ASUS E5995 SABERTOOTH X58 vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R v2.0e

[orestesdd]

I want to build a PC fairly soon, but I am undecided about which motherboard to pick. Also I did download both manuals and RAM support guide for the Gigabyte MOBO, but it is hard to find a reasonably priced DDR3 triple-channel. Since I am going to buy these things, MOBO and RAM, "online", I want to make sure about the RAM I should buy for each MOBO. I am more inclined to buy ASUS, by the way.

Here are the two MOBOs:

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 about $200.00

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 about $200.00 (it was lowered in price)

I would appreciate any serious comments, and thanks for your help.

Ciao!

 

[saint19]

Hi.

I would go with the UD3R since for onlr $10 more u get better features.

 

[orestesdd]

Hi.

I would go with the UD3R since for onlr $10 more u get better features.

So what makes the UD3R better than the ASUS mobo? By the way, the gigabyte mobo was lowered in price. Thanks.

 

[saint19]

Take a look of this and tell me the difference that u see for the same price.

Gigabyte is a very friendly mobo and OC very well also has Dual Bios that is a feature for avoid kill ur mobo with a bad BIOS update.

 

[orestesdd]

So how do I go about selecting RAM? For the gigabyte mobo there is a list of qualify vendors, but whenever I try to find a particular RAM module from this list (amazon or newegg), it is either not found or there is no a triple channel DDR3. I was looking from the list of DDR3 1600, and I fail to find what I want. Can I trust the ones not listed in this list?

These are the DDR3 listed:

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AET16B2 1GB A-DATA AX3U1600XB1G7-EF SS Micro 8BBI2 D9GTR v 3PCS
AET16C2 2GB A-DATA AX3U1600GB2G9-AG DS v 6PCS
A16B1 1GB A-DATA AX3U1600PB1G8-2P SS v 6PCS
CET16B2 1GB CORSAIR TR3X3G1600C8D SS v 3PCS
EXET16C2 2GB elixir M2Y2G64CB8HA9N-DG DS v 6PCS
GET16B1 1GB GEIL GV32GB1600C8DC SS v 3PCS
GSET16C1 2GB G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ DS v 3PCS
GSET16C2 2GB G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO DS v 6PCS
K16C1 2GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/4G DS v 3PCS
KET16C1 2GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K3/6GX DS v 6PCS
KET16D1 4GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K3/12GX DS v 6PCS
KMET16B1 1GB KingMax FLGD45F-B8KG9 SS KingMax KFB8FNGXF-ANX v 6PCS
KMET16C1 2GB KingMax FLGE85F-B8MF7 DS
KMET16C2 2GB KingMax FLGE85F-B8KG9 DS KingMax KFB8FNGXF-ANX v 6PCS
O16C1 2GB OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK DS v 3PCS
O16C2 2GB OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK DS v 6PCS
OET16C1 2GB OCZ OCZ3X1600LV6GK DS v 6PCS
PA16B1 1GB PATRIOT PVT33G1600ELK SS v 3PCS
PA16C1 2GB PATRIOT PSG34G1600LLKA DS v 3PCS
TAET16C1 2GB Team TXD36144M1600HC8TC-D DS v 3PCS
WET16B1 1GB Winchip GDF1GB18L125C8-3GK SS v 3PCS
WET16C1 2GB Winchip GDF2GB18L125C8-6GK DS v 3PCS
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I only plan to get 6GB total of RAM. Sorry, but this forum does not let me align correctly this table. Thanks

 

[saint19]

Go with this G.Skill PI 1600 that have amazing performance.

 

[orestesdd]

Go with this G.Skill PI 1600 that have amazing performance.

Should I trust these modules even if they are not found in the Gigabyte QVL? And thanks.

Ciao!

 

[saint19]

Yeah, a RAM kit that isn't in the QVL doesn't mean that don't works with the mobo only means that wasn't tested with that mobo.

 

[orestesdd]

Best answer selected by orestesdd.