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 box

GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 Overview

1. Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 6-Gear switching
2. Supports 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 MHz
3. Dual channel DDR2 1333+ for remarkable system performance
4. 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphic interface with CrossFireXâ„¢ support for ultimate graphics performance
5. 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with Teaming functionality
6. DualBIOS solution gives a multiple security to the system
7. Hardware Overvoltage Control IC Provides more voltage control options on CPU, North bridge and memory
8. Blu-ray playback outputs supported by high quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio

GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 package content

GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 board with stickers

GIGABYTE EP45-DS3 board front view

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