Gigabyte G1-Killer Series released in three variants, namely G1.Assassin, G1.Sniper, and G1.Guerilla. Differences among the three variants lies in the features it has. G1.Assassin is a variant with the most complete feature. On this occasion, we will review the Gigabyte G1.Assassin. What are the features that brought this motherboard and how it is doing? Consider the following discussion.
Chipset Intel X58
This is a block diagram of a system that uses the Intel X58 Northbridge chipset and the Intel ICH10R Southbridge chipset. Intel X58 Chipset PCI Express 2.0 provides a pathway to 36 pieces. This pathway can be divided to allow multi-graphics card configurations Crossfire and SLI. While the ICH10R chipset is responsible for providing and managing I / O devices, such as SATA II, USB 2.0, and others.
Specification
| Processor Support | Intel Core i7 series in the LGA1366 package |
| QPI | 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s |
| Chipset | North Bridge: Intel X58 Express |
| South Bridge: Intel ICH10R | |
| Memory | 6x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 Gb system memory |
| Dual/3 channel memory architecture | |
| Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules | |
| Support for non-ECC memory modules | |
| Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules | |
| Expansion Slots | 2x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (running @x16 speed) |
| 2x PCI Express x16 slots (running @x8 speed) | |
| 2x PCI Express x1 slots | |
| 1x PCI slots | |
| Support for 4/3/2-Way ATI CrossFireX and 3/2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology | |
| Storage | South Bridge : 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports |
| Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 | |
| Marvell 88SE9182 : 2 SATA 6 Gb/s ports | |
| Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 | |
| LAN | 1x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Audio | Creative CA20K2 chip (2/4/5.1/7.1-channel ) |
| Support for Dolby® Digital Live/DTS Neo:PC/DTS Interactive | |
| Support for S/PDIF Out | |
| USB | South Bridge : Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) |
| Renesas (NEC) D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs: Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) *The USB 2.0 signals of the USB 3.0/2.0 ports are from the South Bridge. | |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector |
| 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors | |
| 2 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connectors | |
| 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors | |
| 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors | |
| 1 x CPU fan header | |
| 1 x system fan header | |
| 3 x fan headers | |
| 1 x front panel header | |
| 1 x front panel audio header | |
| 1 x S/PDIF Out header | |
| 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers | |
| 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers | |
| 1 x clearing CMOS jumper | |
| 1 x Quick Boost button header | |
| 1 x heatsink LED power connector | |
| I/O Controller | iTE IT8720 chip |
| H/W Monitoring | System voltage detection |
| CPU/System temperature detection | |
| CPU/System fan speed detection | |
| CPU overheating warning | |
| CPU/System fan fail warning | |
| CPU/System fan speed control | |
| BIOS | 2x 16 Mbit flash |
| Use of licensed AWARD BIOS | |
| Support for DualBIOS™ | |
| PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b | |
| Form Factor | XL-ATX Form Factor; 34.5cm x 26.3cm |
Gigabyte Unique Feature
As usual, G1.Assassin Gigabyte Gigabyte includes a stack of typical features as follows.- @BIOS
- Q-Flash
- Xpress BIOS Rescue
- Download Center
- Xpress Install
- Xpress Recovery2
- EasyTune
- Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
- Smart 6™
- Auto Green
- eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
- ON/OFF Charge
- Q-Share
- Cloud OC
- Hotkey OC
Packaging
This sales package you get if you buy the Gigabyte G1.Assassin.
- User’s Manual
- Quick Installation Guide
- DVD Driver
- 4x SATA Cables
- 5.25” Front Access Control Panel
- Backpanel I/O Shield
- 1x 2-way SLI Bridge
- 1x 3-way SLI Bridge
- 1x 2-way CrossfireX Bridge
- “Dolby Home Theater” & “Gigabyte” Sticker
- 1x G1-Killer Double-side Poster
- 2x G1-Killer Sticker
