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Motherboards that include lots of onboard peripherals have more than often proved very unpopular with anyone except the computing novice or budget user, the Gigabyte 8IEXP however, has an extensive range of onboard items on a high-end board.
This board is targeted for overclockers and power-users, featuring onboard RAID, onboard 5.1 digital sound, Firewire, USB 2.0, LAN adapter and some excellent overclocking features – all of the onboard items are high quality devices that would usually cost a lot more to buy separately. The motherboard is based on the Intel 845E chipset, pretty much standard for Pentium 4 CPU’s, giving excellent stability and performance.
Specification for the GA-8IEXP
- Socket 478 CPUs
- 100 – 355Mhz Bus
- 400/533Mhz FSB
- Form Factor : 306mm x 204mm
- 2GB PC1600/2100/2700 DDR SDRAM (3 Slots)
- 1.725V CPU Voltage Max
- 1 x AGP, 6 x PCI, 1 x CNR
- 4 x Fan Connectors
- Dual Channel ATA 66/100
- Promise ATA133 RAID
- Intel 10/100 Onboard LAN
- VIA VT6306 IEEE 1394 Controller (3 Firewire Ports)
- 6 x USB 2.0 Ports
- Creative CT5880 Audio Chipset (5.1 Digital)