The Gigabyte X58A-UD3R, as the 'A' in X58A allready indicates, is a new X58 mainboard with USB3 and SATA3 support. Again we see the '333' logo on the box, it tells us that next to the USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/second support we have extra power for USB3 devices. Up till now these devices without a power adapter have not been spotted yet, there is the buffalo USB3 drive, but that still needs en AC adapter.
The UD3R can be considered a relatively cheap X58 socket 1366 mainbord since retail prices are around $200.- , but CrossfrireX and SLi bridges are still included in the bundle. It has an 8 phase (probably 4 + 2 + 2) power supply, which is less than most other X58 mobos, the UD5 from the '333' series has a 12 +2 +2 and the UD7 is even equipped with a 24 +2 +2 phase power supply.
With four PCIe sockets this mobo can be considered a real gaming monster, the X58 chipset takes care of enough lanes four all graphics cards.
There is a dedicated page for the the disassembled heatsink(s), which look a bit 'traditional'. Thermal management seems to form a substantial part of the total production costs so this has probably been done to keep the retail price low(er).
You can find the full preview here with more detailed images and specs.
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