Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P

GA-M68MT-S2P-R1 DISCLAIMER: these specs are for revision 1.0.

<b>Get Ready to Unleash the Power of AMD 6-Core CPU</b>
GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support the new generation of AMD Phenom™II X 6 processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.
* Detailed support information, please refer the “CPU Support List”.
<b>Introduction</b>
The GA-M68MT-S2P, based on NVIDIA GeForce7025/ nForce630a chipset and supports new generation of 45nm AMD AM3 Phenom II/ AthlonII processors, integrated DirectX 9 graphics engine, DDR3 memory controller, PCI Express interface and so on. With the 50000 hours Japanese solid capacitors for CPU VRM design, the GA-M68MT-S2P is able to provide user friendly computing, reach the maximum system performance easily while still able to save the power and environment in real life at the same time.
<b>Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU</b>
This motherboard features Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD's latest 45nm AM3 Athlon II/ Phenom II series processors, delivering greater performance enhancements and the ultimate in hardware scalability.
* If you install AMD AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.
<b>NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a GPU</b>
The brand new NVIDIA^&reg; GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA^&reg; nForce 630aGPU features CineFX™ 3.0 Engine. This unique combination of 7025 GPU creates a single motherboard featuring a world-class DX9, Shader Model 3.0 GPU for faster and smoother game-play, a high quality video processing engine for advance quality of video and DVD playback.
<b>PCI Express Interface</b>
Revolutionary PCI Express interface provides scalable bandwidth for multi-purpose usage. PCI-E x16 interface doubles the bandwidth of graphics interface of previous generation thus delivering the utmost gaming experience. PCI-E x1interface provides twice the bandwidth of PCI interface up to 250MB/s for new generation I/O peripheral devices.
<b>Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1666+</b>
Experience the advanced technology of DDR3 1666+ memory, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.
<b>SATA 3Gb/s & RAID</b>
This platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA 3Gb/s is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA^&reg; RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0, 1, based on users' priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.
<b>High Definition Audio</b>
Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced multi-channel audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.
<b>DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection</b>
DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.
<b>Qualified for Windows^&reg; 7</b>
The motherboard qualified for WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification of Windows 7 from Microsoft^&reg;, setting the standard for future Windows 7 certified motherboards...
<b>ErP Lot 6 support</b>
The ErP (also known as Energy-Related Products Directive) is part of the European Union's environmental regulations policy. It is based on concern for the environmental as the proliferation of electronic devices continues, and how to improve energy efficiency for a better and greener life. GIGABYTE supports ErP and produces motherboards that help you effectively improve system efficiency.Unique On/Off Charge delivers the best recharging capability to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Supports new generation of AMD Phenom™II X6 processors
Supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Athlon II processors
Solid capacitors design for CPU VRM
Dual Channel DDR3 1666+ for outstanding system performance
Integrated NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 graphics
Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 interface
Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet
Integrated 6/8-Channel High Definition audio
Meet European Union ErP(Energy-related-Products) requirement
* If you install AMD AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.