Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3 - Layout and Design
Published by Marc Büchel on 30.06.11Page:
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| In our opinion the
P67A-UD7 is without a doubt one of the most beautiful boards ever
introduced to the market. The layout has been very well thought and
there is only one thing which could have been done better. The concerns
the PCI-Express slot which has been placed right next to the northbridge
cooler. As a result it is almost useless. On the other hand there are
the connectors at the bottom edge which are always accessible. There
won't be any graphics cards covering them because there is a PCI slot
inbetween. Once again we have to mention the new color scheme: we have been very surprised that Gigabyte had the courage to now produce boards with an entirely new design! |
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Generally the Gigabyte P67A-UD7s layout is very well thought. Once more very practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. Also the debug display can become very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Furthermore the placement of the PCI-Express x16 slots is well thought too and therefore nothing needs to be criticized at this point. The only thing we didn't like about the layout concerns the PCI-Express x1 slot right next to the northbridge cooler. It has been place that close the it's almost useless. |
- Angled SATA connectors - Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display - Connectors a the bottom edge accessible in any case |
- PCI-Express x1 slot too close to the northbridge cooler | |
| Page 1 - Introduction | Page 4 - Connectors and I/O |
| Page 2 - Specifications / Delivery | Page 5 - Conclusion |
| Page 3 - Layout |
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