![]() ![]() All in all, this is one of the better "budget performance" boards we have used in a long time.īy this time, you may be wondering why we chose not to include an aftermarket CPU heatsink to go along with our CPU choices. Gigabyte also tosses in their EasyTune 6 application along with their DualBIOS technology. Our E8600 easily reached 540FSB if that is important to you and did it in a very stable manner. The BIOS caters to the overclocker and this board just performs great. Gigabyte also includes the Realtek ALC 889a HD audio codec, Gigabit LAN, 16GB memory support, six 3Gb/s ports capable of RAID 0/1/10/5, two additional 3Gb/s SATA ports, IEEE 1394A, 12 USB ports, and Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 3 technology. ![]() Gigabyte features the P45 and ICH10R chipsets. It is an excellent match to the overclocking potential of the E7300 CPU. The Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R is a favorite budget board among the AnandTech staff, mostly because nothing about the board makes you think it is a budget board. The E7300 is also a candidate for overclocking if you are inclined to move the performance a bit closer toward the 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo E8600, which reaches 88% of the i7 965 Extreme in SYSMark. That is fantastic performance for a CPU that costs just $120. The E7300 SYSmark 2007 score is about 72% of the very top Core i7 965 Extreme (all other components being the same). Yes, the new i7 is faster, but it is also much more expensive - especially once you factor in the cost of the motherboard and DDR3 memory on top of the CPU! The question for a budget system is how good the performance is for the money spent. A dual-core 2.66GHz with 3MB of cache won't be a slouch in any department in your budget system. The E7300 ups the bus to 1066 from the 800FSB of our entry-level Intel system. Microsoft CA9-00001 PS/2 Standard Keyboard and Optical USB/PS2 Mouse - OEM Logitech R-20 12 Watts RMS 2.1 Multimedia Speaker Powercolor AX4830 512MD3-H Radeon HD 4830 (Dual-core 2.66GHz 3MB Shared L2 1066FSB) With prices all but the same you can choose your budget system based on other features that are important to you. While Intel offerings have tended to be more expensive than configurations from AMD, our Intel and AMD budget PCs are all but the same price with just a $2 difference. ![]()
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