Introduction

GIGABYTE Technology latest S-series motherboards for AMD socket AM2 platform, featuring with four innovative features- Safe, Smart, Speed, and SLI Technologies. The new S-series motherboards GA-M57SLI-S4; supporting AMD new generation AM2 processor with dual channel DDR2 800MHz high frequency memories, providing reliable and user friendly computing and reaching the maximum system performance easily via personalized software settings. In addition, the outstanding graphics performance through NVidia SLI™ multi-GPU function provides the S-series motherboards excellent scalability for extreme gaming and 3D graphics. GIGABYTE S-series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD Socket AM2 platform!

Features

SLI
The SLI compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series support NVidia SLI™ multi-GPU function, not only to provide extreme graphics performance, but also provide efficient expandability and multi-display function. A must-have feature for enthusiasts in gaming platform!

• NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU function for extreme graphics performance
  
• Multiple monitors support
  

Speed
The Speed compliant motherboards of GIGABYTE S-series provide intelligent over-clocking and over-voltage software settings through the well known EasyTune™ 5, R.G.B. and & M.I.T. utilities.

Easy Tune™5 & M.I.T.(Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)
Overclocking
Wide range of frequency tuning for CPU/Memory/PCI Express speed
Overvoltage
Flexible voltage setting for CPU/ Memory/ PCI Express/Chipset to enhance overclocking ability

R.G.B. (Robust Graphics Booster)
Enhance Graphic performance through simple BIOS setting

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 Virtual Dual BIOS 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!

Virtual Dual BIOS
BIOS crash free protection with physical 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

Windows Vista Ready
Windows Vista Ready Requirement: High Definition Audio and DirectX 9.0 VGA

Essential Vista
NVIDIA nForce® motherboards and GeForce® GPUs, world renowned for innovation, stability, and award-winning performance, are the choice of reviewers and consumers worldwide. Together, they are essential ingredients for the best Windows Vista experience.

AMD Live Ready
AMD Live Ready Requirement

AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/ 64 X2 / 64 /Sempron™ Processor
The leading-edge performance and unparallel technology of AMD Athlon™64 socket AM2 series processor has built its strength on the well-known AMD64 framework which consisted of 64-bit computing platform, HyperTransport Technology, and integrated memory controller. The latest Athlon™64 socket AM2 processor brings the power and multitasking performance on the desktop platform and ensures superior performance on mission critical business applications.

NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI
The Power for High-Performance Gaming. NVIDIA nForce® 570 SLI™ media and communications processors (MCPs) provide features designed with the gamer in mind. With NVIDIA® SLI™ technology, you can combine two NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards for up to 2x the gaming performance.

NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU support
NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI offer blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express™ graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. NVIDIA SLI is the best solution for driving Multi GPU system performance to experience earth-shattering game play

Superior Dual channel DDR2 800 Architecture
AMD Athlon64 FX/ 64 X2 achieves the milestone for desktop computing with the CPU-integrated memory controller. This platform supports dual channel DDR2 800 memory architecture with high bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s and shorter memory accessing latency thus delivering the greatest memory performance.

SATA 3Gb/s & RAID
This platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA 3Gb/s is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 based on users' priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.

IEEE1394 motherboard
This motherboard with IEEE1394 FireWire interface from Texas Instruments (TI). With the transfer speed up to 400Mb/s, the new generation IEEE1394 interface further enhances PC connectivity with consumer electronics audio/video (A/V) appliances, and storage peripherals.

High Definition Audio
Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced multi-channel audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.

Specifications

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