Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R

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3.25

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Price

AU$188.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 5th of February, 2008

What's Hot

DDR2 and DDR3 memory support, ran 45nm-based CPUs without any problems, eSATA, no unnecessary legacy ports, ran quickly with our 45nm-based CPU and DDR3 RAM

What's Not

We had to set our CPU speed manually, doesn't have FireWire facilities, ran slightly slow with our 65nm-based CPU and DDR2

The Final Word

For well under $200, this board is well worth considering. Its ability to run 45nm-based CPUs, as well as either DDR2 or DDR3 RAM modules, makes it versatile and, dare we say it, future-proof. It ships with a utility that aims to bring power consumption to the forefront of users' minds, but the major selling point is still the memory support.

General

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Graphics Card

Graphics Card Interface

PCI Express x16

Memory

Maximum memory (RAM)

8 GB

RAM Type

DDR2, DDR3

Number of DIMM Slots

6 (4x DDR2, 2x DDR3)

Motherboard

Processors Supported

Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, Intel Quad-Core, Intel Pentium D, Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Extreme, Intel Core 2 Extreme

Maximum Number of Processors Supported

Processor Socket Types

Socket 775

Chipset

Intel P35 Chipset

Motherboard Form Factors

ATX

Bus Speed

Up to 1600MHz

Storage Interfaces Supported

DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra), Serial ATA, SATA II

RAID Supported

Yes

Network Card on Motherboard

Yes

Graphics Controller on Motherboard

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

Number of PCI Slots

Number of PCI Express x1 Slots

Number of PCI Express x16 Slots

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

External SATA, Coaxial Digital Output, Line In, Line out, Microphone Jack , Optical Digital Output, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ45, USB 2.0

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

12 (8 on the rear panel, 4 via pin headers)

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