Gigabyte X58A-UD9: A Massive Board for a Massive Score

You can also attach your watercooling system to the Hybrid Silent Pipe module to enhance its cooling performance.

This is how it looks like when the northbridge heatsink is left on its own, without the Hybrid Silent Pipe. See the four small screw holes and two curved space reserved for the heatpipes?

Whenever someone comes up with the idea of pushing an Intel Core i7 980X to its limit, a great deal of electricity would usually be involved. That’s why Gigabyte puts this array of 24-phase power VRM around the processor socket, to make sure you have all the power you need.