First of all welcome, if you have any issue with the boards please list them here and I can report them to GBT to be fixed. Please do not PM me to RMAs or samples, I don't work for giga. If you have an issue the knowledgeable people here can help you out, however you might want to also try gigabyte's tech support before or after. I have the majority of these boards already so I can always check and see your issue if I have the other hardware as well. Now let's cover some of the features brand new to this generation across the UD boards.
Latest BIOSes here.
#1. Power Delivery: The UP thing is now a thing of the past, however all these GIGABYTE Z87 boards have the PowIRstages which are very high quality compared to most discrete MOSFETs.
#2. Fan Control: The new hardware/BIOS and Software allow for much improved fan control, on boards UD4H(M5 included) and down users will have control over 3 headers(maybe 4 as i think 2 might be combined, i have to double check that) and boards UD5H and up(including OC series) will have total control over at least 6 headers(many times 7) as these boards have something call EC which supplements the BIOS and SuperIO.
#3. Most boards also have the built in front headphone amplifier, the DRV632, this is a pretty cool amp and you can find it on the UD3H even, it can drive 600ohms.
#4. Software: GBT got a lot of complaints about their EasyTune6 and all the issues like DPC and the such, GIGABYTE redesigned it from input from the community like from facebook and forums, the new EasyTune is just called EasyTune(no number) and while it is still in its early stages it has some cool features, especially for fan control. Their new App center also is pretty comprehensive.
Some known things:
#1. HD mode in the UEFI's Windows mode only works with 1080P and above monitors and certain higher end GPUs, the iGPU isn't' supported but I am sure they are working on this.
#2. Try to use BMP format for changing the BIOS background.
#3. If you can't set the BCLK dividers(they all should work, except 2.5x lol) then most likely your ME is corrupted, another sign of this is after you save and exit the system hangs at a blank screen before shutting down.
Soon to be released boards:
The Z87X-UD7 TH:
CONTROLLING Z87X-UD3H, UD4H, and Sniper M5 and all boards below with speedfan, directions from:
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Latest BIOSes here.
#1. Power Delivery: The UP thing is now a thing of the past, however all these GIGABYTE Z87 boards have the PowIRstages which are very high quality compared to most discrete MOSFETs.
#2. Fan Control: The new hardware/BIOS and Software allow for much improved fan control, on boards UD4H(M5 included) and down users will have control over 3 headers(maybe 4 as i think 2 might be combined, i have to double check that) and boards UD5H and up(including OC series) will have total control over at least 6 headers(many times 7) as these boards have something call EC which supplements the BIOS and SuperIO.
#3. Most boards also have the built in front headphone amplifier, the DRV632, this is a pretty cool amp and you can find it on the UD3H even, it can drive 600ohms.
#4. Software: GBT got a lot of complaints about their EasyTune6 and all the issues like DPC and the such, GIGABYTE redesigned it from input from the community like from facebook and forums, the new EasyTune is just called EasyTune(no number) and while it is still in its early stages it has some cool features, especially for fan control. Their new App center also is pretty comprehensive.
Some known things:
#1. HD mode in the UEFI's Windows mode only works with 1080P and above monitors and certain higher end GPUs, the iGPU isn't' supported but I am sure they are working on this.
#2. Try to use BMP format for changing the BIOS background.
#3. If you can't set the BCLK dividers(they all should work, except 2.5x lol) then most likely your ME is corrupted, another sign of this is after you save and exit the system hangs at a blank screen before shutting down.
Soon to be released boards:
The Z87X-UD7 TH:
CONTROLLING Z87X-UD3H, UD4H, and Sniper M5 and all boards below with speedfan, directions from:
Quote: