Gigabyte presents its new z68 motherboard: g1.sniper 2

Intel® Z68 Builds, Charges, Aims, and Prepares For Deployment - GIGABYTE TECHNOLGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces the launch of the new G1 board.Sniper 2, the latest board in the G1 series -Killer designed for extreme gaming with the latest Intel® Z68 chipset and Intel® i7 Core 'Sandy Bridge' processor. It incorporates various cutting-edge technologies from leading manufacturers such as Creative and Bigfoot Networks, as well as exclusive GIGABYTE functionalities, making the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 board a lethal option for gaming.

"The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 motherboard translates our acclaimed 'G1-Killer Mercilessly' gaming philosophy to the Intel Z68 platform, " said Henry Kao, Vice President of the Motherboard Business Unit at GIGABYTE. "After listening closely to the gaming community, it is clear that this board is eagerly awaited, and that it will guarantee without fear and without compromise the gaming experience that many of our customers crave."

"Intel is pleased to see that GIGABYTE extends its G1-Killer series to the high-performance Intel® Z68 Chipset platform, " said Zane Ball, General Manager of Intel Desktop Platforms. “Combined with 2nd generation Intel® Core ™ processors, the new GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 board will offer an incredible power platform for today's hardcore gamers.” ”We are excited to extend our great professional bond with GIGABYTE to In order to provide gamers with the competitive advantage of Sound Blaster audio on the G1.Sniper 2 gaming board, ”said Steve Erickson, Vice President and General Manager of Audio and Video at Creative. "When it comes to extreme gaming, dedicated Sound Blaster X-Fi 20K2 processing with EAX 5.0 technology sweeps the chipset market with integrated audio."

"GIGABYTE continues to push the limits of power and functionality further with its new Z68 chipset-based G1.Sniper 2 gaming board, " said Michael Howse, CEO of Bigfoot Networks. Designed for online media and gaming addicts, it includes our Killer ™ E2100 gaming platform that provides smarter and faster network functionality. And thanks to our Advanced Stream Detect ™ technology, the new GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 board ensures unmatched network performance for online gaming, audio-video streaming, and real-time communications. ”

GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER 2 FEATURES
CPU Support	2nd Generation Intel ^® Core Processors
CPU socket	LGA 1555
Chipset	Intel Z68 chipset
Onboard Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000
Graphics Interface	2 * PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot (x16, x8) / HDMI
Memory type	Dual Channel 2133/1333/1066
Memory DIMM	2 * PCI-Ex1 + 2 * PCI
SATA connector	4 * SATA 6Gb / s + 3 * SATA 3Gb / s + 1 * eSATA 3Gb / s
USB	4 * USB 3.0 + 14 * USB 2.0
Audio	Creative HW audio 20K2 Front audio headphone amplifier Front audio headphone amplifier Nichicon MUSE capacitor
LAN	Bigfoot Killer 2100
TPM	Onboard LPC pin header for Infineon TPM module
Features & Software	Touch BIOS, EZ Smart Response, Intel Smart Response, Lucid Virtu, 8 power phase, Ultra Durable 3, On / off Charge, Smart 6, 2 way CrossFireX / SLI, Driver MOSFET, X-Fi, EAX
Form Factor (mm)	ATX (305 × 264)