GIGABYTE Premiers Intel® 975X Chipset-Based Motherboard

Taipei, Taiwan November 1st, 2005 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, VGA cards and other computing hardware solutions, unveils the GIGABYTE GA-G1975X, the first in a series of G1-Turbo motherboards. Designed specifically with extreme overclockers and hardcore gamers in mind, the GA-G1975X-Series exudes performance and represents a fusion of the best industry and GIGABYTE innovations through featu

Turbojet Technology – Unrivalled Thermal Solution

Situated around the hottest components on a motherboard, GIGABYTE proprietary Turbojet Technology helps to efficiently remove heat generated by the CPU, north bridge and memory, and is designed to cope with abnormally tough thermal conditions. This is achieved by directing airflow over and away from heat generating components; two fans are dedicated to sucking warm air out the back of the system while another two drive air over the system memory, an area on the motherboard that is often neglected by cooling systems.

Supports Two PCI Express VGA Cards Simultaneously

Featuring the Intel® 975X Express chipset, the GA-G1975X comes with dual PCI-E graphics slots supporting two 8-lane PCI Express links for multi-view output that ensures maximum graphics performance for next generation GPUs and games. With growing support for dual GPUs amongst PC game developers, the GA-G1975X affords gamers the best possible visual experience for current and future games.

Creative Sound Blaster with DTS Support

C.R.S. (CMOS Reload Switch)

GIGABYTE cleverly included a C.R.S (CMOS Reload Switch) that provides convenient CMOS default settings retrieval and auto system reboot. A smart and user-friendly tool for overclockers, it allows the user to reload the CMOS default settings when the system is unable to boot up.

Flexible PCI-e x4 Expansion Slot

The GIGABYTE GA-G1975X provides a flexible expansion interface for peripheral devices through PCI-e x4 or x1 slots. In addition, the board provides an interface for various graphics cards and is able to support up to 4 graphics cards simultaneously with 2 PCI-e x 16 slots.

GA-G1975X Specification

Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/Pentium D/Pentium 4
Intel® 975X Express and ICH7R chipsets
1066/800/533MHz FSB
4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDRII 667/533MHz, up to 8GB
2 x PCI Express x16 (operates at x16 or x8/x8 mode),
2 x PCI Express x4 (operates at x4/x1 mode), 2 x PCI
Creative Sound Blaster 8-channel audio
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
3 * Texas Instrument IEEE1394a ports
Turbojet Technology, C.R.S., DualBIOS, EasyTune5, C.I.A.2, M.I.B.2
GA-G1975X will be available at your nearest retail shop by 14th November, 2005.

About GIGABYTE

GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 1986 and has earned a global reputation for its outstanding achievements in the motherboard industry by upholding the concepts of innovation, quality and reliability. Over the years, GIGABYTE has won recognition and numerous awards, including the Golden Brains Prize, the Taiwan National Award of Excellence for achieving a 100% winning rate for products submitted over the past eight consecutive years, and the Taiwan National Quality Award. GIGABYTE is dedicated to providing total digital life solution for customers -from product concept and design, to mass production, all the way to integration. GIGABYTE’s ever expanding product family of motherboards, graphics cards, PC peripherals, Desktop/Notebook PCs, plus wireless networking and servers, represents a complete computing solution. The spirit of “Upgrade Your Life” at GIGABYTE is clearly reflected through its commitment to researching newer technologies and innovative design as well as ensuring product quality. Now and in the future, GIGABYTE will continue to follow its vision of becoming the most valuable brand of digital life solutions in the world. For more information about GIGABYTE, please visit its official website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw