Gigabyte P55-UD4P P55 LGA1156 Core i5 Motherboard Unboxing Linus Tech Tips

[VibrateZzz]

Do this support i7 core ?and why it wrote there i5 on the gigabyte motherboard name?

? ? ? ? ?

[dasani991]

Did you fart? i smell Vasaline.

[osallivan231]

it's a SATA 6Gb/s+6x SATA 3Gb/s. Is that one of very few motherboard iwth a SATA 6Gb/s?? the ASUS Maximus GENE III has only SATA 3Gb/s (does that mean that if I buy the Western Digital Caviar Black 1T, which supports 6Gb/s, so it will only work up to 3?)

[magicedaa]

duuude you are on speed!!! :D

[VibrateZzz]

Can some one answer me?

Let say im using window 7 home basic-32 bit,

I want to replace to this above video motherboard was 64 bit is that possible?

Or 32 bit pc is permanent and cannot be changed to 64 bit...

PS

[VibrateZzz]

The motherboard is SOOOO HANDSOMEEE

[spiceyxxwiener]

you didnt say to get the latest drivers from the manufacturers website

[bozy99]

i subbed but there aint been no new vids! why is that!??! :s

[vivelehardcore]

@bozy99 LOL isnt fat by the way

[vivelehardcore]

would a radeon xfx hd 5770 fit on this motherboard cause those graphics card are massive pleasse reply

[ninjaturtle205]

@vivelehardcore ur mom would fit on this board

[vivelehardcore]

is the intel i7 work with this motherboard

[legendfang]

@vivelehardcore

Any LGA1156 chip set will fit this board. So yes a core I7 (MUST BE 1156) will fit it.

[vivelehardcore]

@legendfang ok and what about a hd5850 cause its pretty big

[legendfang]

@vivelehardcore

IDK if it will fit because of the north bridge heat sink? If it does then its going to be a really tight fit.

[vivelehardcore]

@legendfang and do you know what motherboard i could use with the northbridge not in the way lol

sorry for being anoying

[wilXwyane]

asus p7p55d e deluxe or gigabyte p55-ud4p?

[ballebanan]

Been using the P55-UD4 (not P) for about 10 months, been stable and no hassle so far. Hopefully it will be more reliable than my previous boards from Asus that kept going belly up on me every two years or so. I plan to keep this i7 rig a while.

[ASAWProductions]

why does the VRM heatsink not cover the MOSFETs? do they not need cooling?

Also, if they put the 3rd lower heatsink there, why did they not connect it to the p55 heatsink? do these new chipsets not put out very much heat?

[ASAWProductions]

why does the VRM heatsink not cover the MOSFETs? do they not need cooling?

[dsturbovq]

How much will this Coust and how much will a i7 coust

[Anton338]

I need an 1156 mobo with USB3.0, sata 6gpbs and im only going to need ONE 16x slot.

Ill be using it with 4gb of 1600 ram, i7-860 and ONE 5850.

Whats the cheapest suggestion?

How reliable is the P55-UD3 by Gigabyte?

[lapulapu12345]

now i can play pinball :D

[LegendaryWaterBottle]

He said P45 in 1:17

[MingmingHill400]

What's the difference between P55 and H55 motherboard? They have different price?

[Simaholic45]

The eSATA ports on the back of the board are not eSATA/USB. I have that board and they do not fit a standard USB connector. Great board though, just stay away from the "Energy Saver" app that comes on the CD, all it does is cause problems.

[WeThrowPie]

@Simaholic45 : they don't fit a usb connector because they are esata, you fucking moron.

[Simaholic45]

@WeThrowPie NO SHIT SHERLOCK! If you watched the video you may come to realize that he says, they are USB/eSATA ports, and I clearly stated that they are not, as I own this particular board! You really should read my comment, and watch the video before replying, you lousy good for nothing troll!

[danihj86]

I'm upgrading MB soon gonna run with maybe this MB, gtx 295 gpu and q9400 would theese components run well together?

[freakingwildchild]

SmartTPM .. Trusted Platform Module..

I wonder which advantages or disadvantages you get with the on-board TPM with the exception of streaming towards the media gigants?

[GodLikeSkillz89]

That's an ugly ass box.

[spongeprince123]

one ques, do motherboards affect framerates? my rig, i5 overclocked to 4ghz, air cooling GPNS 10x, gtx 295, motherboard = GA-p55-US3l

im dropping framerates in games i shuldnt be, so is this old motherboard an issue here? ive been told yes, but i need more answers.. thx!

[spongeprince123]

one ques, do motherboards affect framerates? my rig, i5 overclocked to 4ghz, air cooling GPNS 10x, gtx 295, motherboard = GA-p55-US3l

im dropping framerates in games i shuldnt be, so is this old motherboard an issue here? ive been told yes, but i need more answers.. thx!

[tmeng87]

does this board support crossfire?

[freakingwildchild]

@tmeng87: It does support crossfire ; as almost any Gigabyte gaming-enabled mobo has.

@mnmosh2008: After buying more than a dozen years of pc-components; I do suggest Intel and Gigabyte mainboards over Asus. They used to be great but they did drop the ball. Their servers are even better in quality.

Same goes to HDD's; WD & IBM has given me the best results with the least returns for RMA. Other brand drives sold for cheap over the counter, could be searching for troubles in the long run.

[mnmosh2008]

asus Motherboards its the best !!

[iveytmac7]

bitch please gigabytes r teh best

[mnmosh2008]

@iveytmac7

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[ asus ] Th3 b3sttttttt

shit up

[Mr937595]

way to give up on the socket 775 soo early intel. I'm happy with my Q9550

[DesertThorns]

just a question will this still be compatible with my Intel Dual Core ? because i am getting the motherboard first then the i5 later on...

[imsogood]

@Jorgie0101 the new I3s will work

[WeThrowPie]

@Jorgie0101 : core i3 are duals, and some of the core i5 are.

[LFCforEver12341]

@Jorgie0101 no, dual cores are both 775 and for 1156 theres i3's and some of the i5's are dual core. have no idea what stupid idiots would "thumbs up" your comment, lol.

[Jorgie0101]

@LFCforEver12341 That comment was 5 months ago

[thegaym0r1337]

@Jorgie0101 There are also Dual Cores for 1156...

[Jorgie0101]

@thegaym0r1337 Did you not see that my comment was from 10 months ago?...

[thegaym0r1337]

@Jorgie0101 Yes, and?

[PauliusSmile]

@Jorgie0101 and quad cores :)

[oddbodjr1]

@DesertThorns

No, unfortunatly it wont be.

[imsososogreat]

no it is not, it is a completely different socket for the cpu type. u better buy the motherboard and the cpu at the same time

[zhiheng2005]

No GIGABYTE Case Badge/Sticker? LOL :P

[Drudenhaus88]

@zhiheng2005 I got one for my UD3

[imsososogreat]

oh and ram wise i might go 1600mhz, its quite cheap and only few bucks more expensive then 1333

[akula2shark]

Welcome. What processor and purpose you wish to go for like? Developer? Gaming? Audio/Video encode? General PC usage and movie watching? Well, OC thing actually depends on what you wish to do with your PC. Assuming you wanna buy i5-750, probably this Tom's article should give you the best snapshot of OCing with that processor:

Overclocked On Air: Intel's Core i5-750

1600 MHz is worth. If you don't OC, add cards etc then UD3P (with TPM) or UD3R (no TPM). I recommend UD3P. Don't buy any uATX!!

[imsososogreat]

well my origional specs i was planning on for gaming and a bit of video editing was i5 with p55-ud3 gskill 4gb 1333 hd5850 and a vantec ion2+ 600 psu(which im not sure about) all in a lian li k62. BUT then i thought that i might try overclocking cos of all the good reviews with i5 etc...

[akula2shark]

*IF* you use lots of Video/Audio encoding and tons of Gaming stuff then I would strongly recommend you core i7-860 processor.

*IF* you use the above not so aggressively then core i5-750 is the best quad core processor out there.

Remember that 860 is HT but 750 isn't - if you comprehend what HT does to you...else let me know....am gonna give you another HT performance link lol :)

[imsososogreat]

yeah thats why im going with i5, i dont really need hyperthreading that much, and compared to the amd equivillent, its a bit faster in cpu intensive tasks so yeah. i think a single card i5 will last me a few years, even with 6 core cpus out i dont think that most games will be that cpu intensive.

i have absolutly no intention of 'future proofing' either. so i realy have no reasion to go with 1336.

[multimodder]

dude i need an 4pin power cable but i have only 6pin bcables how to connect my cpu got no power :(

[akula2shark]

1) TPM: Bluetooth Cellphone? LOL. It's called Trusted Platform Module, an embedded security solution.

2) Buddy it's not 8-phase! Actually, it's 16-phase power on this 55A-UD4P and 55A-UD6 comes with 24-phase power.

[akula2shark]

Sorry, 8-phase power is correct on 55-UD4P but it's 16-phase on 55A-UD4P

[goodoldjam]

I seen a good deal on this board and a I5. After researching it a little bit, i read that the socket on this board melts if you do some extreme overclocking. These guys were running it far past 4ghz and going past 5ghz, So it's probably not a big deal for normal people. Still i wonder if it's just a cheap socket or is it that I5 gets extremely hot on the contact side.

[akula2shark]

It's the best deal for the i5. Foxconn sockets are under the scanner due to the high over clocking (4 GHz plus for longer periods). Actually, Turbo Boost is good enough for this i5 machine (3.2 GHz officially supported by Intel).

But, Gigabyte A series coming the Lotes socket. So, I have chosen this MOBO by dumping others like Asus etc.

Search this on tube: "GIGABYTE P55A mobos - SATA3, USB3 and 3x USB power "

OR

watch?v=Uv0TM8rMuME

[imsososogreat]

do you know if the msi p55-gd65 has the same issue, or made by foxconn?

[akula2shark]

MSI GD65 is a good board. Note that if you are NOT an over clocker then you could buy ANY socket Mobo. Problems with Foxconn sockets are reported by consistent Over clockers, say with above 4GHz. I would strongly recommend any Mobo if you are using upto permissible Intel Turbo Boost frequencies (2.6GHz to 3.2 GHz max for i5-750).

[imsososogreat]

well i hope to overclock but am wondering if it is realy worth it. unless of course ocing to 4ghz. but to do that i will probably have to spend more on a motherboard that i trust and more expensive ram and a cooler etc... so it wont realy be 'free' performance.

is the oc performance notable?

[akula2shark]

Yes, OC won't come free anymore :) You must look for:

a) Solid OC Mobo from Gigabyte (socket proof)

b) PSU 550W min (if a single card lie 5770, for double go for like Corsair 650WHX.)

c) A good Mid tower case from NZXT, Antec etc.

d) CPU cooler from Thermalright, Prolimatech, Coolmaster.

Google these for more on MSI OC, it's a beast lol:

1) MSI P55-GD65 - Mid-Range P55 for the Masses

2) MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Motherboard Review

[imsososogreat]

thanks for the info, i definitely like the reviews, and the oc genie button is cool even though i might not be using it. should 1600mhz ram be another thing to look for? if overcolcking as opposed to 1333mhz

[akula2shark]

You are welcome. I brought 4 GB each of 1600 MHz from

Corsair (check CMD4GX3M2A1600C8 on Newegg) and

G.Skill Ripjaw (check F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM on Newegg)

Both are with 8-8-8-24 config.

They might cost a little more but they are very much worth if you are a performance aware guy. Google this from Tom:

LGA 1156 Memory Performance: What Speed DDR3 Should You Buy

[akula2shark]

BTW, I brought those different makes to test. I kept Corsair and pushed G.Skill to my nephew lol. He too now wants to build a high end gaming machine with i7-860 and Gigabyte/Asus/MSI board by 2nd week of Jan2010 (he yet to choose a Mobo, he can't spend a lot unlike me). I recommended him your MSI board if he's looking for best value for price but Gigabyte P55A board is best for all high end *single* card users and that's how it's gonna be future proof with USB/SATA 3.0.

[imsososogreat]

once again thankyou for the links :)! (google searches)

i wont be making use of crossfire or sli, and i dont think i will realy use sata 3 or usb3.0 fir a while to come.

so the decision for me is realy all about the extra features, and performance. i may just go with a p55-ud3 if im not going to oc, but i think i would prefer the gd65 over if i am cos im paranoid about socket burn. so i have to decide on weather or not to overclock. im gonna check out some oc benchmarks now :)

[imsososogreat]

nah there was a problem with the brackets, which hold down the psu, and when pumping volts there was bad connection with the socket i think. but the issue is suposedly fixed in the p55a boards. but i think this only applies to people who use liquid nitrogen and stuff to oc.

[kaneem001]

someone plz answer what should i go with core i5 or phenom ii plz no bias answer i just want the best for gaming

[EsserS12]

@kaneem001

personally i'd go with core i5. due to price/performance ratio is much higher than the phenom II. just my 2 cents.

[RaZZoRBG]

core i5 is the best :)

[grey2fox]

You won't find any noticeable difference when it comes to gaming, it will mostly be down to the GPU you use as most games will rely on the graphics card. The difference though is in price, AMD offers best Chip/Mobo price than intel. In other words you can save some money with AMD and spend it towards a good GPU.

[jjzwak]

i5 for sure. if you don't overclock it will be way better, and if you do, just get a aftermarket heat sink and you'll probably be able to get it pretty high (i'd guess ~3.6 at least)

[kaneem001]

ok but the p55 chips dont support tri sli very well and the phenom 2's can do quadfire at 8x speed

[akula2shark]

Core i5 is the best value for the money with hardly any compromise on the performance. One could easily build a very Digital Studio PC or a very good Gaming PC.

Google this good review from Anandtech:

"Intel's Core i7 870 & i5 750, Lynnfield: Harder, Better, Faster Stronger"

[imsososogreat]

yeah but im pissed of at the socket burn issue with the more affordable boards

[bogan001]

ide? who the fuck uses ide,

[BertrumPantyshield]

Probably one guy who's also using a floppy drive. So the rest of us have to put up with floppy and IDE connectors wasting space on motherboards. After a nuclear war the only things left will be cockroaches and the floppy connector on a motherboard.

[zzzxtreme]

only 8x bandwidth each for graphics card? is that normal?

[zzzxtreme]

this can support 2 crossfire boards without any problems?

[Yoshimatsu414]

1:16 its a P55 not a P45 lolz

[bogan001]

thats a very nice looking board, but i like amd, easier to understand.

[cosmin989]

your videos areso neat

[WOWskarphace]

I just got a similar board, and when trying to install the cpu it felt like there was alot of tension, is that normal for this socket?

[LinusTechTips]

nope. Only supports LGA1156 Core i7 processors.

[tehrealkamikaziii]

can you help to chose a motehrboard for socket 1156 please?

So i'm thinking to buy one of the:

P55-UD4

"""""""""""5

P7P55D PRO

So waht board should i chose for gaming and overcloking?

thanks (if you help lol)

5/5*

[LinusTechTips]

UD4P out of those two, personally.

[tehrealkamikaziii]

uhh taht was fast lol... is that board cheaper then teh UD5 or teh Asus P7P55D PRO? because i don't have a lot of money to spend... and i still need to buy a 5870 ^^

THANKS FOR THE HELP

[Perho92]

i5 is really good, if you do not build crossfire/sli system.

[PlagueRiddenGoat]

i7 = WIN

i5= Biggest fucking FAIL from intel ever.

[Macycrystal]

Wow, you're a faggot.

[PlagueRiddenGoat]

Say what you want but the P55 fucking sucks. It's basically an LGA 775 with the ability to hold 16gb of ram instead of 8. Plus 8x sli or crossfire? Seriously 8x? Regardless of how high you overclock your cards, they won't even be able to compete with stock cards with the full 16x bandwidth. If people really want cheap and good performance, go with AMD's AM3.

[SomeGroupProductions]

1 word, fanboy. LGA1136 is a replacement for LGA775 and its cheaper for better performance and wipes the floor with AM3...

[GraficOctane]

wow...go do your research before you come here and talk shit... fyi the pci-e controller is on the chip as well as teh mem controller?

so 8x or not it will communicate wit the pci-e slots very fast...

[bashbanger]

AMD bite ass, and P55 doesnt suck, it is just a mild step down from LGA 1366. The chips OC higher but all you get is 8 less lower PCI-e lanes. Do ur homework brudda

[SomeGroupProductions]

you clearly have no idea what you are talking about, so leave, now please

[yusufer5000]

IDE? im not sure why they are still putting that. I'm not sure about you guy but i haven't used IDE in years.

[Yubamba]

I have this board and love it. Have my i5 750 running at 4ghz on air 24hr prime stable (small fft's). Using a prolimatech mega shadow with push/pull fan setup. Awesome board for the price and overclocking features.

[Datatracer]

I wonder how many boards this nut has fried and claimed were "DOA"? The way he handles the board, he is just begging for static damage. When he almost pulled it out by the Gigabyte heat sink in the middle, I cringed! Dude, handle it by the edges, and don't touch the components!

[jeanforthewin]

mate, if it broke under what he does then it should be sent back. mobos arent made from gold leaf theyre built well

chillllll

[dubmywub]

i7 ftw

[Intelpentium54321]

I want one. But definetly need to wait

[iLLustriousTS]

question! what's the usefulness of having two Ethernet ports?

[humeyboy]

Mobo for years have had 2 (well mid/high end).

You can use 1 for Internet and the other for an external HDD or such.

You can also TEAM both together to give you 2000Mbit LAN use.

[nerdydev]

you can spreed the lode

[TheMRamstaff]

u may want to use in lan party but dont know y think it is useless:-s for a gamer

[mirko86thebest]

thanks for the video. which is the difference between this and p55-ud4? only bluetooth utility for mobile phone?

[WZZA1610]

I hope they standardize the USB/eSATA I/O on all mobos.

[humeyboy]

Asus does not have SATA 600.

They had revise Mobo at last minute due to the Faults found in the SATA 600 Controller from Promise.

[newbie8000]

Blue tube cell phone thing... Is that a Frisky Dingo reference?

[alien4085]

I don't understand the point to release the core i5 or i3. They should have just created low end core i7s like they have. The core i5 is more money for hardly much more performance then the Core2Quads produce. If you were to build a core i5 and a Core 2 Quad build with similiar specs your talking about the same price and performance. Its a waste of money for Intel.

[NickelxK5]

Not exactly true. The P55 motherboards have a lot more features then the previous motherboards, like the 6.0GBs SATA connectors on the ASUS for example. Also the memory controller is built in to the chip now. And also the core i5 is less than alot of core 2 quads... its 209 on newegg and the Q9550 is like 215

[Ratemgoal]

What's with the point of LGA1156 if the boards are just expensive as their LGA1336 counterparts, even though X58 is superior to P55 in every way.

[LinusTechTips]

They will not be the same price. The P55 chipset is quite a bit less expensive to buy/license for motherboard manufacturers.

[Hotrod768]

at my local retailer this motherboard costs $167 CAN

[pirtea]

maby i5 will go father :D

[pirtea]

farther

[costi08]

no tripple channel :(

[syafiqmilan]

good

[tvsuechtig]

He's on speed^^

[WannaBeN00b]

1:15 you call it a P45, But you were rushin the Vid As I think i can tell.

[soulcrackerz]

talk fast much? lol

[dale456654]

10 USB ports haha

[flashfith]

will there be cheap i5 mobos with 1 pcie for around $70? :(

[yyyyyyexe963]

Not in 2009

right now, A single I5 CPU start with around $160

[tenshitaiakuma]

i would think they would be lower end 1156 boards for core i3 yes

[4ourTimber]

nice board, hope its affordable =)

[yyyyyyexe963]

this board in Taiwan right now cost around USD220

[MSNBCFAN]

Linus Torvalds is going to kick this linus noob in the face!! GNU/Linux 4 Ever!!! or until to many douche bags who barely have the mental capacity to download a cd image and change boot order start fucking shit up!!! (Note: Linux was meant to be a tool for the technically inclined (Originally just for Linus) and not for mom, dad, brother, sister, and so on... this is why Micro$oft and AppleSauce have such hard times... leave Linux to the scientist and the rest for the point and click morons!!!

[jblackrupert]

Check the current price on the NCIX site

prices are rarely stated on reviews

because they change so quickly.

[iLovPieNCake]

Price ?

[lvlheaded23]

thats one sweet looking mobo, those sata, usb hybrid ports were awesome, wish my older gigabyte mobo had them,

[brainlicker1]

almost makes me wanna go intel next build i do

[Peetah16]

I love this guy. No homo thoe

[LaczupakabraPL]

Linus great video! As always 5/5

[obc993]

hey would the i5 its going to be better than the core i7? or what about i9 is it for real? haha cuz wikipedia dont lie xD

wich one its better?

[cssful]

i7 is much faster.. i5 is more mainstream.. i7 is highend

[consumev]

i9 is server grade i7 is pc enthusiast i5 is mainstream i3 is low end

[cardboardsnail]

The title is wrong

It's Gigabyte, not MSI :p

[LinusTechTips]

Thanks. I screwed up :P

[alex14469]

I don't know much about this stuff but i heard that when you add another graphics card you don't get 100% performance boost if so then why run 2 cards in x8 if you can run 1 in x16, spend less money and less of your power supply, plz explain.

[LinusTechTips]

Basically 8x or 16x is how much data CAN be written to and read from the graphics card. No modern card actually requires 16x bandwidth, so 8x is fine to get the most out of your video card(s)

[op2rules]

Very nice, that's really cool usb/esata ports

[Roly702]

Don't you mean Gigabyte, not MSI in the video title? 0_o

[aodknifer]

mmmmm core i5