Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6

Gigabyte's X38-DQ6 is very well built, has very good connectivity options and was stable in our tests. It still supports DDR2 RAM, and it will be able to handle 45-nanometre CPUs as soon as they are released. If you're after a high-end board, it's definitely worth a look.

EXPERT STAR RATING
4.00
Price $ 389.00 AUD
  • Features
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  • Motherboard Form Factors: ATX. Graphics Card Interface: PCI Express x16.
  • Well built, almost-silent operation; 1600MHz FSB speed; flexible overclocking options; it has support for Intel's upcoming 45-nanometre CPUs; it's based on DDR2 RAM
  • It ships with four eSATA ports, but they need to be plugged in to four of the eight internal ports in order to work; it has only two full length PCIe slots
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
4
Motherboard
Processors Supported
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, Intel Quad-Core, Intel Pentium D, Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Extreme
Maximum Number of Processors Supported
1
Processor Socket Types
Socket 775
Chipset
Intel X38 Express
Motherboard Form Factors
ATX
Bus Speed
1600/1333/1066/800MHz
Storage Interfaces Supported
DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra), Serial ATA, SATA II
RAID Supported
Yes
Network Card on Motherboard
Yes
SATA RAID Levels Supported
0, 1, 5
PC Expansion Slots
Expansion Slots
PCI, PCI Express x1, PCI Express x16
Number of PCI Slots
2
Number of PCI Express x1 Slots
3
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots
2
Wired Connections
Wired Terminals / Ports
Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center), External SATA, Coaxial Digital Output, Firewire, Line In, Line out, Microphone Jack , Optical Digital Output, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RJ45, USB 2.0
Number of Coaxial Digital Output Ports
1
Number of Firewire Ports
3
Number of Line In Ports
1
Number of Line Out Ports
1
Number of Microphone Ports
1
Number of Optical Digital Output Ports
1
Number of PS/2 Keyboard Ports
1
Number of PS/2 Mouse Ports
1
Number of RJ45 Ports
2
Number of USB 2.0 Ports
12
*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by IDG Communications in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. IDG Communications neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.
 
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