Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard Review
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
Gigabyte G1-Killer Series released in three variants, namely G1.Assassin, G1.Sniper, and G1.Guerilla. Differences among the three variants are located on the features it has. GIGABYTE as one of the largest motherboard manufacturer in the world, responds to the presence of this platform with the release of one of the motherboard aimed at gamers, with the name Gigabyte G1.Assassin Intel X58. Gigabyte G1.Assassin Intel X58 use military themes on the motherboard G1 as default themes. Assassin 2, not only in terms of color, but the heatsink on the motherboard design is also not free from the military theme.
Gigabyte G1.Assassin Intel X58 Specifications:
Processor Support
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Intel Core i7 series in the LGA1366 package
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QPI
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4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
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Chipset
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North Bridge: Intel X58 Express
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South Bridge: Intel ICH10R
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Memory
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6x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 Gb system memory
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Dual/3 channel memory architecture
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Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
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Support for non-ECC memory modules
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Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
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Expansion Slots
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2x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (running @x16 speed)
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2x PCI Express x16 slots (running @x8 speed)
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2x PCI Express x1 slots
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1x PCI slots
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Support for 4/3/2-Way ATI CrossFireX and 3/2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology
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Storage
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South Bridge : 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
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Marvell 88SE9182 : 2 SATA 6 Gb/s ports
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1
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LAN
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1x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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Audio
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Creative CA20K2 chip (2/4/5.1/7.1-channel )
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Support for Dolby® Digital Live/DTS Neo:PC/DTS Interactive
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Support for S/PDIF Out
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USB
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South Bridge : Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
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Renesas (NEC) D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs: Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) *The USB 2.0 signals of the USB 3.0/2.0 ports are from the South Bridge.
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Internal I/O Connectors
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
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2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
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2 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connectors
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2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors
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6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors
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1 x CPU fan header
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1 x system fan header
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3 x fan headers
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1 x front panel header
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1 x front panel audio header
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1 x S/PDIF Out header
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2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
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2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
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1 x clearing CMOS jumper
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1 x Quick Boost button header
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1 x heatsink LED power connector
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I/O Controller
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iTE IT8720 chip
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H/W Monitoring
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System voltage detection
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CPU/System temperature detection
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CPU/System fan speed detection
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CPU overheating warning
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CPU/System fan fail warning
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CPU/System fan speed control
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BIOS
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2x 16 Mbit flash
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Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
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Support for DualBIOS™
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PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
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Form Factor
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XL-ATX Form Factor; 34.5cm x 26.3cm
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
- Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard using the form factor E-ATX or Extended ATX, do not worry, most of the casing has been supportive of this form factor. PCBs GIGABYTE black or call it "black matte" PCB, combined with the color green on the PCI-Express slots and memory slots further reinforce the impression of the military.
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
- LGA2011 socket has two locking lever, and We advise to be careful when opening the lever because it looks quite fragile and should not be too often apart pairs of processors. For memory, Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 provides 4 DDR3 memory slots that can support a maximum capacity of up to 64 GB with Quad Channel mode.
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- Mosfet cooling heatsinks are also in the barrel of a gun-shaped design. For phase power, Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard have a total of 8 phase PWM power to the processor and the digital type. One of the features found on Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard is 3 Way Digital Engine, and will be described in separate sections.
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| Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard |
- For audio, Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard uses special audio chip from Creative 20K2. This chip is the same chip used on the sound card Creative X-Fi Titanium. Not enough just to use the premium audio chip, Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard also use high quality capacitors from Nichicon to ensure optimal sound quality. Premium capacitors for audio is also equipped with a protection from electromagnetic effects.
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- Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard does not bear responsibility! Killer Chip premium network E-2100 embedded in Gigabyte G1 Assassin Intel X58 Motherboard. Network chip is equipped with 1GB of dedicated memory so as not to overload the system, and has various features to optimize your network connection, especially for gamers.
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