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Gigabyte GA-EG45M-DS2H Intel G45 Chipset Review - BIOS, Overclocking |
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Written by Jeff_Tom
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Tuesday, 02 September 2008 10:17 |
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Here are the specs from Gigabyte.
CPU
Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad
processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to CPU support list for the latest CPU support list.)
L2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side Bus
1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
North Bridge: Intel® G45 Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Onboard Graphics
Integrated in the North Bridge
Audio
Realtek ALC889A codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x4 slot (Refer to the VGA device support list.)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge:
5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
iTE IT8213 chip:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket
connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header)
USB
Integrated in the South Bridge
Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets
connected to the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x CD In connector
1 x S/PDIF In header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x parallel port header
1 x serial port header
1 x power LED header
1 x chassis intrusion header
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port
1 x IEEE 1394a port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker
Out/Line In/Line out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System fan fail warning
CPU fan speed control
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
Support for Ultra TPM
Support for Time Repair
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm




The BIOS is fairly standard higher-end BIOS with higher turbo
and other options for the memory, CPU, and graphics. Overclocking the front-side
bus was fairly easy done manually through the BIOS in addition to adjusting the
voltage. Memory had to be selected from pre-set values according to how high the
front-side bus was for optimal performance. Good job on the BIOS all around
though with a lot of options for tweaking.
In regards to overclocking we were able to hit 3.2GHz stable
with our board at a 1620MHz front-side bus which is quite good for a MicroATX
board.

Now let's move onto benchmarks.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 September 2008 12:51 |