Gigabyte X58A-OC Review: By Overclockers, For Overclockers

Overclockers.com · 05-10-11, 09:56 AM

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It's not news that Gigabyte makes motherboards that are "overclocker friendly" and that may be deemed an understatement by many. What is news is that the Gigabyte X58A-OC is specifically built for overclocking and maybe more to the point, extreme overclocking. The board is described as being "designed by overclockers, for overclockers" and this marks something significant.

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I.M.O.G. · 05-10-11, 10:19 AM

I am going to get one of these, despite not personally needing an X58 board right now. But I do want more motherboards designed specifically with overclockers in mind, and if this sells well, we are more likely to see more motherboards targeted at our niche...

Go buy this board, I don't care if you need it or not!

Just a nickname · 05-10-11, 10:21 AM

Nice review and great overclock!

Janus67 · 05-10-11, 12:38 PM

This would be a freaking awesome board if I was more heavily invested in X58, all I have is my 920 and my wallet already cried a bit with just getting a benching setup with S775 stuff!

PolRoger · 05-10-11, 09:33 PM

Nice review Ross! Interesting to see your insulating method/practices as I hadn't seen that before. It really looks like a great board.

JaY_III · 05-10-11, 11:26 PM

Very nice review... Would have been nice to see that around 2 and a half years ago though. Wonder if they have the same thing planned for socket 2011

Ross · 05-11-11, 09:33 AM

Thanks Roger and everyone. Yes, this is a great board and I agree that the timing may be a little inconvenient for people that are thinking of leaving 1366 behind and I was of one of them, but now I am going to do both (1366 and 1155) and will buy a 990X to run in this board too. I know that won't be a feasible or appealing option for most people, but when you bench all the time, there is no such thing as having too much hardware

It remains to be seen if they will have a purpose-built overclocker's board for P68X and I guess that will depend on what P68X can do and take advantage of compared to P67A (ie. lots of voltage, cold, high BCLK, etc.). I do know this: if they make an overclocker's board like this for P68X, I'll be first in line to buy one!

stevenb · 05-13-11, 06:57 PM

its a great board guy, i got min eup and running, its pure beast.

BTW OP try 600khz for the switching frequency, its better than 1mhz sometimes.. hint hint.

Ross · 05-15-11, 10:58 AM

Yep, it is an awesome board for sure. You have an outstanding write-up on it too steve. If anyone hasn't seen it and wants some very in-depth info on the circuitry that makes this board tick, check out steve's thread

Gautam · 05-15-11, 12:01 PM

I like how you pointed out the ease of insulation. Definitely a very important, but often overlooked, factor.

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I.M.O.G. Glorious Leader Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rootstown, OH	I am going to get one of these, despite not personally needing an X58 board right now. But I do want more motherboards designed specifically with overclockers in mind, and if this sells well, we are more likely to see more motherboards targeted at our niche... Go buy this board, I don't care if you need it or not! __________________ The OC Forums Way We are a team. We are a community. We are a fellowship made strong by mutual respect and shared dedication to the task of enriching all who come here. The OC Forums Thank You Thread Put your computer to work for our OC Forum Teams! Try out our POST TEMPLATES, they save you time answering common questions! I spend half my money on CPUs, GPUs, and Liquid Nitrogen. The other half I waste.
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Just a nickname Member Join Date: Aug 2010	Nice review and great overclock! __________________ System: i5-750 @ 4.4GHz (and beyond), 1.368v under LinX & 1.225v VTT EK supreme cooper, MCP655 with 2x360 swiftech EVGA P55 classified 200 2x2Gb ECO G.skill 1600 7-8-7-24 @ 2000MHz 7-8-7-24 1.61v / 2100MHz 8-9-8-24 1.5v XFX 5870 @ 960//1300 stock voltage CM690 II Samsung F3 spinpoint Corsair 750W
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05-10-11, 12:38 PM	#4
Janus67 Benching Team Leader Wannabe Admin Senior Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ohio State	This would be a freaking awesome board if I was more heavily invested in X58, all I have is my 920 and my wallet already cried a bit with just getting a benching setup with S775 stuff! __________________ Ivy Bridge Benching and Gaming: Asus Maximus V Extreme 0010 BIOS : Intel i7 3770k w/ Phanteks PH-TC14 : 8GB 2x4GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-2666 : MSI 7970 Lightning Edition Other Benched Hardware: GA-EX58a-UD3R; Rampage Extreme; Rampage Formula; GA-EP45-UD3R; P5K-Deluxe; MIVE -- 2500k; 2600k; 920; E6300; E6550; E6600; E8400; Q6600 -- 6950; 4870; 8800GTS Other Components: Crucial M4 128GB SSD : 2x1TB Samsung F3 in Raid0 : Silverstone Strider Gold 1250W : Auria EQ276W 27'' & Dell 2407FPW : KPC Tek9 Fat and Gemini LN2 Pots Benchmark, Win Prizes - In the Overclocktagon!
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05-10-11, 09:33 PM	#5
PolRoger Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta	Nice review Ross! Interesting to see your insulating method/practices as I hadn't seen that before. It really looks like a great board. __________________ 3770K/3570K on a Dimastech Bench table.
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05-10-11, 11:26 PM	#6
JaY_III Senior of BX Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Vancouver	2.5 years late Very nice review... Would have been nice to see that around 2 and a half years ago though. Wonder if they have the same thing planned for socket 2011
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05-11-11, 09:33 AM	#7
Ross Senior Intel-lectual Join Date: May 2002	Thanks Roger and everyone. Yes, this is a great board and I agree that the timing may be a little inconvenient for people that are thinking of leaving 1366 behind and I was of one of them, but now I am going to do both (1366 and 1155) and will buy a 990X to run in this board too. I know that won't be a feasible or appealing option for most people, but when you bench all the time, there is no such thing as having too much hardware It remains to be seen if they will have a purpose-built overclocker's board for P68X and I guess that will depend on what P68X can do and take advantage of compared to P67A (ie. lots of voltage, cold, high BCLK, etc.). I do know this: if they make an overclocker's board like this for P68X, I'll be first in line to buy one!
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05-13-11, 06:57 PM	#8
stevenb Member Join Date: Nov 2005	its a great board guy, i got min eup and running, its pure beast. BTW OP try 600khz for the switching frequency, its better than 1mhz sometimes.. hint hint.
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05-15-11, 10:58 AM	#9
Ross Senior Intel-lectual Join Date: May 2002	Yep, it is an awesome board for sure. You have an outstanding write-up on it too steve. If anyone hasn't seen it and wants some very in-depth info on the circuitry that makes this board tick, check out steve's thread
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05-15-11, 12:01 PM	#10
Gautam Senior Benchmark Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hillsboro, OR	I like how you pointed out the ease of insulation. Definitely a very important, but often overlooked, factor. __________________ El<(')>Maxi: I still have your board...and I'm afraid I lost your address so I can't send it back...and my pm box is broken...and I can't remember where the PO is anyway
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