What is the difference between these motherboards?

**Collio** · July 3rd, 2009, 05:44 PM

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2887

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=3003

I can' seem to tell the difference...

**CCT** · July 3rd, 2009, 06:02 PM

With the UD4H:

"* DDR2 1200+ is supported with combination of AM2+ processors and qualified memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information."

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ctID=3003,2887

Just use the 'Comparison' feature.

**Collio** · July 6th, 2009, 09:52 AM

do you know of any other motherboard from a different manufacuturer matches the spec of the UD4H?

**Ferrit** · July 6th, 2009, 12:52 PM

I am using the gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P
Its a very very nice motherboard.

**Collio** · July 6th, 2009, 03:39 PM

I liked that board too but it will not take the Phenom II 940 will it?

**CCT** · July 6th, 2009, 05:07 PM

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/25...gp-ud4h-phenom

**Collio** · July 6th, 2009, 05:22 PM

This is interesting But I am not really going to be overclocking the CPU as had problems in the past...

**CCT** · July 6th, 2009, 05:42 PM

How very droll!

Your question was 'would this motherboard take that cpu?' - obviously, if they are talking about overclocking that cpu on that motherboard, it will.

**Collio** · July 6th, 2009, 05:50 PM

yeah i got you sorry i was getting mixed up

there is a GA-MA790XT-UD4P

and also aGA-MA790X-UD4P

i was getting confused with the two sorry...

**Collio** · July 6th, 2009, 06:29 PM

so the MA790X-UD4P should take my DDR II 1066 no problem right?

**CCT** · July 7th, 2009, 08:47 AM

"* DDR2 1200+ is supported with combination of AM2+ processors and qualified memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information."

Read Noo Noo's signature - nothing is EVER cut and dried.

**Collio** · July 7th, 2009, 11:31 AM

Right I have checked it and the memory will work...

I am a little confused though

I am decinded between the UD4P and the UD4H,

The UD4P supports 1333 DDR II over 1200, so I am right in saying this is a newer board?

Also I read somehwere that the DS4H is a better board than the UD4H as the Heatsinks and the board are copper ones,

I thought they both had copper ones?

**CCT** · July 7th, 2009, 01:45 PM

You are at the nit-picking stage I was at a few years back building my first.

You should print out the specs for each board (use comparison pages if the same manufacturer) and then search some sites that builders frequent.

I cannot decide for you.

**Collio** · July 7th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Well I do not need the onboard VGA on the UD4H so do you think the UD4P is the wiser choice?

**slgrieb** · July 7th, 2009, 06:03 PM

Actually, the differences in real-world performance between the two different memory speeds is virtually insignificant. If you don't want on-board video, don't get it. Both boards have some growing room, but this is just a motherboard selection; not a marriage. In 3 years you're going to want to can the whole rig anyway, and that's OK.