Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 LGA775 ATX Motherboard, Intel X38 Express Chipset, Supports Intel Core 2 Multi-Core CPUs, Dual DDR2 1200, SATA 3Gb/s, CrossFire R

Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 LGA775 ATX Motherboard, Intel X38 Express Chipset, Supports Intel Core 2 Multi-Core CPUs, Dual DDR2 1200, SATA 3Gb/s, PCI-E, CrossFire Ready, w/ GB LAN, 8ch Audio
GIGABYTE's GA-EX38-DS4 motherboard provides the ultimate dream machine for serious overclockers and enthusiasts. Making sure gamers have plenty of future CPU headroom, the GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 supports Intel Core 2 multi-core processors as well as the all-new Intel 45nm CPUs. In addition to providing record setting support for 1600MHz Front Side Bus and up to 1200 MHz of DDR2 memory, the GA-EX38-DS4 is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX with dual PCI Express x16 interfaces. The GA-EX38-DS4 also delivers several Unique GIGABYTE innovations including the latest edition to GIGABYTE's technology arsenal, the Dynamic Energy Saver, providing extensive power savings with one simple click. Featuring the award-winning Durable 2 design, the GA-EX38-DS4 provides additional power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability for even the most hardcore PC gamers.

Features:

* Supports Intel Core 2 multi-core and 45nm processors.
* 1600 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) support.
* DDR2 1200 memory with Intel ECC technology featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth.
* Revolution energy saving design with DES technology.
* High quality CPU power module with Ferrite Core Chokes, Lower RDS (on) MOSFETs and Lower ESR Solid Capacitors.
* Quad-Triple Phase Power Design for ultimate system stability.
* Supports ATI CrossFireX with Dual PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics for extreme gaming performance.
* Integrated Dual LAN with Teaming function.
* Features SATA 3Gb/s with eSATA 2 interface.
* ALC889A with DTS Connect enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio and support for both Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Specifications:

* CPU:
- Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core 2 Quad processor/Intel Core 2 Duo processor/ Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium D processor/ Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition/Intel Pentium 4 processor/ Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package.
- L2 cache varies with CPU.
- 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB.
* Chipset:
- North Bridge: Intel X38 Chipset.
- South Bridge: Intel ICH9R.
* Memory:
- 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory.
- Dual channel memory architecture.
- Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules.
* Audio:
- Realtek ALC889A codec.
- High Definition Audio.
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel.
- Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC).
- Support for S/PDIF In/Out.
- Support for CD In.
* LAN: Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit).
* Expansion Slots:
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.).
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot).
- 2 x PCI slots.
* Storage Interface:
South Bridge:
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices.
- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10.
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices.
iTE IT8718 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive.
* IEEE 1394:
- T.I. TSB43AB23 chip.
- Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header).
* USB:
- Integrated in the South Bridge.
- Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers).
* Internal I/O Connectors:
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector.
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector.
- 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector.
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector.
- 1 x IDE connector.
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors.
- 1 x CPU fan header.
- 2 x system fan headers.
- 1 x power fan header.
- 1 x North Bridge fan header.
- 1 x front panel header.
- 1 x front panel audio header.
- 1 x CD In connector.
- 1 x S/PDIF In header.
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header.
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers.
- 1 x IEEE 1394a header.
- 1 x parallel port header.
- 1 x serial port header.
- 1 x power LED header.
- 1 x chassis intrusion header.
* Back Panel Connectors:
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port.
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port.
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector.
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector.
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports.
- 2 x RJ-45 port.
- 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone).
* I/O Controller: iTE IT8718 chip.
* H/W Monitoring:
- System voltage detection.
- CPU/System temperature detection.
- CPU/System/Power fan speed detection.
- CPU overheating warning.
- CPU/System/Power fan fail warning.
- CPU fan speed control.
* BIOS:
- Supports DualBIOS Plus.
- 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM.
- Use of licensed AWARD BIOS.
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
* Unique Features:
- Support for Dynamic Energy Saver.
- Support for @BIOS.
- Support for Download Center.
- Support for Q-Flash.
- Support for EasyTune.
- Support for Xpress Install.
- Support for Xpress Recovery2.
* Overclocking:
Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) Allow you to:
- Increase CPU voltage.
- Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 1.55V with 0.05V increment.
- Increase PCIe voltage by 0.05V to 0.35V with 0.05V increment.
- Increase FSB voltage by 0.05V to 0.35V with 0.05V increment.
- Increase (G)MCH voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 0.025V increment.
Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you to:
- Adjust CPU host frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment.
- Adjust DDR2 frequency.
- Adjust PCI Express x16 frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 1 MHz increment.
* Form Factor: ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm.