GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R Motherboard Review :: GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R Bundle

Author: Ben Sun · 01-25-2009 · Category: Motherboards

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  • GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R motherboard
  • 4 SATA Data cables
  • 2-port external SATA bracket
  • Two SATA Power cables
  • IDE Cable
  • FDD Cable
  • Rear IO plate
  • Hardware Installation Guidebook
  • Dynamic Energy Saver Sticker
  • Gigabyte Sticker
  • Manual
  • Driver CD

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R Motherboard Review
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R Motherboard Review

Gigabyte goes all out with their bundle. The box is a green and white box with the board's main features. Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is prominently displayed on the bottom right center of the box. Ultra Durable 2, FSB 1600, DDR3 1900, 45nm processors, Dolby Home Theater and the Intel CPUs supported by the board are all on the front of the box.

Hardware-wise the board comes with the standard 4 SATA Data cables. To complement the onboard SATA ports there is also an external SATA bracket along with a SATA Data cable and Power cable to go along with it. There are also stickers for Gigabyte and a sticker for the Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced. There is a well written manual and Driver CD rounding out the bundle.

GIGABYTE includes a Driver CD with their Xpress Install software program. To install the drivers on the motherboard, simply choose to install all of the drivers and it will install them one by one, rebooting as necessary. The Driver CD also carries GIGABYTE Online Manager, Easy Tune 6, DMI Viewer, Face Wizard and @BIOS. GOM allows a user to control their computer remotely, Easy Tune 6 is an overclocking tool, DMI Viewer is a system information tool, and Face Wizard customizes the BIOS boot screen. @ BIOS is a Windows based BIOS update utility.


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