GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L vs. GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R

[nammerduong]

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

the UD3R one seems insanely popular for reasons I don't know.
which one would you choose and why?

 

[fuksi]

UD3L if you dont need RAID!

 

[Pointertovoid]

Did you all notice the 2TB disk gag...?

Only ich9r, ich9do, ich10r, ich10do manage them. NOT ich10d, ich9m-e, no ich8, no ich7...

2TB disks already exist, but hey, you do it as you want!

 

[capt_taco]

The UD3R looks better if you want to run 50,000 hard drives at once, and it apparently the UD3L doesn't have a 1394 port. But otherwise I don't see much difference and I'd just get the cheaper one.

If I were building a new system, I'd honestly pick neither of these. I'd rather have one with DDR3 support and more than one PCIe x16 slot.

I also have no idea why most people would ever need four PCIe x1 slots.

 

[jsc]

Did you all notice the 2TB disk gag...?

Only ich9r, ich9do, ich10r, ich10do manage them. NOT ich10d, ich9m-e, no ich8, no ich7...

2TB disks already exist, but hey, you do it as you want!

???

The UD3L, P, and R all have ICH10R South Bridges. What's your point.