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Gigabyte sees life left in X58, launches G1-Killer motherboards

by Parm Mann on 7 January 2011, 11:23

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With Intel's Sandy Bridge kicking off a new era of high-performance computing, you might have thought the days of the power-hungry and costly X58 platform were numbered.

Just don't tell that to Gigabyte, who has used the CES stage to unleash a new line of "G1-Killer" extreme X58 motherboards.

The range, topped by the G1.Assassin (pictured above), is aimed directly at the gaming crowd and touts a lengthy list of high-end features. The Assassin board, utilising an enlarged XL-ATX form factor, expands on Intel's X58 chipset by integrating a Bigfoot Networks Killer E2100 network processing unit and a Creative Soundblaster X-Fi digital audio processor.

Gigabyte's promise of the highest-quality components is ever present, and the spec sheet has almost everything a growing gamer needs. The highlights include support for four-way CrossFire or three-way SLI, up to 24GB of 2,200MHz DDR3 memory, USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps and a bevy of overclocker-friendly features. If you're an FPS junkie, you're probably going to like the fact that the southbridge heatsink is shaped to look like a magazine - and we're not talking about the Radio Times.

No mention of pricing or availability as yet - and no sign of a P67 version - but Gigabyte's detailed specification sheet can be found below along with images of the lesser Sniper and Guerrilla boards.

G1.Sniper

G1.Guerrilla


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LOL. The southbridge looks like a magazine!
just noticed that. the northbridge also kinda looks lika a underslung grenade launcher
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just noticed that. the northbridge also kinda looks lika a underslung grenade launcher

It does have the look of a M203 alright.
Five x16 slots? Uh, long live QuadFire and PhysX. Yay.

(Ah, wait a minute.)