| Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Spec Sheet |
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| Part Number | GA-X48-DQ6 |
| Manufacturer | Gigabyte |
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| Downloads | BIOS
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| Chipset | Intel X48 |
| North Bridge | Intel X48 |
| Socket | LGA775 Socket |
| Processor Types | Core 2 Extreme & Duo, Pentium 4 & D, Celeron D |
| Number of CPUs | 1-2 |
| Front Side Bus | 1600/1333/1066/800 mHz |
| Memory Type | DDR2 |
| Memory Channels | Dual |
| Maximum Memory | 8GB |
| External Graphics | PCI Express x16 |
| IGP | None |
| South Bridge | Intel ICH9R |
| Audio | 8-channel |
| IDE | 133/100/66/33 |
| SCSI | None |
| SATA | 3.0 GB/s |
| RAID | 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10 |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 x2 |
| Firewire | IEEE 1394a |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| Expansion Slots | |
| BIOS | Phoenix |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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- Intel X48 chipset chipset Features
- Intel X48 MCH
- Supports all LGA-775 Intel CPUs up to FSB 1600 including Yorkfield 9770
- DDR3 800/1067/1333/1600MHz
- ICH9R
- 6 SATA Ports
- 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 ports
- 12 USB ports
- Dual EHCI
- PCI Express x4 or 4 x1 ports
- 2 PCI Express x1 ports
- GbE Phy
- Intel High Definition Audio
- Dynamic Energy Saver
Intel will be releasing the QX9770 CPU in a few short weeks. That CPU is based upon the 45nanometer process and has a 3.2GHz clock-speed and a new FSB of 1600MHz, compared to the Yorkfield QX9650 CPU which has a 3.0GHz clock-speed and a 1333MHz FSB. Current motherboards based upon the Intel X38 chipset and nForce 780i SLI chipset do not officially support the new CPUs, though in testing they have shown to work in our labs on a few different boards.
DDR3 memory support is a must for any new motherboard platform being released going forward. While prices of DDR3 memory are still much higher than DDR2 memory, the transition to the new standard has begun with the advent of the X38 chipset. The X48 chipset adds DDR3-1600MHz support to Intel‘s chipset allowing memory and FSB to be run at the same speeds (assuming the memory is available).
PCI Express 1.0 was introduced on Intel motherboards with the 925 chipset along with the LGA-775 CPU socket interface. PCI Express 1.0 offered up to 4 Gb/second of bandwidth to a x16 slot. The announcement of the P35 chipset from Intel brought PCI Express 2.0 slots to the forefront. PCI Express 2.0 slots offer twice the bandwidth of generation 1 PCI Express slots. PCI Express 2.0 slots offer 5 Gb/second per lane of bandwidth, meaning that an x16 slot will provide up to 8 Gb/second of total available bandwidth.
The Gigabyte board uses the ICH9R Southbridge that was introduced with the P35 chipset. This chip offers 6 additional PCI Express lanes, 2 being 2.0 compliant, 4 being 1.1 compliant. This means that there are 38 total PCI Express lanes on the Gigabyte board. 6 SATA ports are on the board, with four additional ports supported via external SATA connection. Other features supported are Intel’s High Definition Audio standard, 12 USB 2.0 ports, and a PCI Express based Phy for the onboard LAN. The onboard sound has both the standard analog and both SPDIF and coaxial speaker connections for excellent flexibility in audio interfaces.
Gigabyte introduces a new technology for saving energy with this motherboard called Dynamic Energy Saver. This technology allows the board to power down when the computer is used for light duties, such as when idle or when using Word. Gigabyte says that the DES can save up to 70% power over running full blast 100% of the time and is up to 20% more energy efficient than other solutions. Here’s what Gigabyte has to say on their new Dynamic Energy Saver technology that’s found on their P35 based boards and their X48 based boards. Overclockers will overlook this feature, but for the office of home user this could be a valuable asset to the motherboard. This board is fully loaded with features and that pleases almost everyone.
