Gigabyte X79-UD7 SLI Gaming Overclocking Motherboard Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

[PHNXfeathers]

Is there anywhere you can get those black crossfire bridges? Most motherboards just ship with the tacky copper coloured one, but this Gigabyte board seems to have all black connectors.

Does anywhere sell those?

[emomotorgeek]

@PHNXfeathers I got black SLI bridges with my ASRock board.

[WoodyJYT]

this or a Rampage IV?

[KarateKid430]

Thanks!

[KarateKid430]

Linus, could you please inform me about the circumstances of the Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 being removed from retail? Apparently it was "Limited Edition" but this fact was never advertised as far as any of the sites I have read are concerned. I turned to Gigabyte because of this one board because it is cleaner and better-looking than the Asus Rampage IV Extreme, while offering the same function (games do not need 64GB of RAM), and also being cheaper. Will they replace this with something even sexier?

[BlackIceG4ming]

It catches fire, check out Lavco Price Tech and search for the motherboard. They had it burn the Vram off the mobo.

[envyus83]

@BlackIceG4ming You pretty much said every single X79-UD7 can catch fire..... I'm pretty sure it was just bad luck.

[BlackIceG4ming]

@envyus83 I wasn't saying that ALL them can catch fire, its just that this particular one has reviews all over the web saying it catches fire. It was a bad mistake on gigabytes part but they fixed it, which is why there are some five revisions of this board.

[aDAMPis1913]

WANT!

[Akira1422]

Where's my floppy drive connector. I NEED A FLOPPY DRIVE!

[darklink2000]

Looks like the now classic DFI lan party series.

[fizzlefofizzle]

so is the 2600k supported?

[jeefinator]

@fizzlefofizzle no its X79. Only LGA 2011

[ParkerYoungOfficial]

Calm the farm, Linus! xD

[megadoom20]

2:32 box fart

[cs16rlz]

@megadoom20 LOL

[Silverz0]

THUMBS UP FOR BOSSSS!!!!!! lol and that sick ass mother board too of course ;)

[xTom4Tomx]

herp derp x series... 

[StiJay1]

The new ARES Memory dimms form G.Skill would look so awsome..

I would like to see a unboxing and a test drive of the ney memory from G.skill on this board.

[cchhrriiss825]

the color scheme match the Cougar Chassis fans

[SeanDevonshire]

0:54 LOL!

[lq4fcrx7]

"Looks BOOOOUUUUSSSSSS" Nice!

[OLDIRTYPRIEST]

should i get a water cooling system although i will not be oc? im really new to this.

[landwolf00]

@OLDIRTYPRIEST there will be not net gain to doing this, just aesthetic pleasure

[xTom4Tomx]

@OLDIRTYPRIEST you wanna spend money on something you won't make full use of? welcome to the world of custom PC building :P

[OLDIRTYPRIEST]

-ud7hey Linus thank you for your vids. i just started to watch you and i like the way you explain things. ill be building my very first pc and ill be looking at your vids for direction and instructions.im starting with the x79-ud7 with a 3930k. wish me luck, ill be watching. keep doing what your doing.

[CustomPcTech]

So will sli run at pcie 3.0 or is that just for one slot?

[findthecomputerroom6]

will this fit in a bitfenix colossus?

[alvinapmech]

this is the most sexiest board ever love it...

[cmarison]

Hey there, does the board require two 8pin 12v connections in order to power on? Does it require only 1 with an additional 1 as optional? Both optional? Both required? Kinda lost on why it has 2- just more stability for OC'ing?

[Michal1982Michal1982]

Smoking hot :]

[H3LLSMAN]

Gigabyte just had a recall on most of their X79 line-up, poor VRM components.

[PublicEn3my66613]

Lots of people complain that the ud7 only comes with 4 dimms. This is an OC board and is geared towards OC enthusiasts who will never use more than 32gb of ram. Also, you can hit much higher OC with 4 sticks instead of 8 because there is less stress on the IMC. For people who want a workstation with tons of ram, there is the ud5 which has 8 dimms for that purpose.

[edge160]

I MISS DFI!!!!! Only DFI boards looked good in orange or green!!!

[scuffieduffie]

And another giga aww dolby sticker?

Hahaha

[ThePcrepairs]

how much isit / ??

[JohnEliasOnSTEAM]

Where is the UD3 review? :( I really like the all black layout and 4-way SLi it supports. It's also $279.00 CAD on newegg.ca, but apparently it does not overclock that well. That's if you're wanting a 5.0Ghz OC. It can run stable @ 4.5Ghz, which is nice, but I wouldn't mind a UD3 review in the feature.

[anguspd]

why does everybody winge about the fact it doesn have 8 memory slots so few people will ever run 64gb and of those few a even smaller % will ever use that memory....I really like the four slots over the 8 .. This was my main / #1 choice of MB but wont fit my case... BTW love the colour and like how it isnt packed full of stupid even more useless crap than the extra memory slots alike the R4E

[xN1k94x]

hey linus, can you unbox your sister too?

[gumberly]

This is done wrong. Why make the g1/2 series of boards, then make this board that has different features than the other high end board, but lacks some of the features that the g1 series has. This makes no sense. Pick one series, and pack all the features into that board. Make the g1/g2 boards have over clocking abilities like this, but keep all of its original features....

[9999Elma]

Ops there is The Option 4G :P

[9999Elma]

Why its without 5G Overclockl Option the Old One comeing with 4G ?

[jordan010203]

@LinusTechTipis

Linus, will that motherboard fit in my Cooler Master Cosmos S?

[MiniExtreme]

forgot the usb3 internal header

[AshCFX]

UD7 or Assassin2 for games like arma 2 oa and the new arma 3

[sirchonga]

@AshCFX: Both UD7 and Assassin 2 mobos support the same range of CPUs. However, Assassin 2 have the Bigfoot NPU (supposedly to reduce lag - but not sure how much in practical terms, if any), and a better onboard sound (has the X-FI Digital Audio Processor).

I play games myself but I went for the UD7 mainly because I have a nice dedicated sound card and I like simple elegant motherboards, not bloated ones like ASUS ROG (personal choice, and yes I owned 2 of them ROGs in the past).

[sirchonga]

I think the motherboard can support 64GB of RAM but may need BIOS firmware update :) Why believe me?

* The motherboard uses the X79 chipset. The X79 chipset can support up to 128GB of RAM.

* We know that 16GB RAM DIMM modules exist (but currently are geared towards the server market).

* There are X79 motherboards that support 128GB (using 8 DIMM slots) and 64GB (using 4 DIMM slots).

* Putting together what I have said, I think you can get 64GB (16GB x 4) from this Gigabyte motherboard :)

[xlegendqc87x]

@RunOverFatLady x79 chipset doesn't have onboard build-in graphic card.

[TheScalesHaveFallen]

So, this one only support 32 gb of memory too, doesn't seem too high end to me. And why may I ask? Their high end board only supports 32gb, really? Every Asus board I seen supports 64gb for lga 2011.

[TheScalesHaveFallen]

@TheScalesHaveFallen And for ya'll info, I already have the Gigabyte X79 G1 Assassin 2, so don't come at me with all this you'll never use 64 gb nanny nanny boo boo. I know that, its just the fact that this is their high end board and they didn't put the highest options available for the X79 chipset.

[chronofusion]

@TheScalesHaveFallen nanny nanny boo boo? Are you a black 5 year old? lol.Just because a motherboard may support up to 64 gigs of ram doesn't mean you ever be able to use any where near that much. The board itself does NOT support a cpu powerful enough to run enough apps to utilize even 30 gigs let alone 64. You'd have to run sc2, metro2033, crysis 2, bf3, dvd/blu ray burning program, copy n pasting a blu ray movie from your external storage drive or nas, fully buffer 1hr+ youtube full hd vid,

[chronofusion]

@TheScalesHaveFallen ...hundred plus tabs open in chrome, ie9, ( or whatever tab enabled browser you use), playing a blu ray movie in another blu ray drive on same pc ALL at the same time. Who cares if they didn't put highest ram options available on this board. it's still probably 2.5 to triple what you'll ever need to use in that board's lifetime.

[sirchonga]

@TheScalesHaveFallen: Fact: Gigabyte X79 UD5 (the sibling of the UD7) supports 64GB of RAM using 8 DIMM modules.

Plausible: Gigabyte X79 UD7 can support 64GB of RAM using 16GB x 4 DIMM modules. This argument is strengthened given that there are X79 motherboards with 4 DIMM slots that support 64GB of RAM. It may just need a BIOS firmware upgrade from Gigabyte and of course affording more expensive 16GB RAM modules.

[RockRocky09]

good video, I enjoy the enthusiasm too haha

[MM360X]

That's a man can get !!!!

[3clayman]

sex on a stick

[easylolzcatz]

@RunOverFatLady no you will need a graphics card for it.

[girlskiller16]

hey man i want to work there two! you have to love your job!!!

[girlskiller16]

how much?



[AshCFX]

Hello. Love your channel ... You may be familiar ARMA2 OA, or ARMA3 If you try to benchmark with this simulator I believe it will crash 2-3 WSLI If you

max out graphics and use 2000 1000 AIs

and lots of smoke real war

[Catalyph]

for such a High-end x79 s2011 board it only have 4 DIMM slots........

[112Haribo]

Hey Linus, have you thought about maybe you NEED the wifi drivers BEFORE you can download other ones from the internet? ;)

[driftcity220]

Loving the color scheme.

[aschris87]

What no onboard VGA...

[ryandonian]

2:33

i thought that was my computer that made that sound...

[destogfx]

This shit looks hot.... And yeah, if you do video post rendering like a lot of us do, we could be happy for the extra RAM modules. I'm currently taking way too long to render with 8 gigabytes.

[Intel1502]

could I put this in my alienware aurora? its the base model one.

[Yeremita]

@Intel1502

Supposing you even knew how to install a motherboard and connect your front panel junk etc., WHY DID YOU WASTE MONEY BUYING ALIENWARE?

[MrGrandDragon]

when will they be releasing the Gold and black version of the UD7?

[paradoxdesigns]

good to see some full size boards these days.

[nyfan33]

Nice fart effects. :D

[CrissBlackHawk]

9:13 The Count, lololol

[CrissBlackHawk]

They should have, in the Open Box products, a Box Opened by Linus option. People would pay more money.

[Aristowi]

I loved big heatsinks on motherboards, X79 is getting rid of them :(

[yassen40]

zeby 3aleyk 

[gentel916]

@yassen40 5aneeth ? ( ps 2 other viewers ... he said my dick on you .. and i replied u gay ?

[imsogood]

7... isnt that only E-ATX?

[0perativeX]

The board looks pretty nice and 4-sli is a great idea if you have the cash. The only problem is, if you do go for 4-way sli you will not be able to use a dedicated soundcard coz as with far too many vendors these day, they have idiotically placed ALL of the PCI-E x1 slots right underneath the x16 slots. Which means you can't use them when a dual slot GPU is in the slot above. And when nearly all gaming GPU's are dual slot... that's just stupid engineering

[Yeremita]

@0perativeX

Maybe they're thinking that if you're willing to drop a ton on 4 way sli that an external DAC/amp combo is not so horribly out of reach. I'm guessing anyone spending that type of cash on video cards would consider such things... unlike you eh?

[0perativeX]

@Yeremita Yeah im into my music and all but im not THAT into. A dedicated soundcard from experience, makes a lot of difference over an onboard. But an external DAC amp, not really all that necessary for me. My logitech Z906 5.1 speakers sound great through my Auzentech Home Theatre HD. When i put them through the onboard sound - not so great.

[DJmixesbv]

faaaaaart

[midcoregamer]

eagerly look forward for the unboxing of excavator that he told in the Arctic Hobby Land Rider 403 RC Tank Unboxing video.

[tenchidbz]

Awesome video, but can you say over kill Gigabite? Also just how much for this mobo?

[ItsjustagameNUB]

02:31 Haha sounded like the box farted...

[yassarikhan786]

A much better looking board than the Assassin :).

[Nahaz67]

1 very sexy looking board from Gigabyte

[jakehall331]

@sirchonga i was just being pedantic :P im sure anyone who doesnt have access to wired connection would out that they could install the wireless drivers but interestingly my onboard rj45 port didnt work with the generic driver (or the one on the cd) i had to get the latest on another computer and transfer it on a usb memory stick (it was the gigabyte p67x-ud3-b3 it drove me mad for ages)

[ivan7aran]

only 4 memory slots....baaaad

[jinxedmodder]

@ivan7aran Oh noes, it can only support up to 32GB of RAM! noone cares.

[frozenskipper]

@ivan7aran would you ever use more than 32GB's of ram? Didn't think so.

[yosmer333]

@ivan7aran 4x 4GB ram = 16GB... do you really need more than 16gb?

[TheJK9000]

Waiting for the Z77-UD7 :p (it has more 7s)

[MrSnotbel]

Please unbox a apple component av cabel

[TechTalkinTurtlez]

OMG 2:30 BOX FART LOL

[unokilo321]

@TechTalkinTurtlez LOLOL you see his face when it happened?

[Fyren07]

Finally Black! :P Like they have been all year.

[ConsleGaming]

LOL 2:30 XD

[tdsviper]

If a manufacterur says its is a board for overclockers and gamers. And it has 2 bios's. Why don't they set 1 bios for safe mode and set 1 already overclockt.

It doens't have to be extreem, but just something to help you on your way.

[Splooshiba]

@tdsviper because they don't know what chip you are putting in

[tdsviper]

@Splooshiba

Aha, but the board does know as soon as you power up the pc.

So they could make 1 bios read out the cpu type and set it to a safe overclock.

[Splooshiba]

@tdsviper still, future chips wouldn't have profiles, different chips have very different characteristics.

and there isnt really any benefit here, if you want to overclock, overclock, if you don't use stock

[coolmandude]

looks BAUSS

[MrBunchies101]

damn 24-hours withought a new video :/

[PTV108]

Linus why don't you guy drop the overhead light and that will drop the glare problem. Just buy some cheap light set….easy

[skaterguy1423]

when you dong the asus rampage 4

[56nano]

i just realized something...how do you plan do memory coolers

[xLizm]

Board at 4:40

[RhinoFeed]

@xLizm He covered a LOT of useful information in this video. I would say a 11 minute video about a motherboard isn't too bad at all! :D

[npham1198]

@LinusTechTips Sorry I mean't to say 8 (octa) channel memory.

[Ikoniikk]

Not even quad channel such bull

[Twohothardware]

@Ikoniikk The Gigabyte X79 UD7 does support Quad Channel memory with 4 DIMM slots just the same as it would with 8 slots. The only difference is only being able to install up to 32GB of RAM instead of 64GB. And the only users that even need to be looking at installing more than 16GB on SB-E are those looking to build a workstation that will be running specific applications that are capable of using that much RAM. For gamers, benchers, and overclokers the additional RAM is useless.

[MexicanLeaderTaco]

9:12 that is how the vampire from sesame street would count. 7 ah Ah AH

[MidNiteR32]

I prefer old Gigabyte colors. Not their lame ass boring gray/black scheme.

[roakfurt]

@AgentHydra That's actually what I was looking, too.

[hujimix]

No baby blue Gigabyte?

Seems someone in your corporation is finally using it's head.

[jakehall331]

how do you install the wifi drivers from the website without using the cd hmmmm linus? surely you wont have an internet connection

[sirchonga]

@jakehall331: You use RJ45 cable connection. Windows 7 and other major modern operating systems come with pre-installed generic network adapter drivers. Therefore you can have access to the Internet. By the way, the unwritten rules and standard way of installation is done via RJ45 cable connection not over wi-fi.

[Soap706]

is it me or is it that nost motherboard manufacturers are downgrading their RAM slots to 4 instead of 8?

[Twohothardware]

@Soap706 8 slots just takes up available space on the motherboard and adds to the cost of purchase. The majority of users who these boards are marketed towards which is gamers and overclockers will never use anywhere near 16-32GB of RAM so there's not a lot of point in 8 DIMM slots. ASUS has chosen to offer 8 with the Rampage IV Extreme but it also costs $450. The ASUS Rampage IV Formula which is soon coming will only have 4 DIMM slots.

[Soap706]

@Twohothardware thanks man

[ShaTR2]

What's the deal with the chrysler logo???

[tonyofthenc]

wait a REAL push button OC that works? LE GASP!

[sijmenjan]

@dreed100 but you can watch it without being afraid of your parents coming in

[hrabia99332]

0:55 llololololol

[roakfurt]

Can aomebody recommend me a ~$100 for AM3+? Thanks.

[AgentHydra]

@roakfurt asrock 970 Extreme4

[dreed100]

its like watching porn...

[steamboy023]

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart! XD

[breadknife29]

Box Fart :P hhehehehehe.

[Madblaster89]

So this is better than the assassin?

[Twohothardware]

@Madblaster89 It depends on what you want to do with the motherboard. The Assassin 2 is great if your primarily a gamer and looking for just casual overclocking. It has the integrated Creative X-Fi sound and Killer E2100 NIC. Whereas the UD7 OC is designed more with overclocking in mind with a higher 16 phase digital VRM. The UD7 also has 4 way graphics support whereas the Assassin 2 only supports 3 way SLI/Crossfire.

[Madblaster89]

@Twohothardware Well the reason i ask is because this is closer to the assassin 1 rather than the 2

[YonOtto]

HAHHAHAHA fart hahahah :D omg hahaahhaha

[Leit0]

2:31 LOL

[Martinx88813]

Don't really Like the colors but if it was Black & Blue or Green & Black I would Like it more... Still Like the MB is nice tho...

[brunthroath6912]

Why do they have to call everything 3d.

3d power?

[LiGhTJuMpEr1]

Linus was extra funny in this video! "Hot Glue train.. Fascinating!" That part Killed me!

[TheIwanaloveyou]

hate it cuz the SB-E is Suck the companies need /\/\ore money guy'z nth else >_<

[SubaruHyena]

imo this motherboard would look so good in a 600T white with all Xigmatek white LED on orange fans.

[yuri00r]

4:44 - cameramen fail

[sdoieqwfjhweoiuhasdo]

What are SATA ports for

[carlespuyol11]

My favorite part is from 0:55 - 0:58 HAHAHAHA. Linus is a funny dude.

[Silverss953]

"Finally black"

it is very important

[Anton666x]

box farts!

[Dephective1]

Linus, perhaps they glued the box!!!

[JadenMoodyTV]

2:31 total box fart

[NastyTigerstyle]

Putting gaming in the name of the mobo lets them put 4 dimm slots.

[ryan9298b2]

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[thefuf99]

Hey Linus, can you make a video on how to create the best all round home theatre media PC? ie best price, specs, small form factor, quiet and so on. Thanks =]

[HennesseyHPE1000]

@thefuf99 HTPC= slow quiet small pc, pretty easy

[thefuf99]

@HennesseyHPE1000 I know, but I've never built a computer before (kinda ironic since I'm subscribed to a PC building channel) and I don't want to spend too much. I also don't really have a clue as to what cases, power supplies and whatnot are ideal.

[HennesseyHPE1000]

@thefuf99 I have never built a computer either.

Ok what is your budget?

Do you want to use ATX, mATX, or Mini ITX?

Do you want to game on it?

Do you want it silent?

Do you want it to look sleek or aggressive?

I will help, just answer those questions

[yuri00r]

@HennesseyHPE1000

1- 1200 USD

2- ATX

3- Casualty

4- yes

5- very aggressive

Tanx ^^

[thefuf99]

@HennesseyHPE1000 about $400 CDN, doesn't really matter (preferably mini ITX), casually, YES, sleek.

I've been doing the research and found some decent parts, but just wanted a professional opinion. But, if you have any ideas, they will be thoroughly appreciated. =]

[rapsnucks]

My Reaction? BOUSSSSEEE

[ViViXification]

keep pressing "3" on your keyboard when the vid starts :3

[Getfuzzyful10]

Hey linus, your channel is pretty BOSS and so are the things you unbox, but half the time i dont know what the duce you'r talking about. Ive learned a couple of things from the show but i think you should make a LinusPCschool channel or something. just saying you know so people could enjoy your show more :P

[HennesseyHPE1000]

@Getfuzzyful10 i knew nothing technical about computers a couple months ago, i was not stupid, but did not know technical stuff, and between linus and oc3d i would say i know mostly anything about computer components now XD

[Getfuzzyful10]

@HennesseyHPE1000 yeah i learned alot to but for example i dont know what a bios is what all those buttons in the corner of the board are for

[HennesseyHPE1000]

@Getfuzzyful10 The BIOS is what you configure all of your hardware with. It usually recognizes everything, but you use the BIOS to set up a SSD, overclock your hardware, set up ram timings and so on. And the buttons on the board are for hardcore users. You will not find buttons on many boards, they are used for overclocking and such. I would not worry about buttons seeing as how you are going to be building a HTPC. Just look up a video of someone setting up a BIOS. It's nothing hard to do.

[TheMuffinDoctor]

Linus, for little things like the vcheckpoints, would you mind adding annotations for them, so we can choose to read them or not