Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 8GB DDR3 AMD Motherboard

The GA-MA74GMT-S2 offers high performance platform based on AMD 740G Chipset and its integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 2100 graphics engine, which featuring a world-class DX9, Pixel Shader 2.0, ATI Avivo Technology, ATI SurroundView™ Technology for faster and smoother game-play, a high quality video processing engine for advance quality of video and DVD playback. With supporting the latest 45nm AMD AM3 processors and dual channel DDR3 memories, GA-MA74GMT-S2 also features with two GIGABYTE innovative S features- Safe, Smart technologies

Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom™II/ Athlon™II series processors, delivering the great performance enchantment to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending.

EC AOD-ACC Support
EC AOD-ACC is described as Embedded Controller for AMD OverDrive- Advanced Clock Calibration, which is the newest feature comes from AMD SB750/ SB710 SouthBridge chip, destined for the AMD Black Edition CPU to overclock through BIOS setting or AMD OverDrive™ utility further than was previously possible.

Solid Capacitor for CPU VRM
Stable system operation depends upon the quality of CPU VRM (voltage regulator module). GIGABYTE adopts Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Capacitors for CPU VRM to ensure a longer lifespan for systems in daily operation and boost system stability under extreme conditions. CPU VRM with Solid Capacitors featuring better electronic conductivity, excellent heat resistance enhances system durability even operating in high temperature environment.

Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333+
Experience the advanced technology of DDR3 1333+ memory, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.

PCI Express Interface
Revolutionary PCI Express interface provides scalable bandwidth for multi-purpose usage. PCI-E x16 interface doubles the bandwidth of graphics interface of previous generation thus delivering the utmost gaming experience. PCI-E x1interface provides twice the bandwidth of PCI interface up to 250MB/s for new generation I/O peripheral devices.

High Definition Audio
Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced 6/ 8-channel* audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.

SATA 3Gb/s storage interface
SATA 3Gb/s doubles bus bandwidth from 1.5Gb/s to 3Gb/s. SATA 3Gb/s facilitates bandwidth aggregation for multiple devices, enabling max through put as well as, higher cache through put performance in single drive configurations.

Gigabit LAN Connectivity
The Gigabit network interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing new generation connectivity for the broadband era. Gigabit LAN is ideally for seamless internet connection such as streaming audio and video contents.

EasyTune6
GIGABYTE has completely redesigned EasyTune6 from the ground up to make it easier than ever to manage and monitor your hardware resources as well as tweak your system settings in order to achieve maximum system performance. Whether you are an overclocking enthusiast, or a computer novice, EasyTune6 provides the tools you need to quickly and effortlessly fine tune your system.

Smart
The Smart featured motherboards of GIGABYTE S series provide GIGABYTE proprietary innovative software such as Download Center, @BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, Boot menu, and Smart Fan. BIOS and driver management now becomes much easier and user friendly through GIGABYTE Smart features.

Safe
Safe is the key feature of GIGABYTE S series motherboards with the following elements: Excellent hardware design, reinforced BIOS protection through GIGABYTE Virtual Dual BIOS Technology and GIGABYTE BIOS Setting Recovery Technology. Unique system software such as Xpress Recovery 2, PC Health Monitor, HDD S.M.A.R.T., and C.O.M. further strengthen the stability and reliability of your PC

ErP Lot 6 support
The ErP (as known as Energy-Related Products Directive) is part of new European Union's environment regulations. ErP established is based on the concern of environmental issues regards electronic devices been gained popularity and how to improve energy efficiency for better and greener life. GIGABYTE presents standard motherboards to help you effectively improving system performance and saving more energy.

Technical Details

Model

• Brand : Gigabyte
• Model : GA-MA74GMT-S2

CPU

• Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

Hyper Transport Bus

• 2000 MT/s 

Chipset

• North Bridge : AMD 740G
• South Bridge : AMD SB710 

Memory

• 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
• Support for non-ECC memory modules 

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x D-sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) 

Audio

• Realtek ALC888B codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3)
• Support for S/PDIF Out
• Support for S/PDIF In
• Support for CD In 

LAN

• Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots 

Storage Interface

• 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD

iTE IT8718 chip

• 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive 

USB Integrated in the South Bridge

• Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) 

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• 1 x IDE connector
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x CD In connector
• 1 x SPDIF In/Out header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Serial port header 

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone) 

Operating System

• Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/ XP 

Form Factor

• Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm