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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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A full featured motherboard with plenty of power, the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 is great motherboard for anyone needing to replace or upgrade their system. Equipped with an AMD socket AM2, suitable for Athlon 64 processors, including the X2 and FX series, the GA-M57SLI-S4 is more than capable of handling anything you may want to run. Using the Nvidia nForce 570 SLI chipset, it supports SLI, letting you use 2 graphics cards together for even more processing power.
It also includes a gigabit Ethernet port, 7.1 channel onboard sound, and 6 SATA ports. Add multiple hard drives to the system through those two ports. The GA-M57SLI-S4 supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5. It also has multiple expansion slots to use, including two x16, and three x1 PCIe slots, plus an additional two PCI slots. For anyone building a strong, stable system, the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 is a great foundation.
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- 5
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560 |
Good board, positive experience
- Pros: Well marked, layout good overall with no fitment problems (all holes/posts lined up fine). Building a PC involves some guessing and hoping, but thanks to Newegg's specifications tab it was an easy first experience with the Gigabyte in combination with an AMD 5000+ Black and a Cooler Master RR-CCH-L9U1-GP (Newegg #N82E16835103031).
Biggest pro is knowing that they (Newegg) has such great customer service. That's the best way to keep my business.
- Cons: Not a serious con since it is a function of having such good features, but it's a large board. Trial installation is important depending on placement of your hard drive and other components as they relate to the RAM, fan, chipset, etc. Some components will be extremely close to others. Have patience and plan things out before you start pushing.
- Other Thoughts: If you're reading these then you're building your own system and you may run into this:
I was upgrading an old case with this MOBO and the PSU didn't have SATA power cables. Make sure your PSU does, or else you'll need to also order a combo cable to convert the molex plugs to SATA (Newegg #N82E16812226004). I had a couple in a drawer, so it wasn't a problem, but it would be frustrating to have a new system that you won't boot because you can't power your SATA drive.
Wow. One sure way to know you're a geek is by having spare molex:SATA converter cables laying around.
The other is by knowing/loving Newegg. Embrace it.
Good, a lot of features and Solid
- Pros: 1.1. I really the like the bios reboot warning when an over clock goes wrong. I really like the ability to be able to Save Previous Bios settings and having the choice to boot from any of the 10 profiles set up.
2. 2. 6 SATA Ports is really generous. Now that dvd/cd drives are cheaper in the SATA dept. the move will be a lot easier due to the 2-3 SATA ports left over from the HDDs.
3.The chipset heatsink is pretty well designed. Does not obstruct the VGA or from running SLI.
4. HD Sound is pretty nifty. Most mobo’s in this price range do not support HD sound, so it was nice to see it in this mobo.
5.Linux Bios. This is actually a brilliant move. The fact that the bios can be written by anyone and be tweaked out is amazing. Most bios are proprietary and are limited; however, not this one. (CTRL+F1 for advance feat.)
6.CD driver install is the best I’ve seen. Once you boot from installing Windows XP, you place the Installation CD and it basically installs all the drivers you need.
- Cons: 1.I wish there were more fan 3 pin connectors on the mobo. (Only 2)
2.The Floppy input dock is all the way at the bottom. Seriously, what gives with that? It’s just poor design. However, I know this is not the only mobo company that does this.
3.Most mobo’s now days have dual NIC. I wish this mobo would have had that.
4.The ram slot config. It is better if you have 2 sticks to keep them separated so air can cool of the memory. However, the fact that if you have 2 ram sticks and have to pair them next to each other is not the best move if you are water cooling because no air will go through that area unless you place a fan there or water cool the ram too.
5.Most companies throw in a back USB plate to use with the left over USB mobo connectors. This mobo does not have that.
- Other Thoughts: Do not get me wrong. 4-5 is a very good score. This mobo has a lot of features in the bios and the fact that people write and create a bios for this mobo is amazing. No mobo can be perfect. The short comings on this mobo are basically in design, but not functions. Would I buy another if this mobo went down? Absolutely!
I actually bought it because I had to RMA an ASUS M2N-SLI Del. (The chipset would get to 120c and shot off.) So for the price I decided to buy a gigabyte mobo and I couldn’t be happier. I actually bought a Gigabyte 3D Galaxy 2 WC unit and they both work well. (I had to replace the w/c Power pin with the Reset mobo pin and it worked.)
| Model | GA-M57SLI-S4 |
| CPU Socket Type | AM2 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP |
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Great board, great value
- Pros: Great board, no problems installing, I had no problem lining up with holes and have been running it for nearly a year with not one glitch.
- Cons: Someone else mentioned their graphics card sits close to the chipset heatsink - I agree, but it really hasn't caused a problem for me.
- Other Thoughts: I would buy it again.
Works Well
- Pros: Great Mobo that has plenty of expansion slots for the price. Looks good and functions perfectly. Cheap for what it's got.
- Cons: The mobo holes didn't match up perfectly with my case so I dunno whether to blame the mobo or my apevia case. I have about 5 screws out of the 8 recommended or whatnot. Works fine but would make me happier if it just worked?
Also....sometimes when i touch something the wrong way the computer shuts off due to bad connection somewhere. Also not sure what to blame but im assuming its a bad connection with my video card or sound card shutting down windows to prevent damage.
- Other Thoughts: Does the trick. Maybe spend a little more to avoid little annoyances like I have? If you're tight on money like I was this is a really good motherboard.
Good BUT!
- Pros: Really Good MOBO!!! I really like the layout. You do need to watch placement so that you dont cover up the heat sinks. Note this MOBO thay do get really HOT! I added an extra fan at the bottom of my tower to help with heat.. Other wise the set up and drivers and such when like clock work. As stated by others make sure you have a power supply with SATA conectors. The over clocking for this MOBO is awsom with the AMD Athlon 64x2 5000+ 2.6 gig Black Edition. With help from the overclocking programs given with the MOBO I was able to pull 3.5gig out of mine... Would recomend this MOBO for sure....
- Cons: Now there is a program that comes with this MOBO that is a BIOS killer. I am not joking about this at all, The program is said to allow you to place a LOGO in the BIOS for start up. There is no info or instrustion with it and it you use it you are asking for it.. It will erase your Bios and write garbage in its place makeing sure when you reboot you have a wonderful Paper Weight!!!!! At you expence This is only a warning for those like me that like to play with the programs that a re given with the MOBO's.
Heat issue with Bridge.....
- Other Thoughts: Other wise the only other grip I have is the heat that comes from the Bridge thay really need a better way to handle this but I added a fan that works really well for this.
If you like to play DO NOT MESS WITH THE LOGO program uninstall it and leave it alone or dont let it install withthe drives and such... The over clocking program is great and as long as you take small steps with uping the speed it really dose well.
My sys build m57sli-s4, Athlon 64x2 2.6gig black edition, 500 gig SATA HDD, Nvidia GeForce 7600GT Times 2 for SLI, 4 GIG 800Mhz FSB DDR, Gigabyte G-Power Lite CPU Fan... Work really well!!!
Have fun with your new build SLI is the way to go for 3d model design and gameing!!
| Model |
| Brand |
GIGABYTE |
| Model |
GA-M57SLI-S4 |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
AM2 |
| CPU Type |
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB |
1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
16GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express x16 |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 |
3 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
6 |
| SATA RAID |
0/1/0+1/5 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC883 |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Marvell 88E1116 |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| LPT |
1 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| IEEE 1394 |
1 x IEEE 1394a |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
6 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
3 x Connectors for Additional 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports |
| Onboard 1394 |
| Onboard 1394 |
2x 1394a |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.3" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
GA-M57SLI-S4
User Manual
Driver Disk
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
4 x SATA Cable
SLI Bridge
SLI Retention Bracket |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
Introduction
A full featured motherboard with plenty of power, the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 is great motherboard for anyone needing to replace or upgrade their system. Equipped with an AMD socket AM2, suitable for Athlon 64 processors, including the X2 and FX series, the GA-M57SLI-S4 is more than capable of handling anything you may want to run. Using the Nvidia nForce 570 SLI chipset, it supports SLI, letting you use 2 graphics cards together for even more processing power.
It also includes a gigabit Ethernet port, 7.1 channel onboard sound, and 6 SATA ports. Add multiple hard drives to the system through those two ports. The GA-M57SLI-S4 supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5. It also has multiple expansion slots to use, including two x16, and three x1 PCIe slots, plus an additional two PCI slots. For anyone building a strong, stable system, the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 is a great foundation.
Highlights
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AMD Socket AM2
This motherboard supports AMD’s Socket AM2-based CPUs, including the Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 series. With a 2000MHz system bus using Hyper Transport Technology and support for dual-channel DDR2 RAM, AM2 motherboards form the basis for phenomenal system performance.
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NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Chipset for High Performance Gamers
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCPs deliver outstanding gaming experiences. Enjoy scalable graphics performance with NVIDIA SLI technology and take advantage of NVIDIA FirstPacket technology to prioritize gaming traffic for reduced ping times. Other advanced features include SATA 3Gb/s RAID, dual Gigabit LAN and High Definition Audio.
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Dual PCI Express x16 Slots
With dual PCI Express x16 slots (SLI at both 8X), blaze graphic performance with NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU function or extend your desktop with dual video out solutions on a single motherboard!
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SATA II with RAID Support
The second generation SATA interface delivers up to 300MB/sec transfer speed, doubling that of the first generation Serial ATA. Six 3Gb/s SATA II ports support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 0+1 for better performance and enhanced data security.
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NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet
The industry’s fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency with FirstPacket technology for lower latency and TCP/IP acceleration for system performance optimization by offloading CPU-intensive packet filtering tasks to hardware.
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S/PDIF In/Out Interface
S/PDIF allows connections to today's hottest digital audio devices without signal loss. Connect S/PDIF out to an AC-3 decoder for full-on theater quality digital sound.
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Quick Specs
| CPU Socket Type | AM2 |
| CPU Type | Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 |
| FSB | 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s) |
| North Bridge | NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP |
| Memory Standard | DDR2 800 |
| PCI Express x16 | 2 |
| SATA 3Gb/s | 6 |
| PATA | 1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
| IEEE 1394 | 1 x IEEE 1394a |
| USB 1.1/2.0 | 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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Reviewed By: on 1/4/2008
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
