Gigabyte P55M-UD2 review

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Verdict:

There's little to choose between budget P55 motherboards, but this is our narrow favourite for now.

Review Date: 19 Jan 2010

Price when reviewed: £78

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Supplier: http://www.scan.co.uk

Reviewed By: Seth Barton

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Specs

Basic Specifications
Part Code	P55M-UD2
Review Date	19 Jan 2010
Rating
Processor socket	LGA1156
Form factor	microATX
Size	244x244mm
Processor support	Core i5, Core i7
Processor external bus	133MHz (2.0GB/s Direct Media Interface)
Chipset north bridge	Intel P55 Express
Chipset south bridge	Intel P55 Express
Integrated graphics
Supported memory type	DDR3 800/1066/1333/2200
Maximum memory speed	PC3-17600
Memory slots	4
Maximum memory	16GB
Dual-channel support

Internal Ports
Power connectors	1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 8-pin ATX
PCI-E x16 slots	1
Dual graphics architecture	CrossFireX
PCI-E x4 slots	1
PCI-E x1 slots	0
PCI slots	2
Fan headers	2
Floppy ports	1
IDE ports	1
Serial ATA ports	7
RAID chipset (max disks)	Intel Express P55 (5x SATAII, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10), Gigabyte SATA2 (2x SATAII, RAID 0, 1)

Features
Wired network ports	10/100/1000
Sound (ports)	Realtek ALC889B (optical and coaxial S/PDIF, 6x analogue out)
USB2 ports / headers	10/2
Firewire ports / headers	1/1
Legacy ports	1x PS/2
Other ports	eSATA
Cables included	2x SATA, 1x IDE
Brackets included	none
Software included	N/A

Setup and Overclocking
Voltage adjustment	CPU/RAM/chipset
CPU clock max adjustment	1,200MHz

Buying Information
Price	£78
Supplier	http://www.scan.co.uk
Details	www.giga-byte.com

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User comments

Board layout

just put together a system using this board. My biggest gripe is the silly way the SATA ports are orientated, unless you have very slim fingers it is very dificult to plug in the cables as you are right angles to the edge of the board and there is very little room to manouver.
I used the ATI 5770 graphics card and having installed it had to take it out again as it fouled the release clips on the memory banks.

By anthonywilliam on 21 Jan 2010