Gigabyte GA-X58-UD9 @ PureOverclock

The mother of all motherboards is clearly the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD9.  It might not be as extreme as the EVGA SR-2 or as colorful as some of the ASUS offering but in terms of pure technology the UD9 is the reigning king of the overclocking world.

While I personally feel that some of the features are overkill and unnecessary you cannot deny that to get ahead in the overclocking arms race you have to push the limits.

We've seen many X58 motherboards since their initial launch, and lately some refreshes with SATA 6G and USB 3.0 coming to the market. But we've never seen a board with a price tag like the Gigabyte GA-X58-UD9. We are well aware of Gigabyte's reputation among overclockers, and truth be told, we're big fans as well, since we've seen them display some of the best stability and recovery from extreme overclocking we've ever encountered.  But the UD9 is crazy expensive, so how do things shake out when we put the board on sub-zero cooling?

In terms of overclocking the board does great and while the GA-X58A-UD3R will do many of the things found on the UD9 it does have its limitations.

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