Gigabyte Z68X UD5 B3 Motherboard Review

Packaging
The box is in typical styling with Gigabyte products but shows off a lot more information than normal, though this is expected with a new product on a new platform with plenty of new features and therefore we are surrounded by logos and pictures explaining exactly what this board features including Touch BIOS and 20 phase power design.

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The back as always is a graffiti of features and specifications listed all over the place. The Touch BIOS is briefly shown as well as the benefits of SSD Caching, 333 acceleration and the main aspect of the components used which tells us that a lot of thought, time and energy has gone into this board. The box shows us 3-way SLI support, but this is a design error, and the UD5 only has 2-way support whilst the bigger brother UD7 will have 3-way SLI support but 3-way CrossFireX is still included on both models.

The typical box we see from Gigabyte includes a split compartment with a view of the motherboard, whereas the UD5 simply came in a bland white box, but this all cuts down on cost at the end of the day. Ths box opens up to reveal the accessories with the motherboard nice and snug beneath to remain protected.

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