sumobritches Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 i'm buying my system within 48 hours and need help. what's the main differences of the EX58-UD3R compared to the EX58-UD5? i want to pair this with an i7 920. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
snokarver Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 i'm buying my system within 48 hours and need help. what's the main differences of the EX58-UD3R compared to the EX58-UD5? i want to pair this with an i7 920. Did you try comparing the two on newegg? That lists some of the differences. Sometimes there's others like power and such that NE doesn't list. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple_core Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Here they are side by side: GA-EX58-UD3R vs. GA-EX58-UD5 I've got the UD5 on my shopping list. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumobritches Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Did you try comparing the two on newegg? That lists some of the differences. Sometimes there's others like power and such that NE doesn't list. yep i did...from what i understand...one has 4 slots of memory and the other has 6. i don't know what this means in english because i'm very new to all of this stuff. all i need/want is 6 gigs of DDR3 and i'm set. however i read that "you pay for what you get" and the capacitors and parts on the UD5 is top dollar stuff compared to the UD3R. any other thoughts guys? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple_core Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 yep i did...from what i understand...one has 4 slots of memory and the other has 6. i don't know what this means in english because i'm very new to all of this stuff. What that means is on the UDR3 you can only install three physical memory sticks and on the UD5 you can have up to four. Keep in mind though that for the i7 920 it is recommended that you only use three memory sticks. If you buy 2Gb sticks you can have a max of 6Gb of RAM, if you buy 4Gb sticks you can have a max of 12Gb of RAM. The boards themselves have a maximum limit of either 16Gb or 24Gb. I can't afford 16 or 24Gb of ram so that isn't an issue for me. all i need/want is 6 gigs of DDR3 and i'm set. however i read that "you pay for what you get" and the capacitors and parts on the UD5 is top dollar stuff compared to the UD3R. i've read that the copper heat pipes are an advantage over the aluminum ones. There are some disadvantages to the UD5 though. I've read that some people have had trouble with Leopard (I don't know about SL) and motherboards having two onboard ethernet controllers. Something about OS X not expecting that and getting confused. If you search this forum you should find the posts. The solution was to disable the second onboard ethernet board in the MB bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehnick Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 What that means is on the UDR3 you can only install three physical memory sticks and on the UD5 you can have up to four. Actually the UD3R has 4 slots and the UD5 has up to 6. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumobritches Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 i've read that the copper heat pipes are an advantage over the aluminum ones. i read up on the two on gigabyte's website, the only real advantages i could see was the UD5 has copper pipes like you said and it also has esata II capability. my biggest thing is, i am like you i can only afford 6gb of DDR3 Ram right now and i'm primarily making this a video editing machine. final cut pro ONLY utilizes 2.5 gigs of processing. after effects CS4, which i also use, only uses 3 gigs of ram at it's max. In other words, my ram is perfect. i'm also buying/using a Scythe Mugen 2 on the processor to keep it cold. SO....for the guys who know this answer: using the Scythe on the i7, is it gonna be a big difference in performance/heat difference when it comes down to the aluminum vs the copper pipes? AND...is it worth an extra $100 essentially?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple_core Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Actually the UD3R has 4 slots and the UD5 has up to 6. Ah man.. yeah, that's right.. sorry about mis-info earlier.. my fingers were typing faster than my brain could process. So yes, the UDR3 = 4 slots, the UD5 = 6 slots. Since the i7's like memory in groups of 3 the UD5 allows you to drop in 3 extra memory sticks (keeping the balance of x3). While with the UDR3 that fourth slot would be wasted. And since 2Gb sticks are way cheaper than 4Gb sticks you could get up to 12Gb for a fair price as opposed to buying 3 sticks of 4Gb (to get to 12Gb also). And WHOA, a 4Gb DDR3 single stick is $470!!! While 3 sticks of 2Gb (DDR3 1600) is around $210 so you could get 12Gb for around $420. Less than the price of a single stick of 4Gb! Thanks for the catch on my typo. i'm also buying/using a Scythe Mugen 2 on the processor to keep it cold. SO....for the guys who know this answer: using the Scythe on the i7, is it gonna be a big difference in performance/heat difference when it comes down to the aluminum vs the copper pipes? AND...is it worth an extra $100 essentially?? As long as you are using a well rated high CFM fan the difference between the aluminum and copper heat pipes should be a non-issue. I'm trying to go for low noise so I'm looking at the Noctua fans both for the CPU and in my case. I won't be replacing all of the case fans with them though so I accept there will be some noise. I'm trying to stay away from the jet engine sound. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187648-ex58-ud3r-vs-ex58-ud5/#findComment-1273629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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