Part Number: MB-GA-MA790X-DS4 Regular price:$179.99On Sale:
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4 Socket AM2+ ATX Motherboard, AMD 790X Chipset, Supports AM2+/AM2 CPUs, Dual DDR2 1066, SATA 3Gb/s RAID, ATI CrossFireX, w/ 1394a, GB LAN, 8ch HD Audio
The GA-MA790X-DS4 is GIGABYTE's next generation, high performance platform based on the new AMD 790X Chipset and support for the new AMD Phenom quad-core processors, with the latest AM2+ platform support, integrated DDR2 1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0 technology links and 128-bit Floating Point Units. The GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4 also features support for PCI Express 2.0 as well as ATI CrossFireX with dual x8 connectivity for the ultimate gaming experience. In addition to setting new records for blistering performance, the GA-MA790X-DS4 is part of the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 2 series of motherboards, featuring top quality electronic components which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability.
Features:
Supports AMD AM2+ Phenom/ AM2 Athlon 64 series processors.
Dual Channel DDR2 10661 memory support for remarkable system performance.
Dual PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics interfaces with ATI CrossFireX support for extreme gaming performance.
Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function.
Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394.
High quality 8-ch ALC889A High Definition audio, featuring 106dB Signal to Noise Ratio and Full Rate Lossless Audio with Blu-ray/ HD DVD playback support.
Ultra Durable 2 motherboard features High Quality CPU Power design with Ferrite core chokes, Low RDS (on) MOSFET and Solid Capacitors.
Durable Capacitors that take advantage of Japanese manufactured Solid Capacitors for enhanced system durability.
CPU:
- Support for Socket AM2+/ AM2 processors:
- AMD Phenom FX processor/ AMD Phenom processor/ AMD Athlon 64 FX processor/AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD Athlon 64 processor/AMD Sempron processor.
Hyper Transport Bus: 4000/2000 MT/s.
Chipset:
- North Bridge: AMD 790X.
- South Bridge: AMD SB600.
Memory:
- 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory2.
- Dual channel memory architecture.
- Support for DDR2 10661/800/667 MHz memory modules.
- Support ECC memory3.
Audio:
- Realtek ALC889A codec.
- High Definition Audio.
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel.
- Support for S/PDIF In/Out.
- Support for CD In.
LAN:
Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit).
Expansion Slots:
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots supporting ATI CrossFireX technology4 (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x8. The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slot.
- 2 x PCI slots.
Storage Interface:
South Bridge:
- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices.
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1.
iTE IT8718 chip:
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive.
IEEE 1394:
- T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:
- Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers).
USB:
- Integrated in the South Bridge:
- Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers).
Internal I/O Connectors:
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector.
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector.
- 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector.
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector.
- 1 x IDE connector.
- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors.
- 1 x CPU fan header.
- 2 x system fan headers.
- 1 x power fan header.
- 1 x North Bridge fan header.
- 1 x front panel header.
- 1 x front panel audio header.
- 1 x CD In connector.
- 1 x S/PDIF In header.
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header.
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers.
- 1 x IEEE 1394a headers.
- 1 x parallel port header.
- 1 x power LED header.
- 1 x chassis intrusion header.
Back Panel Connectors:
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port.
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port.
- 1 x serial port.
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector.
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector.
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports.
- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports.
- 1 x RJ-45 port.
- 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out).
I/O Controller: iTE IT8718 chip.
H/W Monitoring:
System voltage detection:
- CPU/System temperature detection.
- CPU/System/Power fan speed detection.
- CPU overheating warning.
- CPU/System/Power fan fail warning.
- CPUfan speed control.
Bundle Software: Norton Internet Security (OEM version).
Operating System: Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000.
Unique Features:
- Support for @BIOS.
- Support for Download Center.
- Support for Q-Flash.
- Support for EasyTune5.
- Support for Xpress Install.
- Support for Xpress Recovery2.
- Support for Virtual Dual BIOS.
BIOS:
- 2 x 4 Mbit flash.
- Use of licensed AWARD BIOS.
- Support for Dual BIOS.
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b.
This item is RoHS compliant. to find out more about RoHS, please Click here for more information.
Limited Warranty: One-year from invoice date with Directron.com for equal replacement/repair. 3-year from invoice date with manufacturer. 30-day money back from receiving date with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns. No refund or credit after 7 days. Customer is responsible for returning manufacturer defective products unless test is paid before shipping. (Alice-122107)
Notes: (1) How to install? Click here. (2) All retail boxed motherboards are opened for receiving purposes. (3) We highly recommendtesting when purchasing a motherboard and a CPU together.
(4) Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
(5) Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.
(6) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU being used.
(7) 1 Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used, please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
(8) 2 Due to Windows XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
(9) 3 Use of a CPU that supports ECC is required if you wish to install ECC memory.
(10) 4 When the CrossFireX technology is enabled, the PCIE_16_1 slot will operate in x8 mode. If you are installing a single PCI Express x16 graphics card, please install it in the PCIE_16_1 slot for optimum performance.
(11) 5 Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.