GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, VGA
cards and other computing hardware solutions, today announced its
premiere motherboard - GA-8I945GMH with Intel Viiv
technology support for digital media and entertainment platforms
designed from the ground up for the digital home. The company's first
offering designed around the Intel Viiv technology
Platform to target lifestyle and entertainment applications. Jam-packed
with the Viiv technology, the new digital home motherboard features the
Intel 945G Express chipset and is set to change the way
that users perceive home PCs with its consumer electronics quality
audio and video features.
The GA-8I945GMH is the world's first motherboard to attain the new Intel
Viiv Technology platform verification. Intel Viiv Technology is
designed to enhance the enjoyment of digital entertainment in the home
by allowing users to record, store and play a variety of media types
including movies, music, television, gaming and photo editing.
Developed
for low profile entertainment devices that merge with the living room
environment, the new GA-8I945GMH relies on the powerful Intel
GMA 950 graphics engine for high-quality digital video without a noisy
plug-in VGA card. Its integrated hardware based MPEG2 decoding helps to
free-up CPU resources during demanding living room applications to
produce the best possible user experience. Additionally, the board's
Intel ICH7 South Bridge boasts crystal clear 8-channel surround audio - a must have feature for home theater and media center users.
Optimized
for Intel Pentium D Dual Core processors, the GA-8I945GMH provides
multi-core functionality that significantly boosts performance during
multi-tasking operations. With support for the latest Serial-ATA 3.0
Gb/s interface, the GA-8I945GMH boasts blistering 3.0 Gb/s hard disk
drive data transfer speeds that are 100% compatible with the latest
software utilities and operating systems. The latest in high-speed
connectivity is provided by Intel PRO/1000 PL Gigabit
Ethernet and the board also includes onboard Firewire and USB 2.0
connectivity for digital audio and video device connectivity. For the
audio enthusiast, the GA-8I945GMH produces heart-pounding multi-channel
sound, advanced voice and communication input, and multi-streaming
capabilities through Intel High Definition Audio technologies.
Ensuring
the user's peace-of-mind, the GA-8I945GMH comes with Norton Internet
Security to deliver solid protection against hackers, viruses, and
privacy infringements via the Internet. Additionally, GIGABYTE
Shieldware compliments the hardware package with eight unique software
features that are easy to use and focused on making computing simple,
straightforward, and safe. These include Download Center, C.I.A.2,
M.I.B.2, S.O.S., M.I.T., and Xpress3 for safe recovery and backup of content.
- Supports Intel Viiv Technology
- Supports Intel Pentium D processor
- Intel 945G Express Chipset / ICH7-DH
chipset
- Micro-ATX form factor
- 1* PCI-ExpressX16 slot
- 1* PCI-ExpressX1 slot, 2* PCI slot
- 4* Dual channel DDRII 667, support up to
4GB memory.
- Intel Pro 1000 Gigabit LAN
- 4 * Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s (ICH7-DH Southbridge)
- 1 * Parallel ATA (ICH7-DH)
- 3 * IEEE1394a ports (Texas Instrument solution)
- 8 * USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- Intel High Definition Audio with 8 channel audio
Availability
The
GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMH is expected to be available at the end of December
through normal GIGABYTE distribution channels. For additional
information please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Default.htm
Source: Gigabyte Press Release
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