Gigabyte EP45-DS3R P45 Motherboard Review

Specifications

CPU
- Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor/ Intel Core 2 Quad processor/Intel Core 2 Duo processor/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor/Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package

Front Side Bus
- 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset
- North Bridge: Intel P45 Express Chipset
- South Bridge: Intel ICH10R

Memory
- 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR2 1333+/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules

Audio
- Realtek ALC889A codec
- High Definition Audio - Support for Dolby Home Theater
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF In/Out
- Support for CD In

LAN
-2 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
- Support for Teaming

Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
- 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
- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

IEEE 1394a
- T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
- Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a 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 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 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 mouse port
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
- 2 x RJ-45 ports
- 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/System fan speed control

BIOS
- 2 x 8 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
- Support for DualBIOS

Unique Features
- Support for @BIOS, Q-Flash, Dual BIOS, Download Center, Xpress Install, Xpress Recovery2, EasyTune, Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced, Ultra TPM, Time Repair, and Q-Share.

Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm