GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 was selected between ASUS P5Q PRO vs GIGABYTE EP45-DS3. GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 is an overclockable motherboard. You can tweak almost anything to achieve higher speed by overclocking. It is built based on the new Intel P45 chipset, GA-EP45-DS3 delivers a record setting 1600MHz Front Side Bus for the latest Intel Core 2 multi-core processors, including 45nm CPUs. With supporting dual channel DDR2 up to 1333MHz. GA-EP45-DS3 is equipped to support ATI CrossFireX Technology with dual PCI Express 2.0 x8 interfaces, delivering double the PCI Express bandwidth of 5 Gbit/s for the ultimate in extreme gaming performance. GA-EP45-DS3 also delivers several advanced GIGABYTE innovations including the DES Advanced, Ultra Durable 2 which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling for extreme system performance.
GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 Overview
- Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
- Supports 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 MHz
- Dual channel DDR2 1333+ for remarkable system performance
- 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphic interface with CrossFireX™ support for ultimate graphics performance
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming functionality
- DualBIOS solution gives a multiple security to the system
- Hardware Overvoltage Control IC Provides more voltage control options on CPU, North bridge and memory
- Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio
