• Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo processor
  • Supports Dual channel DDR2 800 memory
  • Features Dual PCI-E graphics interface (ATI CrossFire supported)
  • Features SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
  • 8 Channels Intel High Definition Audio
  • Optimized Gigabit LAN and IEEE 1394 connection
  • Industry's leading all solid capacitor motherboard design
  • Introduction
    The GIGABYTE 965P-DS4 delivers outstanding performance with enhanced stability for power users and enthusiasts. Equipped with industry leading performance tuning facilities and a complete heat-pipe cooling mechanism, the 965P-DS4 presents a quiet and stable high-performance desktop platform. Boasting solid capacitors, this platform is specifically designed for enhanced durability, allowing it to operate in extreme conditions for long periods of time. Together with Intel® Core2 Duo processors, the GIGABYTE 965P-DS4 offers the best multi-purpose desktop solution.
  • Quad Core Ready
    This platform supports the latest Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core processors. Manufactured using a 65nm silicon technology, Intel's latest high performance CPU delivers the most energy-efficient performance available today. Based on Intel's Micro Architecture, the Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core processors with 4 cores and two shared L2 caches provide the best capability-per-watt solutions and are an ideal choice for multi-media enthusiasts and intensive multi-tasking environments. This cutting-edge processor offers significant performance boosts and provides an overall more energy efficient platform.
  • Windows Vista Premium Logo Certified
    Windows Vista Premium promises to deliver a streamlined computing experience designed to fundamentally change how users view, find and organize their digital information. With GIGABYTE AM2+/ AM2 solutions enabling support for Vista Premium, GIGABYTE offers a fresh and unique desktop experience that will be more informative, intuitive and completely new....more
  • The Industry's Leading All-Solid Capacitor motherboard Design
    To ensure a longer operation life time for systems in daily operation and boost system stability under extreme conditions, this platform adopts cutting-edge Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Capacitors from the world's leading vendors. With these high-qualitycomponents , users can take advantage of better electronic conductivity and excellent heat resistance for enhanced system durability.
  • Silent-Pipe
    The revolutionary GIGABYTE Silent-Pipe Technology compliant S-series motherboards feature 0dB soundless heat-pipe thermal cooling solution, and enhances heat dissipation efficiency from the critical Chipsets and CPU power components.
  • Speed
    The Speed compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide intelligent over-clocking and over-voltage software settings through both hardware and software design.
    1. Overclocking : Wide range of frequency tuning for CPU/MEMORY/PCI-E bus speed
    2. Overvoltage : Flexible voltage setting for CPU/ Memory/ PCI-E/Chipset
    3. Sofeware facility - EasyTune5 & M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker): Intelligent software interface for user-friendly operation.
  • Smart
    The Smart featured motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide GIGABYTE proprietary innovative software such as Download Center, @BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, Boot menu, and Smart Fan. BIOS and driver management now becomes much easier and user friendly through GIGABYTE Smart features!

    Download Center
    Smart driver selection and download from Gigabyte's website

    Xpress Install
    Complete drivers installation on one simple click

    Smart LAN
    BIOS built-in diagnostic program to examine LAN cable connection status


    @BIOS / Q-Flash
    Smart and automatic BIOS update via internet / BIOS built-in flash utility


    Boot Menu
    Select boot device without entering BIOS setup

    Smart Fan
    Make your system cooler and quieter
  • Safe
    Safe is the key feature of GIGABYTE S-series motherboards with the following elements: Excellent hardware design, reinforced BIOS protection through GIGABYTE Dual BIOS Plus Technology and GIGABYTE BIOS Setting Recovery Technology. Unique system software such as Xpress Recovery 2, PC Health Monitor, HDD S.M.A.R.T., and C.O.M. further strengthen the stability and reliability of your PC!

    Dual BIOS Plus
    BIOS crash free protection with Dual BIOS and Xpress BIOS Rescue

    BIOS Settings Recovery
    Recoverable Safe and frequently used CMOS settings


    HDD S.M.A.R.T.
    Hard drive "Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology" support

    C.O.M. (Corporate Online Manager)
    System administration utility for local area network

    Xpress Recovery 2
    Quick system image backup and restore

    PC Health Monitor
    System health monitor via BIOS and EasyTune utility
  • Intel Next-Generation Core™2 Duo Processor
    Leading the silicon process technology from 90nm to 65nm, the Intel new-generation CPU transistors deliver more energy-efficient performance than anyone. Based on the Intel's next generation Micro Architecture, the Intel Core ™2 Duo processor with two cores and shared L2 caches provides the best capability-per-watt solutions. The cutting-edge processor the significant performance boosts and better energy efficient platform
  • Intel P965 Express Chipset
    The next-generation Intel® P965 Express chipset brings crossing-aged improvement on performance with supporting of various innovation technology including the latest Core™2 Duo processor, dual-channel DDR2 memory with Intel Fast Memory Access technology, PCI-Express graphics interface, and Microsoft next-generation Vista operation system as well.

    Intel Fast Memory Access
    Intel Fast Memory Access technology optimizes system performance by maximizing memory bandwidth and reducing the latency of the memory accesses. ...more
  • Dual Channel DDR2 800
    Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 800 memory by overclocking, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.
    * Please refer "Memory Support List" for memory support information
  • Dual PCI Express Graphics Slots
    Intel® P965 Express chipset supports dual PCI-E graphics slots enable multi-view outputs which ensure maximum graphics performance for next generation GPUs and games
  • SATA 3Gb/s storage interface
    SATA 3Gb/s doubles bus bandwidth from 1.5Gb/s to 3Gb/s. SATA 3Gb/s facilitates bandwidth aggregation for multiple devices, enabling max through put as well as, higher cache through put performance in single drive configurations.
  • Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
    Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, can deliver up to 80% faster storage performance with PCs equipped with two hard drives using RAID 0 data striping. Using RAID 1 data mirroring can protect against a hard drive failure by mirroring all data among two hard drives. In addition RAID 5 offers the fault-tolerant capability to automatically back up your most important files, while also providing faster disk access and adding storage capacity.
  • Gigabit LAN connectivity
    The Gigabit network interface delivers a high speed LAN connection with data transfer rate up to 1000Mb/s, providing new generation connectivity for the broadband era. Gigabit LAN is ideally for seamless internet connection such as streaming audio and video contents
  • Intel® High Definition Audio
    Intel® High Definition Audio enables 8 channel premium digital sound in the PC for an immersive surround sound experience. In addition, Intel HD Audio delivers multiple audio channels in your PC so you can listen to two different streams simultaneously in two separate rooms
  • RoHS compliant
    As a member of the global community to look after the environment, Gigabyte complies with the European Union's Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive which limits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances in electronic products. From components and material selection to production processes, make up of accessories, packaging/color boxes etc; GIGABYTE has carefully examined and designed this product to be 100% RoHS compliant. GIGABYTE will continue to develop RoHS compliant PC components and commit valuable resources to promoting and advancing RoHS directive goals and objectives.
  • ATI CrossFire
    With support for ATI CrossFire, GIGABYTE pushes the envelope once again by delivering highly optimized performance and flexibility demanded by power users and extreme gaming enthusiasts. Designed to provide unmatched multi-GPU support with dual PCI Express connectivity, the motherboard allows users to take advantage of the ultra smooth 3D rendering, blazing-fast frame rates and enhanced visual quality possible with a dual graphics card solution.

    Attention: When attempting to enable ATI Crossfire Technology on this board.In case of unable to get Crossfire Technology working normally, please make sure to use ATI graphic cards that have hardware Crossfire bridge.

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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.