Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2008 – GIGABYTE UNITED INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is proud to announce their new lineup of Intel P45 chipset based motherboards, featuring the highest quality Ultra Durable components, Ultra Cool thermal performance, Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced technology for Ultra Power Efficiency and the latest Ultra Secure features including onboard TPM and Smart Backup with Plug & Play Hardware RAID.

Based on the new Intel P45 chipset, these high performance platforms from GIGABYTE deliver support for a record setting 1600MHz Front Side Bus for the latest Intel^® Core 2™ multi-core processors, including 45nm Penryn CPUs. With models supporting either dual channel DDR3 memory up to 1900MHz (by OC), or DDR2 up to 1200MHz, GIGABYTE's P45 motherboards provide the highest levels of performance and maximum overclocking potential. GIGABYTE's P45 lineup is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX™ Technology with dual PCI Express 2.0 x8 interfaces, delivering double the PCI Express bandwidth of 5 Gbit/s for the ultimate in extreme gaming performance.



GIGABYTE is also the first motherboard manufacturer to include a comprehensive toolkit of features including Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced, GIGABYTE's Ultra TPM, Smart Backup - Plug & Play Hardware RAID, and a host of other features that not only maximize performance and energy efficiency, but also provide the highest levels of data security.

GIGABYTE Unique Features
New GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced

GIGABYTE's Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) has once again proven itself as the industry leading energy saving technology with newly introduced Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced. Featuring improved algorithms that provide a more accurate power saving calculation, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced provides better energy saving capabilities and enhanced system performance. GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is the world's only motherboard energy saving technology with hardware-based Dynamic 6-Gear* Switching. With support for VRD 11.1, GIGABYTE's DES Advanced allows the motherboard to switch to 1 Gear phase switching during idle, allowing for a dramatic increase in power savings.

Designed with advanced users in mind, Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced allows users to take advantage of energy savings with or without the use the Dynamic Energy Saver Utility, for always-on, hardware based power savings. GIGABYTE has also retooled Dynamic Energy Saver to allow overclockers to experience the benefits of multi-gear power phase switching while overclocking, providing ultra stable, ultra smooth overclocking performance.

Ultra TPM - Industry's highest level of data Security via onboard TPM

Setting a New standard for Motherboard Security

With a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip built-in, GIGABYTE provides TPM hardware-based encryption and decryption with digital signature keys to ensure a maximum level of data protection with 2048 bit encryption. GIGABTE's Ultra TPM provides an added layer of security by allowing users to store their digital signature key on a USB thumb drive, so that when they step away from their system, they can take the key with them, locking up their data and preventing unauthorized access while they are away. When making the portable user key, GIGABYTE's Ultra TPM auto deletes the user key in the hard drive, ensuring the maximum level of data protection.

Smart Backup- Plug & Play Hardware RAID


GIGABYTE's Smart Backup allows users to connect up to 4 Serial ATA devices for effortless RAID data protection. Dual onboard RAID controller chips automatically configure RAID setup without user intervention, making it easier than ever for users to enjoy enhanced data transfer performance, low CPU utilization, real-time backup on-the-fly and protection against HDD failure.

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection


DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

High Velocity 4X Bandwidth Boost


Providing support for 4 Gigabit LAN with Teaming functionality, GIABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboards allow 4 single LAN connections to act as 1 single connection for twice the bandwidth, improving overall throughput with lower CPU utilization. With added network fault tolerance, the GIGABYTE Teaming function prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed port to a working port.

2 Power Phases for Both North Bridge and Memory

GIGABYTE P45 motherboards are equipped with 2-Phase power for the North Bridge and memory, allowing users to reach higher memory frequencies and enjoy better performance. Compared with only one phase solutions, this ensures longer power component lifespan and higher overclockability due to cooler working temperatures and better efficiency.

Onboard Diagnostic LEDs - Hardware Troubleshoot at a Glance

7 Onboard LEDs controlled by the system BIOS indicate if a malfunction is occurring, allowing users to directly see where the problem is occurring, so they can quickly take action.

Onboard ACPI LEDs - Power Status Indicators to avoid improper hardware removal

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) gives the operating system direct control over the power management. There are 4 embedded LEDs onboard to indicate system power status to prevent potential H/W damage due to improper plug/unplug actions.

Onboard Quick Switches

Onboard Power, Clear CMOS and Reset buttons allow for quick and easy tweaking for power users working in an in chassis environment.

GIGABYTE Unique Overclocking Features
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.


Hardware Overvoltage Control ICs

GIGABYTE P45 motherboards also include Hardware Overvoltage Control ICs which provide more voltage control options than before for the CPU North Bridge and memory. The overvoltage controllers also provide hardware linear real-time voltage control, which means there is no delay compared to the GPIO controller in past implementations. In addition, GIGABYTE's Hardware Overvoltage Controller ICs also allow for much finer voltage control, allowing power users to adjust voltage in as little increments as 20mV for better overclocking performance.

Additional Features
Dolby Home Theater^®


GIGABYTE P45 motherboards are equipped with the built-in high-definition 7.1 + 2 channel Realtek ALC889A sound chip, whose 106dB signal-to-noise ratio significantly reduces noise during signal transmission and supports Blu-ray playback for an exhilarating home theater entertainment experience.

In addition, GIGABYTE has also included the powerful Dolby Home Theater^® suite of audio technologies, which deliver a vivid surround sound listening experience for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones. Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience, Dolby Home Theater^® includes Dolby Pro Logic IIx for maximum surround sound expansion, Dolby Headphone and Sound Space Expander for a virtualized audio experience, and Natural Bass enhancement for the richest quality sound.

GIGABYTE P45 Motherboards

GA-EP45-DQ6 GA-EP45T-Extreme GA-EP45-DS5 GA-EP45-Extreme GA-EP45-DS4P GA-EP45-DS3L GA-EP45-DS4 GA-EP45-S3L GA-EP45-DS3P   GA-EP45-DS3R   GA-EP45-DS3

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