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Motherboards

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4P

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Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4P 4.00

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RRP

$249.00

Review Date

Monday, 30th of June, 2008

What's Hot

Conservative power consumption while processing full loads, plenty of connectivity options, flexible

What's Not

The DES utility needs a better interface and more options, CPU speed wasn't detected automatically

The Final Word

A very good board for a mid- to high-end system. It will consume a conservative amount of power while running at full speed.

General

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Graphics Card

Graphics Card Interface

PCI Express x16

Memory

Maximum memory (RAM)

8 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Number of DIMM Slots

Motherboard

Processors Supported

Intel Celeron, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Extreme

Maximum Number of Processors Supported

Processor Socket Types

LGA771

Chipset

Intel P45

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Bus Speed

Up to 1600MHz

Storage Interfaces Supported

DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra), Serial ATA

RAID Supported

Yes

Network Card on Motherboard

Yes

Sound Card on Motherboard

Yes

SATA RAID Levels Supported

0, 1, 5, 10

PC Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

PCI, PCI Express x1, PCI Express x16, PCI Express x8, PCI Express x4

Number of PCI Slots

Number of PCI Express x1 Slots

Number of PCI Express x16 Slots

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center), External SATA, Coaxial Digital Output, Firewire, Optical Digital Output, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ45, USB 2.0

Number of Firewire Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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