Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L Motherboard

Main Specifications

Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L main features are:

• Socket: 775.
• Chipset: Intel P31 Express with ICH7 south bridge chip.
• Parallel IDE: One ATA-100 port controlled by the south bridge chip.
• Serial IDE: Four SATA-300 ports controlled by the south bridge chip.
• USB: Eight USB 2.0 ports (four available on the rear panel and four available through I/O brackets that don’t come with the motherboard).
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a): No.
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset with the aid of a Realtek ALC888 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, sampling rate of up to 192 kHz for the outputs and up to 96 kHz for the input, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 90 dB for the inputs and 97 dB for the outputs).
• On-board video: No.
• On-board LAN: Yes, Gigabit Ethernet controlled by a Realtek RTL8111B chip, which is connected to the system through PCI Express x1 bus.
• Power supply required: ATX12V v2.x (24-pin).
• Slots: One PCI Express x16, three PCI Express x1 and three PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR2-DIMM sockets (maximum of  4 GB up to DDR2-1066).
• Buzzer: No.
• Number of CDs that come with the product: 1 CD.
• Programs that come with the product: Drivers and utilities.
• Extra features: None.
• More information: https://www.gigabyte.com.tw
• Average price in the US*: USD 75.00

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