Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R LGA775 Intel P35 ATX Motherboard, Ultra Durable II + Dynamic Energy Saver, Supports Dual DDR2 1200 or DDR3 1333 Memory

Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R Socket 775 Intel P35 ATX Motherboard, Ultra Durable II & Dynamic Energy Saver, Supports Dual DDR2 1200 or DDR3 1333 Memory, PCI Express x16, SATA 3Gb/s RAID
The GA-EP35C-DS3R is GIGABYTE high performance platform based on the killer combination of the new Intel P35 chipset plus support for the latest multi-core processors up to FSB 1600MHz(O.C.), including the latest 45nm platform. In addition, the GA-EP35C-DS3R ultimate scalability with both DDR2 and DDR3 memory support for running next generation applications. The GA-EP35C-DS3R also delivers several Unique GIGABYTE innovations including the latest edition to GIGABYTE technology arsenal, the Dynamic Energy Saver(DES), providing extensive power savings with one simple click. Featuring the award-winning Durable 2 design, the GA-EP35C-DS3R provides additional power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability for even the most hardcore PC gamers.

Features:

* Supports Core 2 multi-core and Intel 45nm processors.
* Supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory for great flexibility.
* Revolution energy saving design with GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver(DES) technology.
* Ultra Durable 2 motherboard features High Quality CPU Power design with Ferrite core chokes, Low RDS (on) MOSFET and Solid Capacitors.
* Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 interface.
* Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function.
* Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet.
* Audio controller from ALC 889A codec, featuring 106 dB Signal to Noise ratio and supporting for both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats.

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 (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
- L2 cache varies with CPU. 1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB.
Chipset:
- North Bridge: Intel P35 Chipset.
- South Bridge: Intel ICH9R.
- Memory:
DDR3:
- 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory.
- Dual channel memory architecture.
- Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules.
DDR2:
- 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory(Note 1).
- Dual channel memory architecture.
- Support for DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules.
Audio:
- Realtek ALC889A codec:
- High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF In/Out, Support for CD In.
LAN: Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit).
Expansion Slots:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slots.
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot).
- 3 x PCI slots.
Form Factor: ATX (305 x 210mm) .
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,
- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices.
- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD.
iTE IT8718 chip:
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive.
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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector.
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector.
- 1 x IDE connector.
- 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors.
- 1 x CPU fan header.
- 2 x system fan headers.
- 1 x power 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 parallel port header.
- 1 x serial port header.
- 1 x chassis intrusion header.
- 1 x power LED 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.
- 1 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.