The GA-P35-DS3R is GIGABYTE high performance platform based on the killer combination of the new Intel P35 chipset plus support for the latest multi-core processors up to FSB 1333MHz, including the upcoming 45nm platform. The GA-P35-DS3R is also part of the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 2 Series of motherboards, featuring top quality electronic components which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling and extended system durability.

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Extreme/ Intel® Pentium® D processors
• Supports 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

• Northbridge: Intel® P35 Express Chipset
• Southbridge: Intel® ICH9R
• Gigabit Lan Controller
• 8 Channels ALC889A Audio controller

Memory

• Supports DDR2 1066*/800/667 memory
• Dual Channel architecture supports up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
• Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information.

Expansion Slots

• 1 PCI Express X16 slot
• 3 PCI Express X1 slots
• 3 PCI slots

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• 1 x IDE connector
• 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 2 x system fan headers
• 1 x power fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x CD In connector
• 1 x S/PDIF In header
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x chassis intrusion header
• 1 x power LED header

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 x PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x parallel port
• 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x serial port
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

BIOS

• Supports Virtual DualBIOS
• 1 x 8 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

• Ultra Durable 2 Motherboard
• All Japanese manufactured solid
• Over-clocking Enhanced

Form Factor

• ATX form factor, 305 x 210mm