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GIGABYTE® G45 & ICH10R Express Chipset

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Price:
R1,679.30
SKU:
GA-EG45M-UD2H
Brand:
Gigabyte
Weight:
0.40 KGS
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Product Description

The GA-EG45M-UD2H based on the Intel G45 chipset supports the latest Intel 45nm CPUs and integrates support for HDMI, DVI and HDCP, creating a powerful multi-media platform which allows users to do more at once. At the heart of the Intel G45 Express chipset is the Intel X4500HD graphics media accelerator, which features several unique innovations including more Execution Units for enhanced 3D performance and Intel Clear Video Technology for sharper images and precise color control. The G45 chipset also supports smoother HD video playback, and includes support for Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats, thanks to built-in hardware video decode acceleration. The GA-EG45M-UD2H introduces revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 technology featuring a 2 oz copper PCB to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance.

Ultra Durable 3

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 motherboards are also equipped with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours, Ferrite core chokes with higher energy efficiency compared to the commonly used iron core chokes and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs that features a lower resistance, which reduces power consumption and heat generation. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards promise to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games... more

Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced provides better energy saving capabilities and enhanced system performance. GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is the world’s only motherboard energy saving technology with hardware-based Dynamic 4-Gear* Switching on GA-EG45M-UD2H. With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE’s DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 1 Gear phase switching during idle, allowing for a dramatic increase in power savings.

GIGABYTE has also retooled Dynamic Energy Saver to allow overclockers to experience the benefits of multi-gear power phase switching while overclocking, providing ultra stable, ultra smooth overclocking performance.
* Gear 1 phase switching requires 45nm processors with PSI signal enabled.

Dual Channel DDR2 1066 by O.C

Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 1066 memory by overclocking, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.
* Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information

Intel GMA X4500HD

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD support Microsoft DirectX10, Intel® Clear Video Technology, and full hardware accelerated HD decode which enable superior HD playback and quality. The 3D enhancement of GMA X4500HD also highly improves the realism and graphics performance for mainstream gaming. Through the support of DVI and HDMI (with HDCP), Intel GMA X4500HD brings the ultimate multimedia experience.

Intel® Clear Video Technology

Intel® Clear Video Technology delivers enhanced video playback, sharper images, and precise color control for a premium visual experience...more

HDMI-The Next Generation Multimedia Interface

HDMI is the latest High-Definition Multimedia Interface able to provide up to 5Gb/s video transmitting bandwidth and 8-channel high quality audio all through a single cable. Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video and audio, HDMI ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to 1080p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces and their digital-to-analog conversion. In addition, HDMI is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), allowing the playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD and other protected media content.

Dolby Home Theater® - Enjoy a Rich Home Theater Surround Sound Experience

Dolby Home Theater places listeners in the middle of the action, giving their PCs a powerful set of tools to deliver a cinema-style experience in vivid surround sound.

    * Delivers vivid surround sound for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones
    * Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience

ALC889A Enables a Superior Audio Experience

Excellent Audio Performance

High-performance DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) with 106 dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality, designed especially for Windows Vista Premium PCs.

Blu-ray Full Rate Audio Support

The ALC889A enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio for content protected media and support Blu-ray formats for an exhilarating home theater entertainment experience.

7.1+2 Channel High Definition Output

The ALC889A provides support for 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo outputs.

EasyTune6

GIGABYTE has completely redesigned EasyTune6 from the ground up to make it easier than ever to manage and monitor your hardware resources as well as tweak your system settings in order to achieve maximum system performance. Whether you are an overclocking enthusiast, or a computer novice, EasyTune6 provides the tools you need to quickly and effortlessly fine tune your system

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection

DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

 Intel®G45 + ICH10R Chipset

  1. Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
  2. Revolution energy saving design with DES advanced technology featuring hardware based Dynamic 4-Gear switching.
  3. Supports 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 multi-core processors with FSB 1600 by O.C. MHz
  4. Dual channel DDR2 1066 by O.C. for remarkable system performance
  5. Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 2.0 interface
  6. Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD (Intel GMA X4500HD)
  7. Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394 connection
  8. High quality 106dB SNR ALC889A HD audio.
  9. Supports Dolby Home Theater® audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience
  10. Chipset built-in hardware video decode acceleration for smoother HD video playback and Blu-ray/ HD DVD support
  11. Integrated HDMI interface for high Definition video (1080) playback with HDCP support

Warranty Information

Category Details
CPU
  1. Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processo/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
    (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
  2. L2 cache varies with CPU
Front Side Bus
  1. 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
  1. North Bridge: Intel® G45 Chipset
  2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
  1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
  2. Dual channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667 MHz memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Onboard Graphics North Bridge:
  1. 1 x D-Sub port
  2. 1 x DVI-D port (Note 1)
  3. 1 x HDMI port (Note 2)
Audio
  1. Realtek ALC889A codec
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  4. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
  5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
  6. Support for CD In
LAN
  1. Realtek 8111DL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
    (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
  3. 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge:
  1. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  2. 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device
  3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
JMicron 368 chip:
  1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
iTE IT8718 chip:
  1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394
  1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
  2. 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
  1. Integrated in the South Bridge
  2. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
  4. 1 x IDE connector
  5. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  6. 1 x CPU fan header
  7. 1 x system fan header
  8. 1 x front panel header
  9. 1 x front panel audio header
  10. 1 x CD In connector
  11. 1 x S/PDIF In header
  12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  13. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  14. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
  15. 1 x parallel port header
  16. 1 x serial port header
  17. 1 x power LED header
  18. 1 x chassis intrusion header
Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
  2. 1 x D-Sub port
  3. 1 x DVI-D port
  4. 1 x HDMI port
  5. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  6. 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port
  7. 1 x IEEE 1394a port
  8. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  9. 1 x RJ-45 port
  10. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
  1. iTE IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring
  1. System voltage detection
  2. CPU/System temperature detection
  3. CPU/System fan speed detection
  4. CPU overheating warning
  5. CPU/System fan fail warning
  6. CPU fan speed control
BIOS
  1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
  1. Support for @BIOS
  2. Support for Q-Flash
  3. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
  4. Support for Download Center
  5. Support for Xpress Install
  6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
  7. Support for EasyTune
  8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
  9. Support for Time Repair
  10. Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
  1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
Form Factor
  1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm
Note (Note 1)The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
(Note 2)The PCI Express x16 slot share the PCI Express x16 bus with the HDMI and the DVI-D ports.When the PCI Express x16 slot is in use, the HDMI and the DVI-D ports become unavailable.
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