The BIOS
You’ll find Gigabyte’s M.I.T. BIOS on the H67MA-UD2H, which was surprising. It offers a wealth of options for various BIOS tweaking including adjustments for CPU multiplier, clock rate, bus speeds, as well as adjusting memory timings, DDR speeds and XMP profiles. There are options to enable/disable onboard devices, including onboard audio, LAN, USB3.0 and onboard Intel HD graphics (the processor graphics on the Sandy Bridge).
Installation
Like with most micro-ATX motherboards, it’s the size of the CPU cooler which is the only concern. So make sure you check with the manufacturers first if you’re unsure. The good news is that you can use your existing (or should I say older) LGA 1156 CPU coolers for this motherboard. We found this out during the original review of the Intel DH67BL.
Test Setup & Procedures
| Processor | Default: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4Ghz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H |
| Ram | Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2133 4Gb Kit |
| Graphics Card | onboard Processor Graphics – Intel HD 3000 |
| Hard Drive | Adata S599 128Gb SSD |
| Optical Drive | LG x24 DVD-RW Re-writer SATA |
| CPU Cooler | Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake ToughPower XT 875W |
| Chassis | Lian-Li Pitstop T60 Test Bench |
| Network | Netgear WG111v2 |
| Monitor | 23″ Samsung (1920×1080) – HD 1080p |
| OS | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
To test the Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H Motherboard, we will be using a test rig based on the above components. We set the onboard graphics frame buffer to 128MB. As you can see it’s a fairly up-to-date system. Here are some of the benchmark software which we’ll be using:
- Sandra Pro Business 2010
- CPU-Z and ADIA64
- PC Wizard
- ScienceMark 2
- PC Mark Vantage
- 3D Mark Vantage
- Unigine DX11 Benchmark
