Milton Keynes, England, 1st March, 2006 – Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading computer hardware and notebook manufacturer, is releasing an RoHS compliant motherboard designed around Intel® Viiv™ Technology. The 945G-M3 Micro-ATX M/B offers a powerhouse of digital media features and performance, utilising the full capabilities of the Intel® 945G Express chipset and Intel® ICH7DH South Bridge. The DH in the South Bridge stands for “Digital Home,” reflecting the 945G-M3 M/B’s ability to support recording, storage and playback of a wide variety of digital media with amazing quality previously impossible to achieve with a PC motherboard without expensive add-on graphic and audio cards. Also, as a responsible global company, ECS is committed to protecting the earth. The 945G-M3 is one of several new ECS motherboards manufactured to full RoHS compliance.
The 945G-M3, using Intel Viiv technology, brings fantastic digital entertainment to the home or office, while also delivering an affordable, solid platform with great connectivity that users and content developers can grow with. The Intel 945G Express Chipset features the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which provides outstanding output and smooth playback of video, plus bright clear output for photos and other content. Several display types are supported, including High Definition TV (HDTV) and digital flat panels. Eight-channel audio is also supported, which enables 7.1 surround sound common with home theatre systems. With all these features onboard, the 945G-M3 represents a new level of support for gaming, video and sound quality for a range of consumer and business users.
Dual Core Performance, Strong I/O Support
The Socket 775 945G-M3 M/B is optimised for Dual Core Pentium® D processors, giving it strong multitasking ability that frees-up CPU resources during more intensive applications such as video rendering and playback. A Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s interface is provided that offers super fast HDD storage. One PCI-Express x16 slot and one PCI-Express x 1 slot are provided, along with one IDE ATA100, eight USB 2.0 ports, IEEE1394a and Gigabit Ethernet. Four slots for up to 4 GB of Dual Channel DDR2 667 memory is available.
Availability
The 945G-M3 is available now. RRP £57.50 ex VAT.
