Gigabyte G1.Assassin Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte G1.Assassin motherboard include:

• Socket: 1366
• Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R
• Super I/O: ITE IT8720F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) and two SATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9128 chip
• External SATA: None
• USB: eight USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard, and eight USB 3.0 ports controlled by one Renesas D720200 chip and two VIA VL810 hubs, four available on the rear panel and four available on two headers on the motherboard
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): No
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by a Creative 20K2 chip, on-board optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 chip, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: 2x EPS12V
• Slots: Four PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (the first one working at x16 if the second one is empty and x8 if it is used, the second one working always at x8, the third one working at x16 when the fourth one is empty and at x8 when it is populated, and the fourth one always working at x8) with support for SLI and CrossFireX modes, two PCI Express x1 slots, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Six DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 24 GB, up to DDR3-2200 through overclocking)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: 2 oz copper power lines, two BIOS chips
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 510.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.