Gaming Series

GIGABYTE G1-Killer 8 series details
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The Gigabyte Gaming series of motherboards differentiate themselves from the Extreme OC Series with feature more in-line for the needs of the enthusiast gamer: integrated Killer E2200 series GigE NIC and a Creative Sound Core3D chipset with removable amplifier (OP-AMP) chip. The Gaming series comes standard with a green and black color scheme with the G1.Sniper 5 and G1.Sniper M5 motherboard comprising the series. The G1.Sniper M5 motherboard is a micro-ATX form factor board.

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5

The G1.Sniper 5 motherboard is a full featured gaming solution featuring 4 PCI-Express x16 slots and a dual air/water onboard heat pipe-based cooling solution with fan included.

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5, closeup of CPU socket and dual-purpose board cooling solution

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5, closeup of chipset cooler

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5, closeup of rear panel

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5

The G1.Sniper M5 motherboard is the micro-ATX form factor version of the G1.Sniper 5 motherboard with some features left off to accommodate the smaller form factor.

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5, closeup of rear panel

Super Hearing Creative Sound Core3D chipset

Creative Sound Core3D chipset
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Unique to their Gaming series line of boards, Gigabyte integrated a Creative Sound Core3D chipset which they dubbed Super Hearing.

OP-AMP definition
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OP-AMP description
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This design comes with the ability to replace the OP-AMP chip included with the board to custom configure the sound capabilities of the audio chipset.

OP-AMP installation
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OP-AMP kit

OP-AMP types available
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Audio Noise Guard description
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Gigabyte went one step further and built a barrier between the board and analogue sound components in order to ensure the highest fidelity possible. They refer to this barrier as the Audio Noise Guard.

Nichicon high-end audio capacitors
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To further ensure the audio quality delivered, Gigabyte designed the audio power system with specialized capacitors designed by Nichicon, typically used higher-end audio equipment.

Nichicon high-end audio capacitors
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Not wanting to ignore the gamers using headphones, Gigabyte's audio solution includes specialized amplifiers within the chipset to ensure the utmost sound quality.

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