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The GA-X38-DQ6 board supports 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz Intel Celeron D, Pentium 4/D/XE and Core 2 Duo/Quad processors. This platform comes equipped with DDR2 memory slots, and can be installed with a
maximum of 8GB of DDR2-1066 MHz memory.
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Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Highlights Continued
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Two spaces are left between the PCI Express
x16 slots so videocards with dual-slot cooling solutions can be installed without blocking
the adjacent PCI Express x16 slot. The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 is
compatible with AMD Crossfire videocards.
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Dual BIOS
chips ensure the Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 will never be taken down by a BIOS
flash gone bad. The board also utilizes low ESR solid
aluminum capacitors and ferrite chokes.
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Rather than use DDR3, the Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 is equipped with DDR2 memory slots.
We'd recommend installing at least 2GB of DDR2 1066/800/667 RAM
for optimal Windows Vista performance.
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Another view of the two PCI Express
2.0 compliant PCI Express x16 slots which support AMD Crossfire. The little expansion
card locks used here are easy to disengage, and help
ensure videocards don't become dislodged.
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Gigabyte use a
heatpipe and copper fin passive chipset cooling system called "SilentPipe"
to keep the Intel X38, ICH9R and MOSFET circuitry operating cool. The
passive heatsink works with
exhaust airflow from the CPU fan and system airflow. On
the rear of the board is Crazy Cool - basically a few flat
heatsinks positioned behind the BGA chipsets to help disperse heat
absorbed into the motherboard PCB.
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The Intel X38
chipset and its massive heatspreader.
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