I bought it a replacement for my UD3R, which got buggy over time. I recently bought a used Xeon x5450 and it's a great overclocker on this board and has 4 cores besides. I'm beginning to think that overclocking long-term is not a great idea. I love the UD3R for it's performance, accessories, features and build quality. I'd actually give up overclocking if it were proven to be detrimental and enjoy this motherboard for what it is - a sturdy piece. We will see.
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The board arrived in sturdy packaging. The I/O shield was not in very good shape (not an issue). The MB showed its age, but booted on the first power-up. Running a Core2 Quad with 8GB DDR2 RAM. My only gripe is the sound chip is inoperative. I'll find a cheap sound card to put into it. While it is not fast by today's standards, it works well enough, using components from my storage drawer and an old Vento case. My grandchidren helped to assemble it, and now they use it daily. I would buy this again. Be prepared for a long shipping experience.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Install Snow Leopard on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required Two weeks ago I detailed how to build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, start to finish, with a little Terminal work. If you're not comfortable with command-line hacking, you can now install Snow Leopard on your Hackintosh with just a few point-and-clicks. So what's changed between my last guide and this one? In short, one of the incredibly helpful and generous people who helped walk me through the installation process last time was kind enough to wrap all the tedious Terminal work into one dead simple installer. Where two weeks ago I showed you how to prepare your thumb drive (and after that, hard drive) with a custom bootloader that allows you to boot into OS X on regular old PC hardware, now all you have to do is run a package, point it at the drive you want to prepare, and then let it take care of all the nitty gritty. It could not be more simple. What You'll Need * Supported hardware. I laid out my list of supported hardware in my previous post here. It's not the only hardware that will work with OS X, but it's the only hardware that's guaranteed to work with this guide. * A USB thumb drive that's at least 8GB in size (I'm using this 16GB Corsair drive, but obviously any sufficiently sized thumb drive should do just fine.) * A copy of the Snow Leopard Install DVD. You can use the $29 "Upgrade" disc to install, even though this is a fresh installation. Note: If you feel like being completely honest, go ahead and buy the Mac Box Set-though, honestly, Apple's practically made it hard *not* to buy the fully functional install disc. * Another Mac to prepare your thumb drive. (You'll only need this other Mac for a few steps. I used my MacBook Pro, but you could also borrow a friend's for an hour or so, too.) * The EP45UD3P Snow Leopard install package. This package allows you to skip all the command line work in my last guide, and you can download it here. read more at source: http://lifehacker.com/5360150/install-snow-leopard-on-your-hackintosh-pc-no-hacking-requiredRead full review
all i can say is be very careful of " as is" products. then this board arrived, one of the memory sticks didnt work. the board itself lasted for about a day before going bad, blue screen and would not post again. took to a service guy that stated a couple of problems.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Although it's older technology, it's very powerful old technology. Perfect for someone like me who likes the power but can't afford the latest power.
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