Introduction
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Courtesy of GIGABYTE
The GIGABYTE Z87X- UD3H is one of the newest members of the GIGABYTE Intel Z87 product lineup. The board features a fully redesigned power system, dubbed Ultra Durable 5...
Performance
The stock performance of the Z87X-UD3H was solid with it appearing to be evenly matched against the competing Z87 systems. The instability seen in the BIOS did not appear to have much in the way of adverse impacts on the board's...
Synthetic Benchmark Testing
SiSoft Sandra 2012
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While the memory benchmark results are slightly lower than expected, they are well within the margin of...
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To verify that the motherboard works as advertised, the board was run through our standard benchmark suite. In most cases, the results are presented for the motherboard under review as well as a different...
The following screens detail settings on the System, BIOS Features, Peripherals, Power Management, and Save & Exits tabs. Additionally, sample screens from all tabs and additional functionality like BIOS user profiles and Q-Flash are shown from the...
GIGABYTE includes the latest version of their UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS with the the Z87X-UD3H motherboard. The UEFI BIOS offers full keyboard and mouse support while using the BIOS pages with enhanced mouse navigation supported...
Included Applications
App Center
@BIOS
USB Blocker
Easy Tune
Easy Setup
Live Update
Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Intel® Smart Response...
CPU Cooler Fit
To test the amount of space surrounding the CPU, we mounted the Noctua NH-D14 cooler to the CPU socket. This behemoth sports a dual fan construction and two huge vertical cooling towers.
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Introduction
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Courtesy of Corsair
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 memory is the latest edition to their award winning Vengeance line of memory. Corsair re-engineered the included heat sinks for better...
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Courtesy of FinalWire
Today, FinalWire Ltd. announced the release of version 3.00 of their diagnostic and benchmarking tool, AIDA64. This new version updates their Extreme Edition and Business Edition of...
