Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 DDR3
Intel ® X48 + ICH9R chipset
Specification and component
Changes in the design heatsinks
Option XMP and benefits and advantages
Benchmark 1
Benchmark 2
Features Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) & Conclusion
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 DDR3
CPU
1. Support for an Intel ® Core 2 Extreme processor / Intel ® Core 2 Quad processor / Intel ® Core 2 Duo processor / Intel ® Pentium ® processor Extreme Edition / Intel ® Pentium ® D processor / Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor Extreme Edition / Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor / Intel ® Celeron ® processor in the LGA 775 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
2. L2 cache varies with CPU
3. 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB
Chipset
1. North Bridge: Intel ® X48 Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel ® ICH9R
Memory
1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1900/1600/1333/1066/800/MHz, XMP memory modules.
Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.
Audio
1. Realtek ALC889A codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for DTS (DTS NEO: PC)
5. Support for S / PDIF In / Out
6. Support for CD In
LAN
1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1. 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (The PCIE_16_1 slot supports x16; the PCIE_16_2 supports x16.)
2. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (share with the PCIE_16_2 slot)
3. 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge:
1. 6 x SATA 3Gb / s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb / s devices
2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2. 2 x SATA 3Gb / s connectors (GSATAIIA, GSATAIIB) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb / s devices
3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
iTE IT8718 chip:
1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394
1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 header)
USB
1. Integrated in the South Bridge
2. Up to 12 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
4. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
5. 1 x IDE connector
6. 6 x SATA 3Gb / s connectors
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 2 x system fan headers
9. 1 x power fan header
10. 1 x North Bridge fan header
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 1 x CD In connector
14. 1 x S / PDIF In header
15. 1 x S / PDIF Out header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 1 x IEEE 1394a headers
18. 1 x parallel port header
19. 1 x serial port header
20. 1 x power LED header
21. 1 x Chassis Intrusion header
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS / 2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS / 2 mouse port
3. 1 x coaxial S / PDIF Out connector
4. 1 x optical S / PDIF Out connector
5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
7. 2 x RJ-45 port
8. 6 x audio jacks (Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Rear Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out / Line In / Line Out / Microphone)
I / O Controller
1. iTE IT8718 chip
H / W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU / System temperature detection
3. CPU / System / Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU / System / Power fan fail warning
6. CPU fan speed control
BIOS
1. Supports QuadBIOS
2. 2 x 8 Mbit flash ROM
3. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b.
Unique Features
1. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver
2. Support for @ BIOS
3. Support for Download Center
4. Support for Q-Flash
5. Support for EasyTune
6. Support for Xpress Install
7. Support for Xpress Recovery2
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Board
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 is a board with a premium-class X48 chipset and features DES. Overview of the use X38 with the X48 chipset is not much different. Changes only different X48 chipset with the full support 1600Mhz FSB Procesor.
But there is quite a change from the design of Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 with DDR3 memory. Feature board is equipped with features of DES or Dynamic Energy Saver. Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 later power consumption can be set automatically. This means power comsumsion can be more savings, without reducing the speed Procesor itself. The combination of high-quality components with low power consume plus DES, making the power more sparingly than other board.
Equipment Gigabyte X48T-DQ6
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 has a lot more equipment devices outside. Equipment such as SATA cable packages have been prepared on the Gigabyte X48T-DQ6.
SATA cable design that is internal to the cable. Created with a special form of L that does not come out too obtrusive when installed on hard disk.
The back panel board
Port placement Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 is made more at the back of the panel board.
There are 8 USB ports can be connected directly on the mainboard rear panel, 8 is enough for the hardware that requires a USB connection port. 2 Ethernet ports and 2 Firewire complete this board. While the connection from the chip Audio controller is provided for the COEX as optical and digital output
Other components on the chip, using the highest type of Realtek sound card type 889A. Ethernet already has fruit to 2 Gigabit LAN from Realtek 8111C (picture right) and PLL chip 9LPRS914EKL generator. All components capasitor board, already use the type of solid capasitor.
