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GA-M68M-S2P
GIGABYTE® M68M-S2P: nVidia nForce630a/7025 Chipset - Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3, 2000MT/s Hypertransport: Sempron/Athlon/Phenom
2x DDR2-1066 Slots (Dual Channel), 4x SATA2 Ports, 1x ATA133 Port, 1x FDD Port, Up to 8x USB 2.0 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, nVidia GeForce 7025 Graphics, Realtek 10/100 LAN, Up to 7.1 Channel HD Audio Dual BIOS™, EasyTune, Gigabyte SMART & SAFE Technology, nVidia CineFX 3.0
R770
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GA-M68MT-D3
GIGABYTE® M68MT-D3: nVidia nForce630a/7025 Chipset - Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3, 2000MT/s Hypertransport: Sempron/Athlon/Phenom 2x DDR3-1666+ Slots (Dual Channel), 4x SATA2 Ports, 1x ATA133 Port, 1x FDD Port, Up to 8x USB 2.0 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, nVidia GeForce 7025 Graphics, Realtek 10/100 LAN, Up to 7.1 Channel HD Audio Dual BIOS™, EasyTune, Dual BIOS™, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), On/Off Charge
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GA-MA74GMT-S2
GIGABYTE® MA74GMT-S2: AMD 740 Chipset - Socket AM3, 2000MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 2x DDR3-1333 Slots (Dual Channel), 4x SATA2 Ports, 1x ATA133 & 1x FDD, 12x USB 2.0 Ports (4x Cable) 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD3000 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, Ultra Durable Features: Solid Capacitors Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, On/Off Charge, Gigabyte SMART and SAFE
R920 |
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GA-MA78LMT-S2
GIGABYTE® MA78LMT-S2: AMD 780 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 2x DDR3-1333 Slots (Dual Channel), 4x SATA2 Ports, 1x ATA133 & 1x FDD, 12x USB 2.0 Ports (4x Cable) 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD3000 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, Ultra Durable 3 Features: Solid Capacitors Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, 3x USB Power, Gigabyte SMART and SAFE
R770 |
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GA-880G-UD3H
GIGABYTE® 880G-UD3H: AMD 880 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1866 Slots (Dual Channel), 6x SATA2 RAID Ports, 1xATA133 & FDD, 12xUSB 2.0, 2xIEEE1394, Crossfire Support 2x PCI Express x16, 3x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
R1230 |
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GA-880GM-D2H
GIGABYTE® 880GM-D2H: AMD 880 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1666 Slots (Dual Channel), 4x SATA2 RAID Ports, 1xATA133 & FDD, 12xUSB 2.0 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable Features: 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
R1385 |
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GA-880GM-UD2H
GIGABYTE® 880GM-UD2H: AMD 880 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1800 Slots (Dual Channel), 6x SATA2 RAID Ports, 1xATA133 & FDD, 12xUSB 2.0, 2xIEEE1394 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
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GA-880GM-USB3
GIGABYTE® 880GM-USB3: AMD 880 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1800 Slots (Dual Channel), 6x SATA2 RAID Ports, 1xATA133 & FDD, 12xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, 2xIEEE1394 1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
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GA-880GMA-UD2H
GIGABYTE® 880GMA-UD2H: AMD 880 Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-2000 Slots (Dual Channel), 5x SATA2 RAID Ports, 1x eSATA Po9rt, 1xATA133 & FDD, 10xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, 2xIEEE1394 2x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 1x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4250 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio Crossfire Support, 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
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GA-890GPA-UD3H
GIGABYTE® 890GPA-UD3H: AMD 890GX Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1800 Slots (Dual Channel), 6x SATA3, 2x SATA2, 1xATA133 & FDD, 14xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, 3xIEEE1394 2x PCI Express x16 (1x 16/1x 8), 3x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, ATI Radeon HD4290 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio 1x D-SUB, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI, Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Dual BIOS Dual BIOS™, Easy Energy Saver, EasyTune, Gigabyte Smart6, ATI Crossfire Support, AutoGreen, 3x USB Power, SidePort Memory Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), AMD OverDrive, ATI Hybrid Graphics
R3078 |
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GA-890FXA-UD5
GIGABYTE® 890FXA-UD5: AMD 890FX Chipset - Socket AM3, 5200MT/s HyperTransport - Supports: AMD Athlon™ II & AMD Phenom™ II 4x DDR3-1800 Slots (Dual Channel), 6x SATA3, 2x SATA2, 2x eSATA/USB Combo, 1xATA133 & FDD, 14xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, 3xIEEE1394 4x PCI Express x16 (2x 16/2x 8), 2x PCI Express x1, 1x PCI Slots, Dual Realtek Gigabit LAN, 7.1 Channel HD Audio Ultra Durable 3 Features: 2oz Copper PCB, 50,000 Hour Solid Capacitors, Ferrite Core Chokes, Low RDS(ON) Mosfets Dual BIOS™, Dynamic Energy Saver 2, EasyTune, Gigabyte Smart6, ATI Crossfire Support, AutoGreen, XHD, 3x USB Power Auto Unlock (CPU Core Unlocker), Overclock Alert, Debug LED, Onboard Switches, AMD OverDrive, HybridSilentPipe 2
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ECS G31T-M7
MB Socket 775 ECS iG31 Express(mATX,1333 MHz,2 DDR2 SDR,PCIe x16,SB,SVGA,LAN
10/100,Serial ATA II/300,U100,4xUSB2.0,45nm CPUs support)
R499
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ECS G41T-M
MB Socket 775 ECS iG41 Express(mATX,1333 MHz,2 DDR2 SDR,PCIe x16,SB,iGMA
X4500,LAN 10/100,Serial ATA II/300,U100,4xUSB2.0,45nm CPUs support)
R499
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ECS P45T-AD3
MB Socket 775 ECS iP45 Express(ATX,1333 MHz,4 DDR3 1600 SDR,Dual
PCIe x16,SB,1GbitLAN,SATA2 x6,6xUSB2.0,45nm CPUs support)
R1099
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ECS GEFORCE6100PM-M2
MB Socket AM2+ ECS GeForce 6100/nForce 430(mATX,2000 MHz,2 DDR2
SDR,PCIe x16,SB,SVGA,LAN 10/100,Serial ATA II/300-RAID,U133,4xUSB2.0)
R499
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ECS A790GXM-AD3
MB Socket AM3 ECS AMD 790GX(ATX,5200 MHz,4 DDR3 SDR,SB,Dual GbitLAN,Serial
ATA II/300-RAID,Serial ATA II/300,U100,6xUSB2.0)ret
R1099
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Which motherboard to choose
Even though a when processor has a maximum speed (frequency)
of 3GHz (3000Mega Hertz), the effective data transfer rate of the processor
is limited to the speed (frequency) of the motherboard's Front Side
Bus.
Example: for office use, a 800Mhz FSB is okay. For gamers,
you might want to opt for a FSB of 2000 or faster. But here's why geeks
were freaking about AMD systems: The chipsets on AMD motherboards allow
the RAM bus to run at a different speed from the processor bus. AMD
then introduced a technology called HyperTransport, which integrated
the memory controller in the CPU itself, thus eliminating the Front
Side Bus (FSB). The PC architecture was also significantly changed with
the HyperTransport Graphics Tunnel replacing the North Bridge and the
HyperTransport I/O Bus Tunnel replacing the South Bridge. With HyperTransport,
data is sent in packets rather by reserving bandwidth streams. This
results in higher throughputs.
Does that make AMD faster? No, just more efficient on
utilizing the available processing power on the CPU, motherboard and
RAM.
So, to answer the question: "Which motherboard to
choose?" AMD systems are very efficient in all respects, and in
most respects cheaper too. They'll do just fine for home and office
use. And so will the Intel Celeron systems. But hardcore gamers might
want to take a look at the Core 2 Duo and Core2Quad systems. AMD now
offers the Phenom11x2, x3, x4 and x6 series processors.
Please note:
AMD Socket AM2+ motherboards do support Socket AM3 CPU's, but Socket
AM3 Motherboards do not support Socket AM2 CPU's.
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