New Gigabyte motherboard for Athlon 64

Gigabyte has launched the new Athlon 64 processor featuring of AMD´s 64-bit computing platform, HyperTransport Technology and the CPU-integrated memory controller to boost the overall performance. The motherboard is accompanied by the NVidia nForce3 platform processor, which contributes to its functionality and stability. The device is priced at Rs 15,000.

The Gigabyte patented Dual Power System (DPS) enhances the computing power and steadiness of the system. Dual LAN is equipped for establishing the traffic between two separate networks, ensuring rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN. The IEEE1394b, Serial ATA and IDE RAID provide superior input/output performance and data protection.

The Norton Internet Security 2003 is a part of this motherboard and gives the essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. It also protects users during on-line activities such as e-mailing, shopping, banking and game playing.

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