Based on the new Intel P45 chipset, GA-EP45-DS4 delivers a record setting 1600MHz Front Side Bus for the latest Intel Core 2 multi-core processors, including 45nm CPUs. With supporting dual channel DDR2 up to 1200MHz, GA-EP45-DS4 motherboard provides the highest levels of performance and maximum overclocking potential. In additional, GA-EP45-DS4 is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX Technology with dual PCI Express 2.0 x8 interfaces, delivering double the PCI Express bandwidth of 5 Gbit/s for the ultimate in extreme gaming performance. GA-EP45-DS4 delivers several advanced GIGABYTE innovations including the DES Advanced, Ultra Durable 2 design which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling for extreme system performance.
This motherboard is designed with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible with VRD10 designed CPU.
- CPU
- 1. 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
- 2. L2 cache varies with CPU
- Front Side Bus
- 1. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
- Chipset
- 1. North Bridge: Intel P45 Express 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 1200/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
- (Refer to Memory support list for more information)
- 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. 2 x Realtek 8111C chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
- 2. Support for Teaming
- Expansion Slots
- 1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot
- 2. 1 x PCI Express x8 slot
- (support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 3. 1 x PCI Express x4 slot
- 4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 5. 1 x PCI slots
- Storage Interface
- South Bridge
- 1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- 2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
- iTE IT8213 chip
- 1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
- iTE IT8720 chip
- 1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
- IEEE 1394a
- 1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
- 2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports
- USB
- 1. Integrated in the South Bridge
- 2. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- Internal I/O Connectors
- 1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
- 4. 1 x IDE connector
- 5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
- 6. 1 x CPU fan header
- 7. 3 x system fan headers
- 8. 1 x power fan header
- 9. 1 x North Bridge fan header
- 10. 1 x front panel header
- 11. 1 x front panel audio header
- 12. 1 x CD In connector
- 13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
- 14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 16. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
- 17. 1 x serial port header
- 18. 1 x power LED header
- 19. 1 x chassis intrusion header
- 20. 1 x power switch
- 21. 1 x reset switch
- 22. 1 x clearing CMOS switch
- Back Panel Connectors
- 1. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 2. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 4. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
- 5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
- 7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
- 8. 6 x audio jacks
- Operating System
- 1. Support for Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
- Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor
- 30.5cm x 24.4cm
