Gigabyte GA-A57-D3H or Gigabyte GA-A57-UD4H??
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:05 pm
So for my APU build, I'm still undecided for the motherboard (other parts are slowly being shipped in already).
At first I was determined to get the D3H, but the UD4H is only a little bit more.
The UD4H has more features ( on the rear I/O, etc).
The D3H uses a 4+1 power phase with no heatsink on them, while the latter uses a 8+2 cooled with heatsinks, and the Northbrdige uses a wider, larger cooler.
Plus, the UD4H's second PCI-E X16 slot runs @ X8 vs the D3H at X4 (not that I'll be using a 2nd GPU in this system).
It also supports up to 2400mHz RAM, but I'll be using 1600MHz (maybe 1866 down the road?) only, so not much of a concern anyways.
If the Legit Review Commitee have any motherboard recommendations, feel free to contribute.
I prefer a board with 4 DIMM slots and ATX-size, but 2 slots and Micro-ATX isn't a huge deal breaker.
Other parts that have been ordered or arrived:
- A6-3670K
- 8GB (4GB X2) Corsair Vengance 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
- Antec TruePower 550W Modular
- HAF 912
- LiteON DVD-RW drive
HDD prices are still a bit high, so I'm sitting tight for now. I still have a 320GB SATA drive sitting around here as well.
I live in Canada, so the prices for things are a tiny bit higher vs US currency.
Ex:
The UD4H is $129.99 (excluding the $10 rebate) and $12.24 shipping
D3H is $104.99 (excluding the $10 rebate) with $11.49 shipping
Thanks in advance.
Victor
At first I was determined to get the D3H, but the UD4H is only a little bit more.
The UD4H has more features ( on the rear I/O, etc).
The D3H uses a 4+1 power phase with no heatsink on them, while the latter uses a 8+2 cooled with heatsinks, and the Northbrdige uses a wider, larger cooler.
Plus, the UD4H's second PCI-E X16 slot runs @ X8 vs the D3H at X4 (not that I'll be using a 2nd GPU in this system).
It also supports up to 2400mHz RAM, but I'll be using 1600MHz (maybe 1866 down the road?) only, so not much of a concern anyways.
If the Legit Review Commitee have any motherboard recommendations, feel free to contribute.
I prefer a board with 4 DIMM slots and ATX-size, but 2 slots and Micro-ATX isn't a huge deal breaker.
Other parts that have been ordered or arrived:
- A6-3670K
- 8GB (4GB X2) Corsair Vengance 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 1.5v CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
- Antec TruePower 550W Modular
- HAF 912
- LiteON DVD-RW drive
HDD prices are still a bit high, so I'm sitting tight for now. I still have a 320GB SATA drive sitting around here as well.
I live in Canada, so the prices for things are a tiny bit higher vs US currency.
Ex:
The UD4H is $129.99 (excluding the $10 rebate) and $12.24 shipping
D3H is $104.99 (excluding the $10 rebate) with $11.49 shipping
Thanks in advance.
Victor