GigaByte GA-M59SLI-S5 Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 590-SLI Chipset - Socket AM2 PGA-9401 x Processor Support - 16 GB - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 ATA-7 - 2 x PCIe x16 Slot - MPN: GAM59SLIS5 See Product Details
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Items In Motherboards You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of GigaByte GA-M59SLI-S5 Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 590-SLI Chipset - Socket AM2 PGA-940Description GIGABYTE Technology latest S-series motherboards for AMD socket AM2 platform, featuring with five innovative features- Safe, Smart, Speed, SLI, and Silent-Pipe Technologies. The new S-series motherboards GA-M59SLI-S5; supporting AMD new generation AM2 processor with dual channel DDR2 800MHz high frequency memories, providing reliable and user friendly computing and reaching the maximum system performance easily via personalized software settings. In addition, the leading Silent-Pipe Technology provides an ultimate cooling yet silent solution for motherboard and the outstanding graphics performance through NVidia SLI dual PCI Express x16 architecture provide the S-series motherboards excellent scalability for extreme gaming and 3D graphics. GIGABYTE S-series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD Socket AM2 platform!. Quick Glance Supported Processor: Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes System Board Style: ATX Processor Socket: Socket AM2 PGA-940 System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM Multi GPU Support: nVIDIA SLI Summary Product Title: GigaByte GA-M59SLI-S5 Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 590-SLI Chipset - Socket AM2 PGA-940 Manufacturer: GigaByte Power Score: 4.7 | 2 Reviews CPU + Northbridge Support Supported Processor: Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, Sempron Processor Socket: Socket AM2 PGA-940 System Chipset: nVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Maximum Number of Processors: 1 Bus Speed: 1000 MHz Memory Support Number of Memory Slots: 4 Max System Memory: 16 GB Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM Connectors Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, S/PDIF Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes On-Board Headers: Floppy - 34 pin Header, Front Audio, IDE - ATA/EIDE/ATAPI 40 pin, IEEE 1394a, S/PDIF Connector, Serial ATA - 7 pin, USB 2.0 Number of IDE Headers: 1 Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 8 Number of Fan Connectors: 3 Number of PCI Slots: 2 Number of PCI-X Slots: 2 Number of PCI-Express x1 Slots: 2 Number of PCI-Express x8 Slots: 1 Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots: 2 Additional Features Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-7) Video Bus: PCI Express x16 Multi GPU Support: nVIDIA SLI Network Interfaces Included: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) Yes Audio Codec: Realtek ALC888DD Supported Audio Channels: 7.1 Channels Physical Specifications System Board Style: ATX Width: 12 in Depth: 9.61 in Warranty Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited More Info URL: Manufacturer Link Reviews on GigaByte GA-M59SLI-S5 Desktop Motherboard - nVIDIA nForce 590-SLI Chipset - Socket AM2 PGA-940
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- Apr 23, 2007
Stable - Though A Tad PriceyStrengths: Solid product by a solid company; quiet and reliable Weakness: Pricey; outdated technology (AMD); lay out Solid scores in benchmarks. Good brand, that produces a quality product. No additional onboard fans to generate unnecessary noise. Unknown whether it will support new cores from AMD. If not, will drop significantly in price. Have bought Gigabyte for personal use for the last four years. SLI with 8800s will leave little room for PCI or other expansion slots. IDE, FLoppy and SATA in same cramped... Advertisement  
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Amazing motherboard
Strengths: SLI, color-coded ports, included cables, dual-NIC, RAID controller, heat pipes
Weakness: Useless parallel port. Single IDE port.
This motherboard is simply amazing after upgrading from a several-year-old board. Dual PCI-E slots for video, 4 memory slots, a huge amount of SATA ports. I can't wait to make full use of both the SLI capabilities of this board and the SATA connections. The only problem I've found is it's not really designed for IDE devices, just has the one port - so a DVD drive and a HD, and you're done. Anyone...
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