Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

Manufacturer Gigabyte
Name GA-MA770T-UD3P
Type / Chipset Socket AM3 CPU / AMD 770 Chipset (AMD SB710 Southbridge)
Dimensions ++++ 44 mm (67 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other parts of the mainboard – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size is 305 x 211 mm.
Slots ++++ 2x pci, 5x PCIe 2.0: 1×16/4×1, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-1600 max. 16GB RAM
Connectors

++++ 1x Floppy, 1x UDMA133, 6x SATA II RAID, 1x serial (optional), 1x parallel (optional), 2x PS/2, 1x onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111 C/D), 12x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 3x IEEE1394a (400 Mbit/s 1x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC 888 onboard 7.1 sound with 6x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x coaxial S/PDIF out, 1x int. S/PDIF in/out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Side out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 4x fan connectors.

Vcore ++++ BIOS between -0.600 Volt and +0.600 Volt in steps of 0.025 Volt
Multiplier ++++ BIOS between 5x and 13x (max multi depends on the CPU) and 1x – 10x HT / 5x – 10x NB
Host Frequency ++++ BIOS between 200 and 500 MHz (PCIe 100 – 200 MHz)
VIO/VDD ++++ VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.600 – 2.400 Volt, DDR VTT 0.900 – 1.300 Volt, NB PCIE 1.800 – 2.200 Volt, NB 1.100 – 1.800 Volt, CPU NB -0.600 – +0.600 Volt, SB 1.200 – 1.580 Volt
Performance* ++++ Benchmark ratings with different operating systems.

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik in Windows Vista: 26 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows Vista: 54,86 MPixel/s SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26,2 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 55 MPixel/s

3DMark Vantage Entry test Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry test in Windows Vista: E29373 (GPU: 29122 / CPU: 30152) 3DMark Vantage Entry test in Windows 7 RC: E29531 (GPU: 29394 / CPU: 29952)

3DMark06 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP Nvidia 6600 GT PCIe video card: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 1517 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 1633 3DMarks 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 12750 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 12598 3DMarks

3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP Nvidia 6600 GT PCIe video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 9479 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 9417 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 9474 3DMarks 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 41249 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 40728 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 40357 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

++++ Complete and well placed motherboard description, colored connectors and very good manual in english.