New GIGABYTE Z390 UD Motherboard (8th/9th Generation Intel)...ATX Form Factor

Description: New GIGABYTE Z390 UD Motherboard for 8th/9th Generation Intel Processors...ATX Form Factor Thank you for your interest in this item and please visit our store for other offerings. We have very reasonable shipping terms and combine orders to save money (for customers) on shipping costs. We also maintain customer friendly return/refund/exchange policies. Product Description: Listing Update #1...This is not so much an update as it is a brief comment about the computers and related parts I have available for sale. Personal computers (and in particular desktop computers) have always been a hobby of mine. I've enjoyed tinkering with this stuff over the years and have accumulated a number of items during this time...some new and some used. I am not an expert on the subject...more of an enthusiast...but I will still do my best to answer any questions as it relates to my computer related listings. Thank you. Listing Update #2...I want to draw your attention to the last two pictures included above. You will see that I have pulled the motherboard out of the retail packaging and taken two (2) close-up pictures of the LGA 1151 socket (one with the factory cover secured over the pins and another with the factory cover flipped up to show the pins). I will now do this for every factory new Intel motherboard I sell on eBay. I understand the last picture that shows all the socket pins is somewhat distorted from the camera lens, but you can still see there are no "squashed" or "rogue" pins that stand out from the others. In other words, I can confirm there are no bent pins in the socket on this factory new motherboard. I've been fortunate in that I've built many Intel computers over the years and never had a new motherboard come to me with bent socket pins. Unfortunately, since I've started selling factory new Intel motherboards on eBay, I've had some customers return them with bent pins. I've trusted the customers and accepted the returns for a full refund (or exchange), because that is the right thing to do. Although, since my eBay customer experience has been worse than mine when it comes defective sockets from bent processor pins, I'm taking the extra step to inspect each LGA 1151 socket on my factory new motherboards. So please understand, I've confirmed this next motherboard for sale has no bent socket pins and I cannot take it back on a return if you accidentally bend some pins. I guess what I am trying to say is please be careful, as I am not skilled enough to straighten pins and the motherboard manufacturers charge too much to repair a motherboard with bent pins. Original Listing... This offering is for a new GIGABYTE Z390 UD motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket for 8th/9th generation Intel processors. It's an ATX (form factor) and includes a decent feature set. My research indicates this motherboard has a 10 (Vcore) + 2 (Vsoc) phase VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) with heatsinks over both VRMs to further aid in cooling. This is not a top-end Z390 motherboard, but it's my favorite among the entry-level models due primarily to the superior VRM. The 10+2 phase VRM is best-in-class when considering all of the Z390 entry-level motherboards that support 8th/9th generation Intel processors. It's capable of running an Intel Core i9-9900K processor at stock speeds with relative ease. Additionally, it's the only entry-level Z390 motherboard that I am aware of to survive brutal stress testing of an overclocked Intel Core i9-9900K at 5 GHz. I did not perform this stress testing, but some quick research will reveal this testing online from respected sources. Now I would not recommend overclocking a Core i9-9900K with this motherboard. I know it survived the aforementioned stress testing, but that does not make it an ideal overclocking candidate for Intel's flagship 9th generation processor. There are more capable and expensive Z390 motherboards that are better suited for such grueling overclocking demands. Although, this motherboard does include all the overclocking features (for "K" processors and DDR4 memory). So if you want a motherboard that is capable of overclocking an Intel 8th/9th generation Core i3, i5 or i7 processor (and DDR4 memory), then this offering may be worthy of your consideration. If your preference is to run any Intel 8th/9th generation processor (including the Core i9-9900K) at stock speeds, then the power delivery on this motherboard will be more than adequate, and likely better than any of the other entry-level Z390 motherboards under most conditions. Having said the above, I thought it might also be helpful if I shared a specifications sheet of sorts that provides more details.... Chipset / Socket Type: Z390 chipset that supports the LGA 1151 socket for 8th/9th generation Intel processors. Size: ATX form factor that measures 12" x 9" Memory: 128 GB (max) of DDR4 memory (4 x 288 pin slots)...dual channel supported and max clock speed of 4266 MHz. Note: the max clock speed is coming from the GIGABYTE website and seems a bit optimistic to me). Audio: Integrated Realtek ALC887 audio that supports up to 7.1 (8 channel) surround sound w/8 speakers (integrated means the sound card is built onto the motherboard) LAN: Integrated Realtek GbE LAN chipset w/transfer rate up to 1000 Mbps or 1 Gbps Wireless LAN (aka WiFi) and Bluetooth: Not applicable on this motherboard. So if desired, will need to be added via a PCIe expansion card or a USB adapter. Input/Output ports (rear shield): two PS/2 (mouse and keyboard), one video (HDMI), six blue USB Type-A (3.2 Gen 1 running at 5 Gb/s), a RJ-45 Network (LAN) with LED indicator, blue audio input (various devices), green audio output (headphone, two-channel speakers or front speakers), pink audio input (microphone) Storage ports/sockets: six SATA 3.0 ports and one M.2 Socket 3 with Type M key that will accommodate sizes 2242/2260/2280/22110 (SATA 3.0 or PCIe 3.0 support up to x4 lanes for SSD). Note1: data transfer rates are as follows...SATA 3.0 is stated at 6 Gb/s (750 MB/s, but it's actually less due to the overhead caused by the 8b/10b SATA encoding scheme. This lowers the actual transfer rate to about 80%, or 4.8 Gb/s, which when divided by 8 bits gives us 600 MB/s.), PCIe 2.0 is 4 Gb/s (500 MB/s) per lane and PCIe 3.0 is 8 Gb/s (1 GB/s) per lane. So as it relates to PCIe supported sockets, just multiply the number of lanes available by the applicable PCIe transfer rate and this will give you the theoretical maximum bandwidth for that socket (FYI: PCIe overhead is about 3%, due to a more efficient encoding scheme. So PCIe transfer rates are closer to their theoretical maximums relative to SATA transfer rates.). Note2: SATA SSDs are usually B+M keyed and this hybrid key design will fit in either a B or M keyed socket. Note3: We generally use bits-per-second to measure transfer speeds, but bytes-per-second to measure data, because it takes 8 bits (or 1 byte) to encode a single character of text. Expansion slots: one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot running at x16 lanes, two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots running at x4 lanes and two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots running at x1 lane. Note: data transfer rates are as follows...PCIe 2.0 is 4 Gb/s (500 MB/s) per lane and PCIe 3.0 is 8 Gb/s (1 GB/s) per lane. So just multiply the number of lanes available in a particular slot by the applicable PCIe transfer rate and this will give you the theoretical maximum bandwidth for that slot. Other: There are other available headers/connectors on the motherboard and I can try to answer related questions or refer you to the manufacturer's website for a full motherboard description. As I mentioned above, this is a factory new motherboard and it will come to you in it's original retail box/packaging. I opened the box to confirm all the accessories and literature/manuals were present (and they are). I also pulled the motherboard out of its anti-static packaging to further inspect the LGA 1151 socket, as discussed in Listing Update #2 above. So this is truly a factory new motherboard that has been removed from it's anti-static packaging on just the one occasion (for the aforementioned inspection purposes). Finally, I want to emphasize the importance of the discussion in Listing Update #2. Please be so very careful when handling one of these factory new Intel motherboards. I've taken the time to inspect the LGA 1151 socket on this motherboard and can confirm there are no bent socket pins. So I won't be able to take it back on a return if a customer accidentally bends some of the socket pins. You may visit our store by clicking on this "Store Home Page" link. Note to international customers regarding shipping... We apologize to those that feel some of our international shipping charges are too high. We only charge actual shipping rates, but once an order exceeds a certain amount, we hesitate to use the least expensive US Postal Services First Class International service. We feel this way, because this service is not trackable or insurable...so more risk of loss. We prefer the US Postal Services Priority Mail International service for more expensive orders, because this service is trackable at USPS.com and insurable...so less risk of loss. Unfortunately, this service is more expensive, especially for smaller/lighter packages, relative to the First Class International service. We are sorry about these higher shipping costs, but hopefully our notes help to explain why this is the case. Note to international customers regarding customs... We also apologize to those that feel their country import taxes, duties and brokerage fees are excessive. As a small US business, we are required by customs' laws to declare each order as a retail sale. Additionally, the declared order value must be equal to total store purchases and/or winning auction bids (less any shipping costs, as these are not considered in the declared value). As a result, each customer will be responsible for paying his/her own country taxes, duties and brokerage fees, which will be collected upon delivery. Again, we apologize for these additional costs, but we cannot afford the penalties and fines that come with breaking customs' laws...so we have to strictly abide by them.

Price: 159.99 USD

Location: Argonia, Kansas

End Time: 2023-12-18T23:54:48.000Z

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