GIGABYTE G1.Assassin 2

The GIGABYTE G1 Assassin 2 is GIGABYTE’s top of the line gaming motherboard for the X79 platform.

When we look at this board, we are really looking at a mix of the X79-UD3 and X79-UD5, with some hefty gaming upgrades which give it the high price tag. The Assassin2 boasts only 4-DIMMs, 3-Way GPU support and this was done without the use of multiplexers such as used on the UD3 and UD7 to switch lanes for SLI. This gives the G1 Assassin 2 a nice eATX form factor with enough room to change your memory with a full size GPU in the first slot. The same spacing was provided to the UD7, but the UD7 is XL-ATX. The G1 Assassin2 has the gun heatsink, which many have spoken unkindly about. The board employs two USB 3.0 controllers from Fresco Logic, and even provides a front panel USB 3.0 bay so that the user will be able to use the internal header. Read the full story