Gigabyte X48T DQ6 looks like its processor X38 DQ6, seems nearly nothing changed on the board’s layout, only the north bridge heatsink is a little bigger.

Also the mobo can support 0.5x multiplier CPU. If you using a Q9550 then you can adjust multiplier by 6X, 6.5X, 7X, 7.5X, 8X, 8.5X.

The biggst addon of the board is DES system. Similar to ASUS EPU, DES system is also a power manage system. With the system the board can save more power in idle mode.

A few capacitors and chips more than X38 DQ6. Also noticed the heatsink of northbridge is bigger.

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The long awaiting 3-way SLI by NVIDIA still not debut yet, but PCGamesHardware luckily enough to get a 3-way SLI platform from NV:

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Page 1 Introduction
Page 2 A closer look
Page 3 Closer look, Part 2
Page 4 Installation
Page 5 Testbed & results
Page 6 Final thought

As one of the leading company in the industry, APACK providing lots of remarkable CPU coolers like ZEROtherm BTF80 and BTF90. Of course except CPU cooler they also have product for graphic card: HC92 Cu 8800.

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