Gigabyte GA-EG41MF-US2H 8GB DDR2

The GA-EG41MF-US2H based on the Intel G41 chipset supports the latest Intel 45nm CPUs and integrates support for HDMI, DVI and HDCP, creating a powerful multi-media platform which allows users to do more at once. At the heart of the Intel G41 Express chipset is the Intel X4500 graphics media accelerator, which support DX10 and features several unique innovations including more Execution Units for enhanced 3D performance and Intel Clear Video Technology for sharper images and precise color control. The G41 chipset also supports smoother HD video playback, and includes support for Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats.

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards are equipped with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours for CPU VRM, Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs (providing lower resistance to reduce power consumption and heat generation) and GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology (providing dual hardware BIOS protection). GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards promise to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.

Smaller, Faster and More Efficient
GA-EG41MF-US2H motherboards paired with Intel 45nm CPUs deliver the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming. Not only do GIGABYTE's latest motherboards based on Intel Eaglelake chipsets all support Intel's new generation, 45nm multi-core processors.

Dual Channel DDR2 1066(OC)
Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 1066(OC) memory by overclocking, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications

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.
 

IEEE1394 motherboard
This motherboard with IEEE1394 FireWire interface from Texas Instruments (TI). With the transfer speed up to 400Mb/s, the new generation IEEE1394 interface further enhances PC connectivity with consumer electronics audio/video.

Specifiations

CPU

• Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processo/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA 775 package
• L2 cache varies with CPU 

Front Side Bus

• 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

 
Chipset

• North Bridge : Intel® G41 Chipset
• South Bridge : Intel® ICH7 

Memory

• 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
• Dual channel memory architecture (Note 2)
• Support for DDR2 1066(OC)/800/667 MHz memory modules 

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 3) (Note 4)
• 1 x HDMI port (Note 4)

Audio

• Realtek ALC888 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF In/Out
• Support for CD In
   

LAN

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

 
Expansion

• Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x 16 (Note 4)
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots 

Storage Interface

• 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB

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

IEEE 1394

• T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
• Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) 
   

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 S/PDIF In header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x IEEE 1394a header
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x power LED header
• 1 x chassis intrusion header
• 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 x PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)(Note 4)
• 1 x HDMI port (Note 4)
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x IEEE 1394a port
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line out/Microphone

Form Factor

• Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm