Product DescriptionBased on the Intel P45 chipset, GA-EP45-DQ6 delivers a record setting 1600MHz front side bus for the latest Intel Core 2 multi-core processors, including 45nm CPUs. With supporting dual channel DDR2 up to 1200MHz, GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard provides the highest levels of performance and maximum overclocking potential. In additional, GA-EP45-DQ6 is further equipped to support ATI CrossFireX technology with dual PCI Express 2.0 x8 interfaces, delivering double the PCI Express bandwidth of 5Gbit/s for the ultimate in extreme gaming performance. GA-EP45-DQ6 delivers several advanced Gigabyte innovations including the DES advanced, ultra durable 2, ultra TPM design which provide optimized power savings, ultra cooling and ultra secure data protection.