGABYTE maintains our leadership in quality design by equipping our upcoming 7 series motherboards with even more lifespan enhancing technologies in the form of Ultra Durable™ 4."

Gigabyte's GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD5H
http://vr-zone.com/articles/gigabyte-s-ga-z77x-ud3h-and-ga-z77x-ud5h-hands-on-pictures/15102.html

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So, how accurate are all of these claims?

I do not know about these claims but I have some of my own regarding Gigabyte boards. While Asus has given me best performance, I love the Gigabyte dual bios feature and they are very durable. In my current system I have a Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Rev 1.3

On this board, I have messed around with OC'ing without knowing much about it, messed up Bios updates until I got it right, and most of all, right when I bought it and was installing, I had everything layed out on the floor and accidentally, literally stepped on in with body weight. The board cracked width wise. I was impatient and not sure I could make a claim of "i donoe what happened" stick, so I installed it with this huge crack. Its been running a couple years now and is still ticking.

So due to my experiences I strongly recommend Gigabyte to anyone looking for durability.

 

[josejones]

Here's the new Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH with the new Ultra Durable 5

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4279#ov