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GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD GIGABYTE Motherboard - Retail GA-MA 790-FX-DQ6

Specification
GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6
Model
GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6
Socket
Socket AM2+ Motherboard
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
5200/2000 MT/s
Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 790FX South Bridge: AMD SB600
Memory
4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules Support ECC Memory
Audio
Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC) Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for CD In
LAN
Realtek 8111B chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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 2 x GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII_1, GSATAII_2) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD 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 (1 on the back panel, 2 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 6 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 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x parallel port header 1 x power LED header 1 x chassis intrusion header

Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slots (PCIE_16_A, PCIE_16_B) supporting ATI CrossFireX™ technology (The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 2 x PCI Express x8 slots (PCIE_8_A, PCIE_8_B) supporting ATI CrossFireX™ technology 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots
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 1 x IEEE 1394a ports 2 x RJ-45 port 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports 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
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
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q-Flash Support for EasyTune Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Overclocking
Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/Chipset/PCIE/FSB/HTT/HTR) allow you to: Increase CPU voltage Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 0.50V with 0.05V increment Increase Chipset voltage by 0.05V to 0.40V with 0.05V increment Increase PCI Express voltage by 0.05V to 0.45V with 0.05V increment Increase FSB voltage by 0.05V to 0.35V with 0.05V increment Increase HTT voltage by 0.05V to 0.40V with 0.05V increment Increase HTR voltage by 0.05V to 0.45V with 0.05V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/HT Link/PCIE/DDR2) allow you to: Adjust CPU host frequency from 200 MHz to 500 MHz with 1 MHz increment Adjust HT Link frequency Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 200 MHz with 1 MHz increment Adjust DDR2 frequency
Form Factor
ATX Motherboard Form Factor Dimension: 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Warranty
GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard
15 Day Motherboard Pro DOA Warranty 3 Year GIGABYTE Motherboard Warranty Motherboard Pro Warranty Information
GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DQ6 Socket AM2 Website
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