One of the boards with the most features from GIGABYTE

The high-performance GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 is a strong effort to produce a high performance motherboard out of the P965 chipset. It delivers a complete arsenal of skillfully-designed tuning tools for power users and hardcore gamers. With the Intel P965 and ICH8R chipset, the GA-965P-DQ6 supports up to a whopping 8 GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory with Fast Memory Access technology, and the much vaunted next-generation Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors.

Other features include 8 total SATA 3Gb/s connectors, 8-channel onboard HD Audio and PCIe Gigabit LAN support. Embodying intense performance, the GA-965P-DQ6 incorporates Gigabyte's revolutionary Quad Cooling, Quad eSATA 2, Quad BIOS and Quad Triple Power Phase technologies, and boasts all-solid capacitors specifically designed for enhanced system durability and boosted system stability even under the most extreme conditions.

Model
Brand GIGABYTE
Model GA-965P-DQ6
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Type Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium EE / Pentium
FSB 1066/800MHz
Supported CPU Technologies Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipsets
North Bridge Intel P965 Express
South Bridge Intel ICH8R
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 2
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 up to 2 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 8
SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5 Matrix RAID
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC888DD
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Marvell 8053
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
COM 1
LPT 1
USB 4 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical and 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 6x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 2x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Features
Power Pin 24 Pin
Features Notice: Only DDR2-800 memory supporting JEDEC approved 1.8V operation with timings of 5-5-5 or 6-6-6 is supported on Intel Desktop Boards based on Intel 965 Express Chipsets.
Packaging
Package Contents GA-965P-DQ6
User Manual
Driver Disk
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
4 x SATA Cable
2 x eSATA Cable
2 x Power Cable
2 x SATA Extension Module