The Use Of SATA III Full bandwidth will reduce Overall PCIE lanes
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Gigabyte's GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard embraces two major standards that are already important for PCs today, but will become indispensible in the near future; USB3.0 and 6Gb/s SATA III. SATA 6Gb/s is an important step forward for hard drive...
When we first heard about the 1156 socket CPU motherboards (P55), these newer motherboards were supposed to carry a newer SATA controller. This new SATA controller was supposed to handle the new and faster SATA III (or SATA 6gb/s) HDDs....
In the end, I'd reccomend these boards to anyone who wants to spend the money. That being said, unless you want to use three videocards, you may he happier with the UD4P. It's slightly cheaper, overclocks a little bit better, and offer you more...
The P55A-UD4P is a great addition to Gigabyte's line-up, and it's priced-right at around ~$180. That's a bit higher than most might want to spend on a motherboard, but the features included with the board, along with its smart design (and...
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