Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Review

"The Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P is probably the best motherboard to date for any penny-pincher enthusiast. Its performance is on par with boards selling at twice of asking price (the EVGA 790i FTW that was tested) and yet it has a much lower power consumption. In addition, the number of overclocking tweaks available on this board marvels the boards that are selling twice the price of what this board is asking. We cannot really verify the effect of the 2 oz copper that was used in terms of cooler components and better performance, as many of the effects are, in fact, internal and not something that can be measured. What we can say is that this board does run quiet cool and it does seem to help out with overclocking. The fact that Gigabyte includes a Dolby capable audio chip and the S/PDIF would make this board an excellent choice for those who wish to have an HTPC."