Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6

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Product Type: Socket 775 Motherboards Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co, Ltd
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Background:
The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 is a socket 775 motherboard that uses the Nvidia nForce 680i SLI chipset. It has 4 DDR2-800 DIMM slots, 2 PCI-Express x16, 1 PCI Express x8, 1 PCI-Express x1, 3 32-bit PCI slots, integrated audio, and supports 1333/1066 MHz FSB speeds and Ultra DMA 66/100/133.
Features:
Processor
LGA775
Support Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor
Supports 1333/1066/800/533 MHz FSB

Chipset
NVIDIA NFORCE 680i SLI MCP(Northbridge: C55XE, Southbridge: MCP55PXE)
Marvell 88E8052/88E8056 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Marvell 88E1116 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Realtek ALC888 DD audio codec
T.I. TSB43AB23 1394 chip

Memory
4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8 GB memory)
Support Dual Channel DDR2 800/667/533 unbuffered DIMMs*
Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMM
Supports DDR2 667/533/400 DIMM
Supports ECC type DRAM

Internal I/O Connectors
1 24-pin ATX power connector
1 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 4-pin PCIe 12V power connector
1 floppy connector
1 IDE connector
10 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 CPU fan connector
1 system fan connector
1 power fan connector
1 front panel connector
1 front audio connector
1 CD In connector
1 S/PDIF In connector
3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
2 IEEE 1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cables
1 TPM connector
1 LPT connector
1 Power LED connector
1 Chassis Intrusion connector

Expansion Slots
2 PCI Express x16 slots
1 PCI Express x8 slot
1 PCI Express x1 slot
3 PCI slots

Rear Panel I/O
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 serial port
1 IEEE 1394a port
1 S/PDIF out port (optical)
4 RJ-45 port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)

Form Factor
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm

H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System / Power fan speed detection
CPU warning temperature
CPU / System / Power fan failure warning
CPU / System smart fan control

BIOS
2 4Mbit flash ROM
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Other Features
Supports @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune (Note 3)
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
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Avg score:
4.6/5
Net Score: 4.63
User Score: N/A

Ranks
Top 5% In Socket 775 Motherboards

Popularity
#1405 in PC Socket 775 Motherboards

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