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Gigabyte's GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard has been optimized to work more efficiently with today's 45nm processors. The board has dynamic 4 gear power switching. As your system needs more power it gets it and when the power load goes down, so does the supplied power. This lets you have power when you need it, and save energy and money when you don't.
CPU power isn't the only thing that is energy regulated. The Gigabit Ethernet connection tests the connection for length and signal strength and optimizes transmission power for the connection. To control it all you can use the newly redesigned Easy Tune 6 to fine tune all your settings.
System durability and security are as important as ever. Gigabyte's DualBIOS system has a second BIOS chip on the motherboard for quick and painless recovery from crashes and viruses. They also built the motherboard with all conductive polymer aluminum solid capacitors for increased longevity and power efficiency.
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Decent Board
- Pros: Newer chipset P43, support pcie 2.0, lots of usb on the back, six 6 SATA. I think this is a fine board if you don't plan to CF. Only got 1 pcie 2.0 which runs fine with my 9600gt. The board is a bit smaller than most full ATX board using only 6-7 screws instead of the full 9 screws. This leave some space for cable management and sliding in the case easier. Intel chipset runs a bit stable than nvidia (IMO). This board has been up for a few days and running fine. No hiccups or crashes. Running 4 x1gb corsair XMS DDR2 800, Q6600 @ 2.75ghz, XFX 9600gt (700mhz fact. OC), WD6400AAKS 640GB, ZALMAN 9500A 92mm, Samsung DVD-RW. Cooler Master C5 case.
- Cons: No firewire. The north bridge runs a bit hot to the touch but not like it burning. No COM, but hardly anyone uses that. They have a COM slot but you need to buy that accessory in order to work. The front audio port connection is in the middle of the board which leaves a wire running across the board. I like Asus placement of the front audio on the bottom for better cable management. However ASUS P43/P45 boards got a premium price on it. This board is a bargain and a better bang for the buck for my current need. If you do heavy OC look elsewhere. This board is for novice Over clockers that just need the bare essentials just to get by.
- Other Thoughts: Was running my friend's gigabyte ep35-ds3l on my rig for a week or two. It worked great, gave me no troubles, but it didn't have the pcie 2.0. When I overclock on the p35 board vista showed my q6600 at 2.75ghz under system info. System info on this board posted the stock clock speed at 2.4ghz. Checking under cpu-z it did post 2.75 so i'm not sure what the problem is. When resources are needed the clock multiplier booted up from 6x to 9x to run heavier applications. I play COD 4 and CSS on max settings at 1680x1050. Crysis ran at med/high setting with very good frame rates. It's almost the same as my friend's gigabyte p35 board but with a few tweeks here and there, mainly pcie-2.0. For a sub $100 board this board is worth the $$$.
I LIKE IT
- Pros: NICE MOBO, Best mobo w pci2.0 you will find for the price. start up was flawless 1st try. perfect for a budget gamebox.
- Cons: only 1 pci slot : ( but it is cheap and i cant afford to graffix cards any way
- Other Thoughts: overclocking is a breeze if your into that
| Model | GA-EP43-DS3L |
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 775 |
| CPU Type | Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB | 1600/1333MHz |
| North Bridge | Intel P43 |
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- Pros: Everything works as expected. I had this board for about 5 months and it gave me no problems whatoever and it seems perfectly stable.
- Cons: None.
- Other Thoughts: This is a low-budget motherboard and it does well what it should. This is a good product. Don't buy this motherboard if it doesn't fit your needs. This is what I was looking for and I'm totally satisfied with it.
- Pros: Installed this board with no problems at all. Appears to be a fast motherboard. Good for gaming and also for Hackintosh. Delivery was fast and have no complaints. Would buy another Gigabyte board.
- Cons: As everything is working fine I do have any so far.
Happy
- Pros: solid, enough features, Gigabyte.
- Cons: none yet.
- Other Thoughts: Intel P43, only P45 is better.
| Model |
| Brand |
GIGABYTE |
| Model |
GA-EP43-DS3L |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
LGA 775 |
| CPU Type |
Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB |
1600(O.C)/1333MHz |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
Intel P43 |
| South Bridge |
Intel ICH10 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 1200(O.C) / 1066 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
8GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
4 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC888 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111C |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
8 x USB 2.0 |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
GA-EP43-DS3L
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
SATA Cable |
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Reviewed By: Turismo29 on 6/27/2008
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
