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Gigabyte intros next-gen USB and SATA-equipped motherboards

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Gigabyte has joined Asus in the race to build motherboards equipped with USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s connectivity, introducing an entire P55-based lineup sporting the next-generation I/O technology. The company has brought a host of new motherboards to the table, including the GA-P55A-UD6, GA-P55A-UD5, GA-P55A-UD4P, GA-P55A-UD4,GA-P55A-UD3P, GA-P55A-UD3R, GA-P55A-UD3.

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    Matthew, Oct 28, 2009
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  2. Deso Newcomer, in training Posts: 130

    I thought usb 3 was postponed until 2011
    Deso, Oct 28, 2009
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  3. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Matthew, Oct 28, 2009
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  4. Jibberish18 TechSpot Maniac Posts: 427   +7

    I must say, I'm REALLY digging the new colors Gigabyte has chosen to use in some of it's motherboards. I'm not sure if these White/BabyBlue/Blue colors represent their HTPC type of motherboards and the usual colors represent overclocking? I'm more of an AMD fan so I lose track of all the Intel boards that come out.

    I also forgot about USB 3.0 powering capabilities. At first I thought it would be pointless to have them on your new motherboard if nothing works with it but being able to power up all of your USB products would be awesome. What I'm wondering though, is if USB 2.0 compliant cables would deliver enough power? I just tossed out a handful of USB cables I had laying around because many of them would not power my 2.5" External Enclosure properly.
    Jibberish18, Oct 28, 2009
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  5. Cueto_99 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 232   +7

    Just to clarify, that probably isn't a picture of the boards mentioned above... since it has 6 RAM Slots, it's obviously an X58 board... anyways I hope Sata 6Gp/s will make normal drives as fast as WD Velociraptors, that'll be sweet, and will be a good selling point for these new boards also.
    Cueto_99, Oct 28, 2009
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  6. nathanskywalker TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 232

    Sweet, I was beginning to wonder when someone would start using 3.0. I was actually waiting to upgrade my desktop until there were some real choices with 3.0. However, now I don't have any money to spend on such (heh). Oh well. I guess there will be far more variety out there by the time I have money again.
    nathanskywalker, Oct 28, 2009
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  7. pravusnex Newcomer, in training

    What is your definition of a normal drive? Increasing the Gbps won't do anything for a standard hard drive that isn't capable of even 3Gbps. The 6Gbps provides the necessary bandwidth for drives in a RAID configuration and perhaps future SSD drives.
    pravusnex, Oct 28, 2009
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  8. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Matthew, Oct 28, 2009
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  9. tonylukac TechSpot Maniac Posts: 571

    I guess this is in direct competition to Intel's new fiber optic technology. Maybe that's why it was delayed.
    tonylukac, Oct 28, 2009
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  10. Deso Newcomer, in training Posts: 130

    Deso, Oct 28, 2009
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  11. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    @Deso: The last sentence of TechSpot's article: "The motherboards rely on NEC's uPD720200 chip for USB 3.0, and Marvell's 88SE9128 controller for 6Gbps SATA, and bring the expected features and in-house technologies."
    Matthew, Oct 28, 2009
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  12. Deso Newcomer, in training Posts: 130

    @Matthew, ahh I missed that, thanks for pointing it out
    Deso, Oct 28, 2009
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  13. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    No problem, Deso.
    Matthew, Oct 28, 2009
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  14. ken777 Newcomer, in training Posts: 103

    Thinking about building a new computer pretty soon. When are these boards actually going to be available at retail?
    ken777, Oct 28, 2009
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  15. mailpup TS Special Forces Posts: 7,907   +77

    I would also be interested in AMD versions of these motherboards. I suppose Gigabyte will be producing them eventually.
    mailpup, Oct 28, 2009
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  16. Timonius TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 515   +18

    When will these boards be available to the public?
    Timonius, Oct 28, 2009
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  17. Guest

    I just have a feeling the reason why Intel is postponing USB3.0 could be because Apple and their new optic light peak....
    Guest, Oct 28, 2009
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  18. Whiffen Newcomer, in training Posts: 323

    Seconded. Looking to upgrade to a phenom X4 and HD 5870 or 59XX soon and I think I might get rid of this M4N-E Pro. What was I thinking getting an Nvidia chipset @_@

    I will wait and see what ASUS has to offer also but I know almost certainly I will get a newer board with USB 3.0.
    Whiffen, Oct 29, 2009
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  19. ET3D TechSpot Paladin Posts: 787   +10

    It's nice to see that Gigabyte is introducing this to mid-range models and not just high end. This means more people will buy them, and more add-ons will have a reason to implement USB 3 features (even just using it for power will be good). IMO it also means that AMD support is more likely (since AMD is definitely a mid-range solution).
    ET3D, Oct 29, 2009
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  20. Razerblade Newcomer, in training Posts: 117

    I must say that board looks pretty cool! I cannot wait until USB 3.0 is released as the speeds you can get are a huge difference compared to USB 2.0!
    Razerblade, Oct 29, 2009
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