SLI
The SLI compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series support NVidia SLI multi-GPU function, not only to provide extreme graphics performance, but also provide efficient expandability and multi-display function. A must-have feature for enthusiasts in gaming platform!
NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU function for extreme graphics performance
Multiple monitors support
Speed
The Speed compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide intelligent over-clocking and over-voltage software settings through the well known EasyTune 5, R.G.B. and & M.I.T. utilities.
Easy Tune 5 & M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)
R.G.B. (Robust Graphics Booster)
Smart
The Smart featured motherboards of GIGABYTE S series provide GIGABYTE proprietary innovative software such as Download Center, @BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, Boot menu, and Smart Fan. BIOS and driver management now becomes much easier and user friendly through GIGABYTE Smart features!
Download Center
Xpress Install
Smart LAN
@BIOS / Q-Flash
Boot Menu
Smart Fan
Safe
Safe is the key feature of GIGABYTE S series motherboards with the following elements: Excellent hardware design, reinforced BIOS protection through GIGABYTE Virtual Dual BIOS Technology and GIGABYTE BIOS Setting Recovery Technology. Unique system software such as Xpress Recovery 2, PC Health Monitor, HDD S.M.A.R.T., and C.O.M. further strengthen the stability and reliability of your PC!
Virtual Dual BIOS
BIOS Settings Recovery
HDD S.M.A.R.T.
C.O.M. (Corporate Online Manager)
Xpress Recovery 2
PC Health Monitor
Windows Vista Ready
Windows Vista Ready Requirement: High Definition Audio and DirectX 9.0 VGA
Essential Vista
NVIDIA nForce motherboards and GeForce GPUs, world renowned for innovation, stability, and award-winning performance, are the choice of reviewers and consumers worldwide. Together, they are essential ingredients for the best Windows Vista experience.
AMD Live Ready
AMD Live Ready Requirement
AMD AthlonTM 64 FX/ 64 X2 / 64 /Sempron Processor
The leading-edge performance and unparallel technology of AMD Athlon 64 socket AM2 series processor has built its strength on the well-known AMD64 framework which consisted of 64-bit computing platform, HyperTransport Technology, and integrated memory controller. The latest Athlon64 socket AM2 processor brings the power and multitasking performance on the desktop platform and ensures superior performance on mission critical business applications.
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
The Power for High-Performance Gaming. NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI media and communications processors (MCPs) provide features designed with the gamer in mind. With NVIDIA SLI technology, you can combine two NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards for up to 2x the gaming performance.
NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU support
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI offer blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce4 chipset. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. NVIDIA SLI is the best solution for driving Multi GPU system performance to experience earth-shattering game play.
Superior Dual channel DDR2 800 Architecture
AMD Athlon64 FX/ 64 X2 achieves the milestone for desktop computing with the CPU-integrated memory controller. This platform supports dual channel DDR2 800 memory architecture with high bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s and shorter memory accessing latency thus delivering the greatest memory performance.
SATA 3Gb/s & RAID
This platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA 3Gb/s is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 based on users' priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.
IEEE1394 motherboard
This motherboard with IEEE1394 FireWire interface from Texas Instruments (TI). With the transfer speed up to 400Mb/s, the new generation IEEE1394 interface further enhances PC connectivity with consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, and storage peripherals.
High Definition Audio
Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced multi-channel audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.
Chipset
Memory
(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
Internal I/O Connectors
Expansion Slots
Rear Panel I/O
Power
Form Factor
H/W Monitoring
(Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
BIOS
Other Features
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
MSI K9A2 PLATINUM amd 790fx chipset atx form factor 4xPCI-E(x16)/1xPCI-E(x1)/2xpci/4xddr2 w/sata2 raid,lan(gb),esata,1394,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu type:amd - socket am2) ($20 Mail-In Manufacturer Rebate Available From 11/05/08 Till 11/25/08)
MSI P7N DIAMOND nvidia nforce 780i sli chipset atx form factor 3xpci-e(x16)/2xpci-e(x1)/1xpci/4xddr2 w/sata2 raid,dual lan(gb),esata,1394,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu type:intel - socket 775) ($30 MIR Available from 11/01/08 till 11/30/08)
MSI DKA790GX amd 790gx chipset ATX form factor 2xPCI-E(x16)/2xPCI-E(x1)/2xpci/4xddr2 w/integrated vga,sata2 raid,lan(gb),hdmi,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu type:amd - socket am2)
ASUS M3A78-T amd 790gx chipset ATX form factor 3xPCI-E(x16)/1xPCI-E(x1)/2xpci/4xddr2 w/integrated vga,sata2 raid,lan(gb),hdmi,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu type:amd - socket am2)
