Staff Techdrunk 
GIGABYTE, has announced the launch of their first AMD “Dragon Platform” qualified motherboard arrayed with next generation AMD AM3 Phenom II processors support, called GA-MA790FXT-UD5P in India!
According to a press release, the new Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P sports the following features:
- The new AMD AM3 socket and the 45nm AMD Phenom II processors that feature HyperTransport 3.0 and integrated DDR3 memory controller.
- 8+2 CPU VRM power phase design.
- Equipped with the AMD 790FX North Bridge.
- Offers Dual x16 PCI-E 2.0 graphics interface to deliver ATI CrossFireX support.
The release further states that the motherboard is decked with:
- 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
- Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting 50,000 hours of operation.
- Ferrite core chokes and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs that features a lower resistance.
- It has a combined total of up to 10 SATA 2.0 device support.
- The 6 SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) ports from the SB750 (with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD support).
- An additional 4 SATA 2.0 ports through the onboard JMicron controller (JM363 & JM322 with RAID 0, 1, and JBOD support).
- Smart Backup technology which allows users to connect up to 4 SATA 2.0 devices.
- Dual Gigabit LAN connections with Teaming.
And More!!!
According to the Original Pressemeldung:
“The GA-MA790FXT-UD5P is the latest edition to the GIGABYTE lineup of Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards deliver dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards also feature Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting 50,000 hours of operation, Ferrite core chokes with higher energy efficiency compared to the commonly used iron core chokes and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs that features a lower resistance, which reduces power consumption and heat generation. The GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards promises to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today’s most demanding applications and games.
Advanced connectivity options are key to any high end system, and the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P delivers with a combined total of up to 10 SATA 2.0 device support. In addition to the 6 SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) ports from the SB750, the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P provides an additional 4 SATA ports through the onboard JMicron controller (JM363 & JM322), enabling GIGABYTE’s Smart Backup technology which allows users to connect up to 4 SATA devices for effortless hardware-based RAID data protection on-the-fly. The GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P also features Dual Gigabit LAN connections with Teaming, which allows 2 single connections to act as 1 single connection for twice the bandwidth to improve overall throughput.”
The Gigabyte motherboard is now available in India for Rs.14990.
