Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3R rev.1.0 Intel Chipset P43 Socket LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard. Based on the new Intel P43 chipset, GA-EP43-DS3R delivers a record setting 1600MHz Front Side Bus by overclocking for the latest Intel Core 2 multi-core processors, including 45nm CPUs. With supporting dual channel DDR2 up to 1200MHz by overclocking, GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard provides the highest levels of performance and maximum overclocking potential. GA-EP43-DS3R delivers several advanced GIGABYTE innovations including the DES Advanced, Ultra Durable 2, Ultra TPM design which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling and ultra secure data protection.

Features:

• Revolution energy saving design with DES technology featuring hardware based Dynamic 4-Gear switching
• Supports 45nm Intel Core 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 (O.C.) MHz
• Dual channel DDR2 1200+ for remarkable system performance
• Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 2.0 interface
• Features SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
• Built-in TPM chip with 2048bits encryption to highest level digital data protection
• Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394
• 8 channel High definition audio









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
(Note) This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible with VRD10 designed CPU. Please refer to "CPU Support List" for details.
L2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side Bus
1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel P43 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 1200+/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Audio
Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot (The PCI Express x16 slot conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard)
1 x PCI Express x4 slot (The PCI Express x4 slot conform to PCI Express 1.0/1.1 standard)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
4 x PCI slots
Storage Interface
South Bridge:
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
iTE IT8213 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
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)
IEEE 1394
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)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-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 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
1 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/System fan speed control
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
Support for Ultra TPM
Support for Time Repair
Support for Q-Share
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm




CPU Support