GIGABYTE has a new gaming motherboard out. The newcomer joins company’s high-end gang of G1 series Sniper and Guerilla and it is called G1.Assassin. You are right in thinking that the Assassin here also adopts inferior X58 architecture featuring compatibility with Intel Core i-series processors of the first generation. The G1 series is ageing along with architecture despite support for Intel’s Extreme Edition processors together with other features essential for a hard-core gaming rig. But it still seems to be a sure shot for manufacturers.
GIGABYTE G1.Assassin, besides favorable processor option named above, also supports triple channel DDR3 memory of capacity up to 24 GB. PCI slots are distributed as follows: 2 × PCI Express x16 @ x16, 2 × PCI Express x16 @ x8, 2 × PCI Express x1 and one PCI slot. This enables G1.Assassin to house a triple NVIDIA SLI or quad ATI Cross-Fire setup.
At the back of it, GIGABYTE G1.Assassin has 4 × USB 3.0 slots plus 4 × USB 2.0 and 5 × 3.5 jack slots ready for a 7.1 audio system.
Altogether this will subtotal you to about $450-$460 which in fairness is quite a lot.
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