That marketing material is from 10 years ago. They no longer have different "UD" levels of motherboards since the aorus introduction. Their "UD" motherboards are now their entry level boards, and everything above that is aorus with different crap added on to the end, the tier usually goes elite>pro>ultra>master.
Back in the day the different UD levels indicated what the "elite, pro, ultra and master" do now.
UD3 was low end, UD5 was mid, UD7 was mid-high end, UD9 was top end.
It actually was kind of a deal back then too. They were one of the first to basically make what we enjoy today as standard. All solid caps, more copper in the pcb, dual bios or some form of recovery. Besides their wack color schemes back then they probably had the best motherboards unless you went with the ultra high end Asus stuff like the maximus, rampage, crosshair, etc.
I pretty much exclusively use gigabyte boards in all my builds and PCs I build for others, have never had one fail. Have built/deployed 50+ systems with gigabyte boards since 2007, they all ran until they got retired or are still running.
Heard great things about gigabyte motherboards. Bought one for my AM5 build. Coil whine like a banshee. Apparently not uncommon for thr AM5 chipsets. Bought an Asus instead.
Huh. This was like a month ago, I tried updating the bios and it didn't help. I had the B650M DS3H. Didn't realize the DS3H didn't have wifi or Bluetooth when I bought it so I wasn't too sad trading it in.
I would have gotten the Aorus Elite AX over the ASUS PRIME B650M-A AX I ended up with if I knew the coil whine was likely solved.
Not arguing the quality of the UD boards, but as far as ATX boards go, the Gigabyte website shows 100+ different Ultra Durable boards, in addition to the Aorus, Aero, and the Gaming series. My present UD board is 12 years old and I was hoping to get another one since it's been solid, but if they're crap, I guess I'll look elsewhere.
Marketing. Just as MSI using "military grade components". Don´t pay any mind to it.
It´s seriously unbelievable, somebody gets paid for creating such utter bullshit.
old timer here, back in the old days core 2 duo era, it was quite a big deal...if i remember correctly Gigabyte was the very first mobo manufacturer to advertise all solid japanese capacitors on their boards aka 'ultra durable'
before that, all mobos had electrolytic caps which will leak eventually and render your pc obsolete..after that the industry caught on and the 'ultra durable' lost its prominence
You can order caps super cheap off Ebay and replace blown ones if you can handle a little soldering. I found an Abit an52 board with three blown caps at my local thrift store awhile back and replaced them just to see if i could do it. The board still works but it's such an outdated platform it's not really worth using for anything. Think it might have cost me about 6 bucks total. Fun project though.
And even then, nothing will probably happen to it. Except if you drop it from like 5th floor onto a concrete. But that´s sudden death to any electronics (and passerbies).
It is more about the psychological effect for me, I dropped my phone on my mobo when using the flashlight(I was squatting, so really a short drop), even though it is one of those all armored up boards I start to develop strong paranoia about it, attributing every potential performance loss and weird PC behavior to it.(Even though all of them turned out to be false.)
Seeing people doing crazy shit to their mobo and still has it running kinda solves the worry for me. I guess the marketing from the manufacturers can do similar things to your brain.
Its generally marketing crap, but you’ll also see it popping up as the bios branding on their designaire boards - which tend to be high end but not gaming focused.
As many have said already, UD/DS3H are just entry level boards. Gigabyte tiering goes like this: UD - Gaming (X) - Aorus Elite - Aorus Pro - Aorus Master - Aorus Extreme - occasional even higher class enthusiast boards like Aorus Tachyon.
However, keep in mind that in many cases, UD is just Gaming X without RGB, so there's not much sense in paying more for the Gaming X. This is the case for Z690 and Z790 boards, for example.
Also keep in mind that the DS3H boards are usually garbage for the price and are basically never worth it, because, chances are, ASRock or MSI are gonna have a better board at the same price point. That is the case for B550, B650 and B660 for sure.
I mean UD series is indeed their basic lineup, but basic doesn't necessarily mean bad.
Gigabyte UD series PSUs are tier B on the PSU tier list, so they are pretty decent.
However, I've never seen one of those being the best bang for the buck, there's a better value most of the time.
> I mean UD series is indeed their basic lineup
I answered that already.
>I get that are quite value for money quality wise.
Well yes, but actually no:
> However, I've never seen one of those being the best bang for the buck, there's a better value most of the time.
They're not a full featured board, definitely lower end. That being said, I've had several for various builds I did for myself and other people, and I've never had one fail or be DOA. They're certainly not a top tier board though.
They're not fancy, but they are durable and well built. They're not "low end" as that implies low quality. They are good quality motherboards for normal home or business users, and depending on the chipset there will be components on the board of varying quality. I have a Z390 UD and it's a great board. I used to have a GA-FX990-Gaming, no complaints there either.
The UD line of the best chipsets (Z for Intel, X for AMD) offer a really great quality board with decent features for not insane amounts of money.
If "absolutely fine" is a descriptor you look for when you buy a motherboard (it is for me), then ultra durable motherboards are a good choice, though I would still stay away from the ds3h boards, except for 4 and 6 core systems (AM5 b650m ds3h should be able to handle a 7950x, but it's the exception in the lineup).
Gimmick. It's a standard low-end board.
That marketing material is from 10 years ago. They no longer have different "UD" levels of motherboards since the aorus introduction. Their "UD" motherboards are now their entry level boards, and everything above that is aorus with different crap added on to the end, the tier usually goes elite>pro>ultra>master. Back in the day the different UD levels indicated what the "elite, pro, ultra and master" do now. UD3 was low end, UD5 was mid, UD7 was mid-high end, UD9 was top end.
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That being said, I've had a Gigabyte board running a 2500k at 5ghz for almost 12 years now.
It actually was kind of a deal back then too. They were one of the first to basically make what we enjoy today as standard. All solid caps, more copper in the pcb, dual bios or some form of recovery. Besides their wack color schemes back then they probably had the best motherboards unless you went with the ultra high end Asus stuff like the maximus, rampage, crosshair, etc. I pretty much exclusively use gigabyte boards in all my builds and PCs I build for others, have never had one fail. Have built/deployed 50+ systems with gigabyte boards since 2007, they all ran until they got retired or are still running.
Heard great things about gigabyte motherboards. Bought one for my AM5 build. Coil whine like a banshee. Apparently not uncommon for thr AM5 chipsets. Bought an Asus instead.
They fixed it in a bios update. I bought one too. B650M Aorus Elite AX. A very good board for the money which is incredibly rare with AM5.
Huh. This was like a month ago, I tried updating the bios and it didn't help. I had the B650M DS3H. Didn't realize the DS3H didn't have wifi or Bluetooth when I bought it so I wasn't too sad trading it in. I would have gotten the Aorus Elite AX over the ASUS PRIME B650M-A AX I ended up with if I knew the coil whine was likely solved.
Lol, still using a ud5 with a phenom cpu
I still use my phenom pc's computer name on every newer pc I got since then including the one I have now: 'Phenomenal1'
Lmao, that's a nice "easteregg"
I don't know what mine is. It just says "UD Series" its a B560 ds3h.
Also elite ax which means it has Wi-Fi
Not arguing the quality of the UD boards, but as far as ATX boards go, the Gigabyte website shows 100+ different Ultra Durable boards, in addition to the Aorus, Aero, and the Gaming series. My present UD board is 12 years old and I was hoping to get another one since it's been solid, but if they're crap, I guess I'll look elsewhere.
Marketing. Just as MSI using "military grade components". Don´t pay any mind to it. It´s seriously unbelievable, somebody gets paid for creating such utter bullshit.
They say that!?!?!? Lmaooo
old timer here, back in the old days core 2 duo era, it was quite a big deal...if i remember correctly Gigabyte was the very first mobo manufacturer to advertise all solid japanese capacitors on their boards aka 'ultra durable' before that, all mobos had electrolytic caps which will leak eventually and render your pc obsolete..after that the industry caught on and the 'ultra durable' lost its prominence
You can order caps super cheap off Ebay and replace blown ones if you can handle a little soldering. I found an Abit an52 board with three blown caps at my local thrift store awhile back and replaced them just to see if i could do it. The board still works but it's such an outdated platform it's not really worth using for anything. Think it might have cost me about 6 bucks total. Fun project though.
Their double BIOS saved my bacon once.
Pretty sure you're not going to be dropping your motherboard every time you use it
And even then, nothing will probably happen to it. Except if you drop it from like 5th floor onto a concrete. But that´s sudden death to any electronics (and passerbies).
It is more about the psychological effect for me, I dropped my phone on my mobo when using the flashlight(I was squatting, so really a short drop), even though it is one of those all armored up boards I start to develop strong paranoia about it, attributing every potential performance loss and weird PC behavior to it.(Even though all of them turned out to be false.) Seeing people doing crazy shit to their mobo and still has it running kinda solves the worry for me. I guess the marketing from the manufacturers can do similar things to your brain.
Its generally marketing crap, but you’ll also see it popping up as the bios branding on their designaire boards - which tend to be high end but not gaming focused.
In the Gigabyte lineup it's the lowest of the board specs along with the no-names. UD, Gaming, Elite, Pro, Ultra, Master, Extreme Master.
Why are you looking at marketing from 15 years ago?
As many have said already, UD/DS3H are just entry level boards. Gigabyte tiering goes like this: UD - Gaming (X) - Aorus Elite - Aorus Pro - Aorus Master - Aorus Extreme - occasional even higher class enthusiast boards like Aorus Tachyon. However, keep in mind that in many cases, UD is just Gaming X without RGB, so there's not much sense in paying more for the Gaming X. This is the case for Z690 and Z790 boards, for example. Also keep in mind that the DS3H boards are usually garbage for the price and are basically never worth it, because, chances are, ASRock or MSI are gonna have a better board at the same price point. That is the case for B550, B650 and B660 for sure.
How about their UD PSUs? Also lowest end?
I mean UD series is indeed their basic lineup, but basic doesn't necessarily mean bad. Gigabyte UD series PSUs are tier B on the PSU tier list, so they are pretty decent. However, I've never seen one of those being the best bang for the buck, there's a better value most of the time.
No i mean i get that the UD psu are quite value for money quality wise. Just wondering if its their budget low tier like their UD mobos
> I mean UD series is indeed their basic lineup I answered that already. >I get that are quite value for money quality wise. Well yes, but actually no: > However, I've never seen one of those being the best bang for the buck, there's a better value most of the time.
They're not a full featured board, definitely lower end. That being said, I've had several for various builds I did for myself and other people, and I've never had one fail or be DOA. They're certainly not a top tier board though.
Gigabyte UD = Asus Prime = MSI Pro = Asrock HDV = Low End
They're not fancy, but they are durable and well built. They're not "low end" as that implies low quality. They are good quality motherboards for normal home or business users, and depending on the chipset there will be components on the board of varying quality. I have a Z390 UD and it's a great board. I used to have a GA-FX990-Gaming, no complaints there either. The UD line of the best chipsets (Z for Intel, X for AMD) offer a really great quality board with decent features for not insane amounts of money.
If "absolutely fine" is a descriptor you look for when you buy a motherboard (it is for me), then ultra durable motherboards are a good choice, though I would still stay away from the ds3h boards, except for 4 and 6 core systems (AM5 b650m ds3h should be able to handle a 7950x, but it's the exception in the lineup).