Foxconn 945P7AA-8EKRS2 & Gigabyte 8I945P-G
First Up: The Gigabyte GA-8I945P-G
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| Processor LGA775 Intel Pentium D Processor Intel Pentium 4 Processor Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel 945P Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel ICH7 GigaRAID ITE8212 IDE RAID controller Broadcom 5789 Gigabit Ethernet controller Realtek ALC882 audio codec Memory 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) Supports 1.8V DDR II DIMM Supports dual channel DDR II 667/533/400 DIMM Internal I/O Connectors 4 x Serial ATA II 3.0Gb/s connectors 1 x UDMA ATA 100/66/33 connectors 2 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 connectors 1 x FDD connector 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector (supports 4 ports) 3 x Cooling fan pin headers 1 x Game/Midi connector Expansion Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot 2 PCI Express x 1 slots 3 PCI slots Rear Panel I/O 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ45 ports 6 x Audio ports (4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC) 1 x Coaxial S/P-DIF out 1 x Optical S/P-DIF out PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse 1 x COM port connector 1 x LPT port Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.0cm |
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The GA-8I945P-G is a colorful ATX motherboard with a hefty array of features. Built around Intel's Dual-Core ready 945P chipset coupled with the ICH7R Southbridge, the board brings a lot of functionality to the table. To start, the design brings four DDR2 DIMM slots with a maximum capacity of 1GB per slot at a peak speed of 667MHz. Additionally, the board sports three IDE ports, one ATA 100 driven by the Southbridge and two ATA 133 driven by the board's GigaRAID ITE8212 IDE RAID controller. The ITE8212 RAID controller offers RAID 0 and RAID 1 and JBOD, while the four SATA II ports provide speeds up to 3Gb/s and deliver RAID 0, 1, 0+1 or 5 via the Southbridge.
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A Broadcom 5789 Gigabit Ethernet controller handles the boards integrated Ethernet while a Realtek ALC882 audio codec delivers the system's integrated audio capabilities. Handling expansion, the GA-8I945P-G is equipped with three standard PCI slots for legacy support while two PCI Express x1 slots support future expansion cards. Lastly, a single PCI Express x16 slot provides support for the latest in PCI Express graphics.
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The rear of the board packs a solid collection of inputs and outputs. We found legacy PS/2 ports as well as an LPT and COM port. One Coaxial and one Optical SPDIF port is situated adjacent to the COM port. On the other side, four USB 2.0 ports are situated in banks of two. Two headers on the board can expand the USB complement to an additional four ports as well. Atop the second bank of USB ports was the board's RJ-45 for Gigabit Ethernet. The most notable omission was FireWire which is reserved for the Pro version of the board.
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On the Northbridge, Gigabyte mounted a stylish gold passive heatsink to keep the chip running within normal operating temperatures. Around the LGA775 socket, the board layout was clean and left ample room to work with the tension pins of the CPU cooler. Lastly, three fan headers were provided to drive the CPU cooler and an additional two system fans.
