Introduction
Date 2004-10-06
Provider: Gigabyte
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Gigabyte GA-8I915P Duo Pro Socket 775 motherboard
It was awhile ago since we looked at a motherboard so today it’s time to have a closer look at one. We have a board from Gigabyte, but the name is kind of funky ‘GA-8I915P Duo Pro’ so let’s hope the motherboard is easier to use than it is to pronounce the name 
It’s a DUO motherboard which supports both DDR1 and DDR2 memory. We have tested some DDR memory with this board already when we tested the Corsair DDR2 and it really was a speedster kit, but today we will test some overclocking, standard benchmarking, and also have a closer look at what features the board contains.
About Gigabyte:
The success of Giga-Byte Technology has exceeded all expectations. With the commitment to upgrading the IT industry, Giga-Byte Technology built up a solid foundation upon the envisioned industry scale. These efforts have earned Giga-Byte Technology an eminent and widespread reputation, as well as the focus of attention and accomplishment around the world. With the respectable performance of motherboard business and global reputation along with worldwide brand awareness, Giga-Byte Technology is making steady progress to become one of the best total IT product providers in the world.
Specifications:
Processor:
LGA 775 for Pentium� 4 Processor
Chipset:
Northbridge : Intel� 915P
Southbridge : Intel� ICH6R
Integrated Peripherals:
T.I. IEEE1394 controller
2 x Broadcom PCIe X1 Gigabit Ethernet controller
C-Media 9880 audio codec
VIA VT6410 RAID controller
Front Side Bus:
800 / 533 MHz FSB
Memory:
Type: Dual Channel DDR2 533/400 Dual Channel DDR400/333
Max capacity: 4 GB
DIMM slots: 2 DIMMs for DDR2, 2 DIMMs for DDR
Internal I/O Connectors:
4 x Serial ATA connectors
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (4 ports by cable)
1 x FDD connector
1 x UltraDMA 100/66 IDE
2 x UltraDMA 133 IDE
2 x IEEE 1394 connectors (3 ports)
1 x COM B connector
3 x cooling fan pin headers
1 x CD in
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Expansion Slots:
1 x PCIe X 16 slot
2 x PCIe X 1 slots
3 x PCI slots
Rear Panel I/O:
4 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x RJ45 LAN ports
2 x S/P DIF jacks (In/Out)
6 x Audio jacks (7.1-Ch Out / Line-in / Mic in)
1 x COM port
1 x LPT port
2 x PS/2 ports(Keyboard/Mouse)
Form Factor:
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm
H/W Monitoring:
ITE 8712F
System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS
Hardware detecting and reporting for case open, power-in voltage, CPU voltage, and fan speed.
BIOS:
2 x 4M bit flash ROM
Other Features:
C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)
M.I.B. 2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2)
EasyTune� 5
M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)
Download Center
S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver)
C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)
Miracle of Xpress3
Bundle Software:
Norton Internet Security 2004
Norton Anti Virus�
Norton� Personal Firewall
Norton� Privacy Control
Norton� Parental Control
Norton� Spam Alert
GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager
Adobe Acrobat Reader
The board:
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
The box itself does not say to much and I was not able to find the name of the board for some reason. I don’t know if it’s just something they have missed or if I was blind, it’s probably me On the back they have listed the main features that this board holds. We have some nice specifications on it above the pictures if you are interested in having a closer look.
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