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 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
 Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 ... - FireWire - High Definition Audio (8-channel) / Gigabyte's GA-X48-DS4 motherboard provides the ultimate dream machine for serious overclockers and enthusiasts. Making sure gamers have plenty of future CPU headroom, the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 supports Intel Core 2 multi-core processors as well as the Intel 45nm CPUs. In addition to providing record setting support for 1600MHz FSB and up to 1200 MHz of DDR2 memory, the GA-X48-DS4 is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX with dual PCI Express x16 interfaces. The GA-X48-DS4 also delivers several unique Gigabyte innovations including the latest edition to Gigabyte's technology arsenal, the Dynamic Energy Saver (DES), providing extensive power savings with one simple click. Featuring the award-winning durable 2 design, the GA-X48-DS4 provides additional power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability for even the most hardcore PC gamers.Newest Review: ... chipset benefits from 2 x16 PCI-E slots. Which is a bonus when running two graphics cards. The Bios features are ok, but ... more ... better on the P45. The latest BIOS is the F3B version, still listed as a beta on Gigabytes website, as it has for many, many months.
Overall it is hard to recommend the board over it's P45 counterparts. The 2 x16 lanes are a boon for sure, but one x16 and a x8 slot on a P45 is not going to reduce your FPS by a great deal and the extra over-clocking headroom on the P45 would no doubt make up for this issue.
It's a stable board for sure but didn't light my fires!...more |
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Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 - motherboard - ATX -iX48
Gigabyte's GA - X48 - DS4 motherboard provides the ultimate dream ... Last Update 25.11.2009 05:47
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£ 146.26 |
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Read Reviews for Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4: It's Gigabyte so its good! But P45 kicks its ass with high o ... (275 words)
by - written on 12/10/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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I have owned this board for a few months now and I have mixed feelings about it to be honest. It certainly well known that the X48 platform is not the easiest platform for over-clocking quad core CPU's. Wish I had read that before I bought it! I have a Q9650 running on my board, it has a reasonably high VID of 1.275v so runs cooler than most at higher VCore settings but conversely it requires more core voltage to get to higher over-clocks. I can get my Q9650 to 4GHz stable on this board, with 1.393v at the core. I wouldn't go much higher to be honest as I would be risking CPU degradation. If you want to over-clock quads then I recommend a good P45 ... Read the complete review
| Processing/Quality: |  75% |
Reliability: |  100% |
| Installation: | 100% |
Speed: | 75% |
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