Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6 Review

Propane - April 10, 2008
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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 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset	North Bridge: Intel® X38 Chipset South Bridge: Intel® ICH9R
Memory	4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667MHz, ECC, non ECC memory modules.
Audio	Realtek ALC889A codec o High Definition Audio o 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel o Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC) o Support for S/PDIF In/Out o Support for CD In
LAN	Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot) 2 x PCI slots
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 o 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 (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices + Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD o iTE IT8718 chip: + 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394	T.I. TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 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 4-pin PCIe 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 North Bridge 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
Rear Panel I/O	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 2 x IEEE 1394a ports 2 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
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 fan speed control
BIOS	Supports QuadBIOS 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
Unique Features	Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Support for @BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q-Flash Support for EasyTune Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Features:

Revolution energy saving design with DES technology
Supports Intel^® Core 2™ multi-core and 45nm processors.
1600 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) support.
DDR2 1200 memory with Intel^® ECC technology featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth
High quality CPU power module with Ferrite Core Chokes, Lower RDS (on) MOSFETs and Lower ESR Solid Capacitors.
Supports ATI CrossFireX™ with Dual PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics for extreme gaming performance.
High speed Gigabit Ethernet with Green design for power consumption
ALC889A with DTS Connect enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio and support for both Blu-ray and HD DVD.
Features SATA 3Gb/s with Quad eSATA 2 interface.
Quad BIOS for an extended level of protection.
Quad-Triple Phase Power Design for ultimate system stability.
2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN through Teaming.