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Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2

The GA-MA74GM-S2 is a micro-ATX motherboard from Gigabyte.  It's architecture is based on the AMD 740G chipset, with an AMD SB700 southbridge.  It has support for up to 8GB of RAM, however, if Windows XP is installed in conjunction with more than 4GB of RAM, less than 4GB will be displayed.  The GA-MA74GM-S2 features the following software options:  @BIOS, Download Center, QFlash, Easy Tune, Xpress Install, XPress Recovery 2, Virtual Dual BIOS.  The GA-MA74GMS2 can support Windows XP and Windows Vista and comes bundled with Norton Internet Security.  For further information, please see the AMD 740G Chipset report.

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Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2
MSRP $61.99
Release date August, 2008
Brand Gigabyte
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Lowest idle power (31W) in Silent PC Review tests
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VGA and DVI video output
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6 SATA ports
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HDMI port
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Radeon 2100 based graphics with hardware HD video acceleration
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  • Northbridge:  AMD740G
  • Southbridge:  SB700G
  • Socket:  AM2+
  • PCI Slots:  1x16 PCI-E, 1x1 PCI-E, 2xPCI
  • 12 USB 2.0, 6 SATA-2 connections
  • DVI Connection
  • Size:  24.4cm x 23.4cm

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September 24, 2008
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Pros

  • Lowest idle power (31W) in Silent PC Review tests
  • VGA and DVI video output
  • 6 SATA ports
  • HDMI port
  • Radeon 2100 based graphics with hardware HD video acceleration

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September 9, 2009
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  • Lowest idle power (31W) in Silent PC Review tests
  • VGA and DVI video output

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This product is also known as:

GA, MA, 74, GM, S, 2, GAMA, MA74, 74GM, GMS, S2, GAMA74, MA74GM, 74GMS, GMS2, GAMA74GM, MA74GMS, 74GMS2, GAMA74GMS, MA74GMS2, GAMA74GMS2