The Ultra-D is full of
other features such as well, everything. More specifically SATA II,
Marvell Gigabit LAN, Karajan audio module, and the Realtek ALC850 8-channel audio CODEC,
The Ultra D also has some of the little things that only the
hardcore can understand. Heatsinks on just about every module the
board has really helps in heat dissipation which in turn keep the
board 24/7 safe at 95-99% max overclock. This is a must for those of
you that love CPU-Z verification and showing that your max overclock
can holdup after three days online. It also lengthens the lifespan
of your board and builds the confidence you can have in your
overclocked system. The Ultra-D is a marvel to look at to say in the
least.
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Heatsinks everywhere. The best part
is they seem to be a part of the modules. No frag tape here.
The layout continues to appeal to those of you that consider a
motherboard to be the center of your computer build. In reality it
is, although some people just want a board, and not an Ultra-D. The
DFI does have 2 PCI Express x16 slots, although they are disabled to
work together at 8x on the Ultra-D.
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As mentioned before the northbridge HSF just in general sucks. I
think with all the layout of the board they might have forgotten it.
You simply can't mount anything on it so you just have to deal with
the stock HSF. We cleaned it up a bit and used some AS5 paste.