[H]ard|OCP reviews Gigabyte X38-DQ6 motherboard
GIGABYTE is a veteran in the enthusiast space, time and again delivering high performance in a high quality kit. They continue to push the technological limits with their products through the use of high quality component usage in their hardware designs as well as innovative software solutions. Their latest motherboard creation continues to exemplify this trend well.
The GA-X38-DQ6 is GIGABYTE's premier product based on the latest Intel chipset, the X38 Express. This chipset supports the following technologies: all LGA 775 type processors, DDR2 DRAM modules operating in Dual Channel mode up to 1066MHz officially; and dual card ATI CrossFire support with matching ATI graphics cards installed. The X38-DQ6 is a feature complete solution, with the addition of an Intel LGA 775 style processor, DDR2 memory, drives, and a PSU for a working system. The following components are integrated in to the X38-DQ6's design: 6 SATA II ports (RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 capable) on the Intel ICH9R controller; 1 ATA-133 IDE port and 2 SATA II ports (RAID 0 and 1 capable) on the GIGABYTE controller; 12 USB 2.0 capable ports (8 in rear panel, and 2 onboard headers supporting 2 ports each); 3 IEEE 1394 capable ports (2 in rear panel, and 1 onboard header); dual Realtek GigE Ethernet ports in the rear panel; and Realtek 8-channel HD audio codec featuring an S/PDIF optical and RCA output ports... [read more]
