Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H 16GB DDR2 AMD Motherboard

The GA-MA785GM-US2H introduces revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 technology on AMD platform with featuring 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance. Based on AMD 785G chipset, GA-MA785GM-US2H is integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200 (DX10.1) graphics engine and supports AMD Phenom™ quad-core processors, DDR2 memory modules, HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology links, PCI Express 2.0 graphics interface and so on. With the innovative GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver technology, GA-MA785GM-US2H is able to provide user friendly computing, reach the maximum system performance easily while still able to save the power and environment in real life at the same time.

Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 4+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom™II series processors, delivering the great performance enchantment to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending.

AMD OverDrive Support
The AMD OverDrive™ utility is provided by AMD, offering high-end users the ability to maximize the capability, flexibility, and adjustability of the platforms utilizing AMD processors, sockets, and chipsets.

ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology support
Experience the advanced ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology, which is including ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™, ATI SurroundView™, and ATI PowerPlay™ with Windows Vista and XP* supported. With combination of onboard GPU and a single VGA card’s GPU, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ can bring remarkable display performance on AMD platform, and also further to increase your overall system value. ATI SurroundView™ allows 4 or more monitors support at once and also ATI PowerPlay™ enables power saving profiles to help reduce power consumption and further resulting in reduced system temperatures and fan noise.

Dual Channel DDR2 1200+ MHz
Delivering native support for DDR2 memory up to 1200MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards allow users to easily reach higher memory frequencies at lower voltages; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease.

GIGABYTE innovative technology- Easy Energy Saver
Featuring an advanced proprietary software design, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is able to dynamically adjust CPU power depending on workload, delivering just the right amount of power needed for the task. Coupled with AMD’s highly efficient AM2+ and latest 45nm AM3 CPU, the Easy Energy Saver is able to provide exceptional levels of power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance.

Specifications

Model

• Brand : Gigabyte
• Model : GA-MA785GM-US2H

CPU

• Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors : AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor

Hyper Transport Bus

• 5200/2000 MT/s

Chipset

• North Bridge : AMD 785G
• South Bridge : AMD SB710 

Memory

• 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR2 1200 (OC)/1066(Note2)/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 ALC889A codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF In/Out
• Support for CD In

LAN

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

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots 
   

Storage Interface South Bridge

• 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
• 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD

USB

• Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

IEEE 1394

• 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 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• 1 x IDE connector
• 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x North Bridge fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x CD In connector
• 1 x S/PDIF In/Out header
• 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x IEEE 1394a header
• 1 x parallel port header
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x chassis intrusion header
• 1 x power LED header
• 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard port or 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
• 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port
• 1 x IEEE 1394a port
• 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Mic
• Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.3cm x 24.3cm