I've been thinking a good deal about motherboards recently. Its sometime since my personal (Midi Tower) computer was built. Probably four years now. Asus were my favorites for may many years and I have no real reason for looking at another manufacturer. When we were dealing with "live" products we used to sell an awful number of Gigabyte of all shapes and sizes. Many in bundles and many at rock bottom prices.

Not so with this beast. I think I saw somewhere it can manage three video cards at the same time!! 24 Gig of ram if anyone ever finds a way of addressing it. My new 64bit six core CPU will fit nicely if I ever get around to choosing it.

The Gigabyte G1.Sniper is built around an X58 chipset and supports Core i7 processors, catering to all your needs.

The G1.Sniper by Gigabyte alsofeatures QPI (Intel QuickPath Interconnect) technology to deliver additionalperformance, bandwidth and reliability. And it can handle up to sixtriple-channel DDR3 memory modules.

And that's not all! The G1.Sniper iscompatible with CrossFire and SLI, and it works with up to four graphics cardssimultaneously for higher frame rates in the latest video games.

In terms of connectivity, there are four USB 3.0 ports on the Gigabyte G1.Sniper, including 2 at thefront, for hooking up Plug & Play peripherals and enjoying transfer ratesup to 10 times faster than USB 2.0.

General:
Product Type : Motherboard
Form Factor : ATX
Width : 30.5 cm
Depth : 24.6 cm
Compatible Processors : Core i7
64-bit Processors Compatibility : Yes
Processor Socket : LGA1366 Socket
Multi-Core Support : Quad-core / Six-core
Chipset Type : Intel X58 Express / Intel ICH10R
Storage Controller : Serial ATA-300 (RAID), Serial ATA-600 (RAID), eSATA port

Processor:
Installed Qty (Max Supported) : 0 ( 1 )
Memory:
Supported RAM Technology : DDR3 SDRAM
Installed ( Max ) : 0 MB / 24 GB (max)
Supported RAM Speed : PC3-10600, PC3-17600, PC3-12800
RAM Features : Triple channel memory architecture
Audio:
Audio Output : Sound card
Signal Processor : Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity
2 years manufacturer's warranty included for your peace of mind.