GA-E7AUM-DS2H (rev. 1.0)

GA-EP41T-UD3L supports Intel latest high performance CPU delivers the most energy-efficient performance available today. Based on Intel's Micro Architecture, the Intel multi-core processors with 4 cores and two shared L2 caches provide the best capability-per-watt solutions and are an ideal choice for multi-media enthusiasts and intensive multi-tasking environments. This cutting-edge processor offers significant performance boosts and provides an overall more energy efficient platform.

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-E7AUM-DS2H. With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE’s DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 2 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.

GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H, adapting brand new NVIDIA^® GeForce 9400 MCP chipset (Media and Communications Processor) supporting Microsoft DirectX10 for Vista Premium. Featuring NVIDIA^® Hybrid SLI^® (GeForce Boost) 、PureVideo^® HD technology、NVIDIA^® CUDA™ and NVIDIA PhysX technology. GeForce 9400 also highly improves the realism of HD contents playback and graphics performance for mainstream 3D gaming. Through the supporting verity of video output, such as DVI and HDMI (with HDCP support), GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H brings the ultimate rich multimedia experience.

• GeForce Boost™: Turbocharge the performance of your integrated GeForce GPU. Plug in an NVIDIA graphics card and enjoy the additive performance of GeForce Boost Technology, the easiest and most cost effective way to give your graphics performance an instant boost.
• Hybrid Power™: 2 Modes to deliver performance when you need it.
  • Power Savings Mode: Delivers enhanced power savings with the ability to switch off the discrete graphics core when it’s not needed.
  • Max Performance Mode: Turn on the juice for games or other graphics intensive applications.

* Please use NVIDIA Hybrid SLI certified VGA card (i.e., NVIDIA GeForce 8400, GeForce 9300 series).
** NVIDIA Hybrid SLI current only supports Windows Vista.

The 3DMark 2006 and 3DMark Vantage is the benchmark software which is generally used on analyzing a PC performance of DirectX^® 3D visualization, especially a valuable guideline for gaming users as reference.

• Hardware equipment required: [CPU] Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 CPU (2.5G), [Memory] DDR2 1066(1GBx2 OC), [OS] Windows Vista 32-bit.
• Software equipment required: [Benchmark] 3DMark 2006, [Resolution] 1280x1024x32 (no AA, no AF, 32bpp).

Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 800 memory, 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.

PCI-E 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s, meaning a x32 connector can transfer data at up to 16 GB/s in each direction. PCI-E 2.0 also features improvements to the point-to-point data transfer protocol and its software architecture.

HDMIは最新のハイデフィニション(HD)マルチメディアインターフェイスで、シングルケーブルで最大5Gb/sのビデオデータを転送することができ、8チャンネルの高品質なオーディオを再生します。HDMIはアナログインターフェースに関連したロスを生じさせることなく、最大1080pまでデジタルコンテンツのレンダリングを支援し、デジタルからアナログへの変換を行います。さらにHD DVD, Blu-ray再生機能などスムーズな映像表現を提供します。

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

GIGABYTE 9シリーズ Ultra Durable™ マザーボードはGIGABYTEの独自機能である DualBIOS™を搭載します。 DualBIOS™は貴方のPCでもっとも重要なBIOSを保護いたします。
GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ とは、マザーボード上に Main BIOS とBackup BIOSという二つのBIOSチップがあることを意味します。これにより、 ウィルス攻撃やハードウェア故障、オーバックロック不良、アップデート時の電源喪失などによるBIOS故障から保護いたします。

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.

This motherboard with IEEE1394 FireWire interface from Texas Instruments (TI). With the transfer speed up to 400Mb/s, the new generation IEEE1394 interface further enhances PC connectivity with consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, and storage peripherals.

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

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