The first motherboard from Gigabyte based on the new Intel 955X chipset is designed to dazzle both gamers and overclocking enthusiasts, but it can also be used by those who desire a stable and trustworthy platform for the computer from home or at the office.

The buyers of the Gigabyte motherboard can choose between Intel Pentium D and Intel Pentium Extreme Edition, and regarding RAM, GA-8I955X Royal offers support for the incredible amount of 8 GB DDR II operating at 888 MHz.

Audiophiles will be pleased to know that the GA-8I955X Royal is the only motherboard with Dolby Master Studio certification and includes the Dolby Digital EX & Pro Logic IIx technologies and that Intel High Definition Audio guarantees the quality of the sound both for games or movies.
For optimal performances, GA-8I955X Royal includes the CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 (CIA 2) and Memory Intelligent Booster 2 (MIB 2).
For Serial-ATA II, GA-8I955X Royal provides a transfer rate of 3Gb/s, and Intel Matrix Storage allows the configuration of hard disks from RAID 0 to RAID 5.

Regarding connectivity, GA-8I955X Royal offers Dual Gigabit Ethernet for WAN and LAN, onboard Firewire support (IEEE1394b) and 8 USB 2.0 ports. The compatibility with Bluetooth type products like PDAs-, cell phones or digital cameras is provided by the GN-BTD02 Bluetooth adapter.

The security and safety of the PC is provided by the Gigabyte Shieldware which proposes 8 software applications that simplify backups and data recovery.


Technical specifications of the GA-8I955X Royal

Intel Pentium D / Intel Pentium Extreme Edition (LGA 775)
Intel 955X Express Chipset / ICH7R chipset
1x PCI-Express X16 slot
2x PCI-Express X1 slot, 3x PCI slot
4x Dual channel DDRII 888 cu ECC, 8GB
Universal-plus Dual Power System (U-Plus DPS)
Dual Gigabit LAN
4 x Serial ATA II (ICH7R Southbridge)
2 x Serial ATA II (Silicon Image SiI3132)
3 x Parallel ATA (ICH7R + GigaRAID controller)
3 x IEEE1394b ports (T.I. solution)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
Intel® High Definition Audio designed for Dolby Master Studio
DualBIOS™