GA-8I945PL-G (rev. 1.x)

GA-8N-SLI (Rev 1.1), the latest GIGABYTE i-DNA (Intelligent Dual Nano Architecture) series motherboards featuring new NVIDIA^® nForce™ 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset. Jam-packed with the industry's most advanced performance and security technologies, the new flagship motherboard from GIGABYTE is set to 'WOW' PC gamers and enthusiasts with its unrivalled feature set and capabilities.
GA-8N-SLI (Rev 1.1) synergized Performance DNA with Security DNA into fundamental intelligence technologies for the digital lifestyle. As such, i-DNA motherboards target not only PC gamers and enthusiasts who push their systems to the limit, but also normal PC users who are looking for a solid future-ready system for their home and office computing needs.

The new Intel^® 945PL Express chipset delivers significant performance gains with variety of new generation architectures including the latest dual core processor, dual-channel DDR2 main memory, PCI-Express interface, Intel^® Matrix Storage technology for improving storage reliability and performance.

Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the latest dual-core CPU. The advanced processing technology contains two physical CPU cores with individually dedicated L2 Caches to satisfy the rising demand for more powerful processing capability.

Enter the new 64-bit computing era through Intel^® Extended Memory 64 Technology. 64 bit operating system allows twice the amount of data access compare to 32-bit OS, thus enhances system productivity and memory responsiveness. It is also backward compatible to legacy 32bit mode or runs at 64bit compatible mode.

The Gigabit network interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing new generation connectivity for the broadband era. Gigabit LAN is ideally for seamless internet connection such as streaming audio and video contents

This platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA 3Gb/s is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0,1,0+1 based on users’ priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.

C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) designed to detect CPU loading during software program's executing, and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance according to different needs.

M.I.B. 2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2) technology shortens memory latency time to maximize memory performance up to 10% without sacrificing stability.

Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B) optimized graphics cards & pumped GPU and VGA memory performance to the max to boosts 3D graphics performance on all DirectX8 and DirectX9 applications. GIGABYTE engineers ensure the best performance and system stability during intensive graphics operation.

Xpress Recovery2 is a revolutionary software feature that backup or restore system files thru BIOS function.

Intel^® High Definition Audio enables 8 channel premium digital sound in the PC for an immersive surround sound experience. In addition, Intel HD Audio delivers multiple audio channels in your PC so you can listen to two different streams simultaneously in two separate rooms

A solid pack of unique software features focused on performing important system essentials with speed and ease. Find out what these great features can do for your system!

Make your PC cool and quiet with i-Cool! i-Cool allows users to reduce heat generated by CPU through reducing the CPU clock speed and enabling CPU fan to run slower and quieter.

SATA 3Gb/s doubles bus bandwidth from 1.5Gb/s to 3Gb/s. SATA 3Gb/s facilitates bandwidth aggregation for multiple devices, enabling max through put as well as, higher cache through put performance in single drive configurations.