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Being a key player in a constantly changing market not only requires vision, dedication and ambition, but also an understanding of, and ability to meet, the demands of today's global customer. For many years now, Gigabyte Technology has risen to this challenge and surpassed all expectations. PRODUCT FEATURES: AMD Athlon 64/ Sempron socket AM2 platform; Supports high performance Dual Channel DDR2 800 memory; Integrated NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 Graphics Engine; Features NVIDIA SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function; Integrated 10/100 Ethernet solution; Enhances security with NVIDIA TCP/IP Acceleration technology; Features 8 channel High Definition Audio; RoHS compliant motherboard for green computing; Supports Windows Vista Premium.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slot(s):
1 processor - Socket AM2
2 memory ( 1.8 V ) - DIMM 240-pin
1 PCI Express x16 ( x8 mode )
1 PCI Express x1
2 PCI
Storage Interfaces:
ATA-133 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 2 Device(s)
Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1
...So I bought this board without doing any research... what a mistake. This is a poor performer. Why? Let me explain. I ran 3dMark05
with a 7600GT graphics card and a AMD 3800+ x2.... score 4300. I ran Aquamark 57,000. I then tried to overclock this setup... nothing... 204mhz. The feature list is short but acceptable for boards in this range and worked fine.
I was lucky enough to be allowed to swapped this board for a Asus-M2N (paid extra for it). I fitted the new board run 3dMark05 and what do you know? 6050. I then run aquamark and also up to 74,000. Overclocked the setup to 280mhz Aquamark scored 86,000
Bottom line:
If you are looking for a cheap quiet motherboard with onboard graphics to do your office work on or/and for home cinema purposes then I would recomend this board. In to gaming and serous graphic rendering...
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Advantages: Cheap and very stable Disadvantages: The Instruction manual needs improvement.
...The GA-965GM-S2 is based on the Intel 965 chipset with support for all current versions of the LGA 775 processor including 1066 FSB processors. If you choose Windows Vista, this motherboard is certified Vista ready. The integrated graphics X3000 (Intel GMA X3000) are strong enough to support business applications, general computer use, Web surfing or email. Even if It has 256 bits and pixel shader 4 it won't hold up to most games. This motherboard could be built into a strong gaming machine or even a formidable LAN box. Even the most hardcore gamers would be more then happy to include into LAN going arsenal so if you're looking for a Mini ATXmotherboard, then look no further then the GA-965GM-S2 you won't be disappointed. I know i'm not:)...
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Advantages: Cheap, Powerfull, easy to install Disadvantages: Not for gamers!
...This is a good little motherboard for its low price. I am currently using it to write this review. I also have an Intel E2180 Pentium Dual core CPU set up and overclocking it was so easy.
The board itself was so cheap that i wasn't sure if it would be up to scratch for my new build computer, but it surprised me!
The Instruction manual was easy to follow and had screen shots of everything needed. The Setup disk was also detailed in the manual and was also easy to follow.
As previously stated, This motherboard is easy to overclock using the CPU i have. All the BIOS options are available to gain maximum performance for all components.
The manual also listed all the supported CPU's and also had screen shots of the BIOS which were helpful.
If you are looking for a cheap motherboard for a dual core Intel CPU then this is brilliant!...
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