| Dolby Master Studio merges advanced audio rendering with flexible controls and powerful digital signal processing to give users the power to tailor their listening experience according to the media, mood, listening environment, and audience of their choice. With 7.1 channels of powerful surround sound, GA-8I955X Royal motherboards are able to deliver the most natural and engrossing Dolby entertainment experience possible from DVD movies, music, games, and TV.The GA-8I955X Royal, the company's most advanced motherboard to date, featuring for the new Intel® 955X Express chipset. Optimized for the ultimate Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition, coupled with Intel® Hyper Threading technologies enables the system to process 4 threads at a same time, providing the server multi-core function on a desktop. Furthermore, typical of their passion for exploring new technologies, GIGABYTE engineers have burst through previous DDR2 frequency barriers to reach a blistering 888MHz.Natural Intelligence The GA-8I955X Royal comes standard with the CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 (CIA 2) and Memory Intelligent Booster 2 (MIB 2) that deliver optimal performance with unequalled ease of use for PC gaming enthusiasts who enjoy pushing their systems to the limits. GIGABYTE Natural Intelligence also includes additional system security features in the Universal Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus D.P.S.) that not only helps to extend the lifespan of power modules by keeping them cooler, but also increases overall system reliability. This feature helps to enhance data protection and data accessing, particularly for power users who place extreme demands on their PSUs.With support for the latest Serial-ATA interface, the GA-8I955X Royal boasts blistering 3Gb/s hard disk drive data transfer speeds that are 100% compatible with the latest software utilities and operating systems. Highly advanced Intel® Matrix Storage technology allows RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring), and RAID 5 (Parity RAID) multi-disk designs to be created by the user depending on their preference for protection or performance. The RAID 5 function supports drive roaming capability that enables drives from one controller to be removed to another without losing data and sports a familiar Windows -based utility for ease of use. |