Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard Review

Main Specifications

 Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH main features are:

• Socket: 775.
• Chipset: Intel 945G (PCI Express x16, DDR2, GMA 950 on-board video).
• Super I/O: ITE IT8712F.
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-100 port controlled by Intel ICH7-DH south bridge.
• Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 (300 MB/s) ports controlled by Intel ICH7-DH south bridge supporting NCQ and RAID (0, 1, 5 and 10).
• USB: 10 USB 2.0 ports (four soldered on the motherboard and four available through I/O bracket).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): Three ports controlled by Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 chip (one regular sized soldered on the motherboard and two available through an I/O bracket that doesn’t come with the motherboard)
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with Realtek ALC882 codec.
• On-board video: Yes, Intel GMA 950.
• On-board LAN: Yes, one Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by Intel Vidalia 82573L chip.
• Power supply: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: One x16 PCI Express, one x1 PCI Express slot and two PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR2-DIMM sockets (up to 4 GB up to DDR2-667/PC5400).
• Number of CDs that come with this motherboard: 1 CD.
• Programs included: Drivers, motherboard utilities and Norton Internet Security 2006 OEM.
• Extra features: Compatibility with Intel’s ViiV technology.
• More information: https://www.gigabyte.com.tw.
• Average price in the US*: USD 120.00.

* Researched on Pricewatch.com on the day we published this review.