GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

Reviews(78)

3.8
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Good Motherboard

It's a motherboard that works. It works with my Intel Q9400 and OCZ PC2-6400 Gold 8GB Quad Kit.

The motherboard comes with a "Crazy Cool" which is heatsink that goes on the opposite side of where the CPU is. I followed the instruction to install the CPU first. In fact you need to install the "Crazy Cool" because the CPU is covering one of the screw for the heatsink.

You need to get the latest bios from the manufacturer website in order to take advantage of Intel VT. Once you flash bios the VT option will appear in the setting.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Board crapped out in 45 days

The board installed easily and worked well until the sound went and other issues made the board unusable

Getting support form Gigabyte is difficult. The board died soon after the 30 day return from new egg, so I've made contact with Gigabyte and their support is null. I can understand boards that fail, and if Gigabyte had even responded to my emails and said here is how to get it replaced I would not be writing a negative review on this board

Gigabyte customer service is bad, I'd suggest u look at another manufacturer

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Warranty & Returns

Warranty

Limited Warranty period(parts): 2 years

Limited Warranty period(labor): 2 years

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Features & Details

  • Intel X48
  • Celeron / Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Pentium 4 / Pentium D
  • DDR2 1200

Specifications

Model
BrandGIGABYTE
ModelGA-X48-DQ6
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeLGA 775
CPU TypeCeleron / Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Pentium 4 / Pentium D
FSB1600/1333 MHz
Chipsets
ChipsetIntel X48
South BridgeIntel ICH9R
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Memory
Number of Memory Slots4x240pin
Memory StandardDDR2 1200
Maximum Memory Supported8GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x162 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x13 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots2 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
PATA1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA RAID0/1/5/10
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC889A
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed2 x 1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial Out / 2 x PS/2 / 8 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/22
USB 1.1/2.08 x USB 2.0
IEEE 13942 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB4 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Power Pin24 Pin
Packaging
Package ContentsGA-X48-DQ6 Driver Disk User Manual Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable FDD Cable SATA Cable 2 x eSATA Bracket 2 x eSATA Cable & eSATA Power Cord
Details
Windows VistaCertified for Windows Vista
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggMarch 24, 2008
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