GIGABYTE G1 Assassin Physical Review*** In depth!

[Raja@ASUS]

yes i get it now, that was a lot of power for the CPU to feed teh RAM, and at first glance that is what it looks like. But Intel's label of VDDQ as "processor I/O supply for" you should take it up with them.

gotcha thanks

No problem

When Intel uses the word "supply" in those documents they almost always are referring to the specified voltage required for that section of the processor to operate. There is nothing for me/us to take up with them.

[sin0822]

haha i have a group of followers

[Raja@ASUS]

When i said "us", I meant anyone reading this thread

[dinos22]

been asking for fan control for a long time on all fan, nice to see it finally implemented on this and perhaps another board coming up heheh

[sin0822]

yup I saw that on the pic of the OC board, same fan plugs and i am guessing same temp monitors, i think its a GREAT step becuase the general population looks for that in a motherboard, even tho its not a deal breaker for OCers (i know its not for me) but it is nice to plug a few fans in and have them be controlled by the board. LOL so I have fiber optic internet(yea fiber-optic through copper, they dug up my neighborhood LOL) from Verizon FIOS, i pay for the lowest package, 3mb/s up and 15mb/s down, bigfoot NIC got my speeds right, but the stupid router/modem combo verizon gave me only supports 100mb/s or 10mb/s LOL so i am digging for an older router with 1000mb/s LOL.

Anyways I am loving SLI on this thing, so easy, and I can actually remove the lower GPU for another system when needed. I like the OC button, i am doing something and i think hey i feel cool when i press the button.

I got 4 x 2gb RAM mixed working in hybrid tri-channel, where three sticks are in tri-channel and the last is interleaved. CPU can OC just as it did on my UD5, i like the LEDs in the IOH HS, its sick.

BTW i love the audio.

[dinos22]

OC board will have 7 fan headers which can all be individually controlled

[sin0822]

wow impressive

[fl0w3n]

Oh man, this is killer... I just got my Classy 3 way and an EK block for it, and I already want the Assassin. That price is pretty damn steep, but I love the refresher of a color scheme (it does indeed remind me of DFI boards) as well as the Bigfoot chip.

Great review there as well.

If you could do some tests in game Sin, such as load up Bad Company 2 on both your UD5 and the Assassin and compare ping times and maybe some loading times, idk some real world "gaming" bench marks that don't have anything to do with the GPU.

Really looking forward to see how the rest of this boards capabilities play out (no pun intended). Interestingly green is one of my least favorite colors, so it says a lot that I want this board with green tubing for my loop Now to raise ~$650 by selling old parts..hmm

[Hunt3r_Br]

nice very nice

[sin0822]

Oh man, this is killer... I just got my Classy 3 way and an EK block for it, and I already want the Assassin. That price is pretty damn steep, but I love the refresher of a color scheme (it does indeed remind me of DFI boards) as well as the Bigfoot chip.

Great review there as well.

If you could do some tests in game Sin, such as load up Bad Company 2 on both your UD5 and the Assassin and compare ping times and maybe some loading times, idk some real world "gaming" bench marks that don't have anything to do with the GPU.

Really looking forward to see how the rest of this boards capabilities play out (no pun intended). Interestingly green is one of my least favorite colors, so it says a lot that I want this board with green tubing for my loop Now to raise ~$650 by selling old parts..hmm

Thanks
I will see what I can do. How do i monitor ping on a board with a realtek NIC?

[fl0w3n]

Thanks
I will see what I can do. How do i monitor ping on a board with a realtek NIC?

I'm not sure

Now that I think of it, what I just pictured doing was using the games built in Ping when you look at your score

Didn't give it much consideration haha, just something I was very interested in because smooth game-play is a must. Obviously my computer can handle it, because I built it to do so, it's just up to the connection now which is a shame.

[sin0822]

Yea from what i have read is that the killer NIC does actually worth, its just many people didn't like paying a high price for it. Here we see the integration fo the killer nic with a very high quality PHY level device that can actually carry out the processes, its a nice addition. I will do a performance review and look over PING reported by the bigfoot program, which is actually VERy cool lol.

[paul_]

LOL so I have fiber optic internet(yea fiber-optic through copper, they dug up my neighborhood LOL) from Verizon FIOS, i pay for the lowest package, 3mb/s up and 15mb/s down, bigfoot NIC got my speeds right, but the stupid router/modem combo verizon gave me only supports 100mb/s or 10mb/s LOL so i am digging for an older router with 1000mb/s LOL.

FiOS sucks that way - make sure they wired you with a cat5e cable going from your ONT to your router area... the coax connection sucks. I know, I'm running on it

You can run your own router for internet if you have the cat5e set up, but if you also have FiOS TV, you'll need to piggyback your FiOS router onto the main router (and the coax connection), as it controls the guide/on demand/etc on the TV. Crappy design? Yes. Slow connection? Nope

I also loved your review. I've used up at least 3 tissues since I opened the article, I've been salivating so much

I hope they come out with a Sandy Bridge equivalent to this... it would be an incredible thing to have for a build I have coming up in May.


I want to correct your grammar... but I want to correct EVERYONE's grammar, so no worries. Excellent write-up.


EDIT: Here's an extremely in-depth, easy-to-understand write-up of the ways that you can configure the FiOS router. This helped me set ours up properly. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizo...tworking#16077

[fl0w3n]

Yea from what i have read is that the killer NIC does actually worth, its just many people didn't like paying a high price for it. Here we see the integration fo the killer nic with a very high quality PHY level device that can actually carry out the processes, its a nice addition. I will do a performance review and look over PING reported by the bigfoot program, which is actually VERy cool lol.

They have a standalone card? I really love the color scheme of this board, and the fact that the bigfoot nic is onboard as well as the audio and everything else also uses high quality stuff...but I don't think I will be able to recoup enough money from my Classy and EK block to afford it. I may just have to add the Bigfoot card and a nice sound card on my own, then it should be near the same. Except color scheme

[sin0822]

FiOS sucks that way - make sure they wired you with a cat5e cable going from your ONT to your router area... the coax connection sucks. I know, I'm running on it

You can run your own router for internet if you have the cat5e set up, but if you also have FiOS TV, you'll need to piggyback your FiOS router onto the main router (and the coax connection), as it controls the guide/on demand/etc on the TV. Crappy design? Yes. Slow connection? Nope

I also loved your review. I've used up at least 3 tissues since I opened the article, I've been salivating so much

I hope they come out with a Sandy Bridge equivalent to this... it would be an incredible thing to have for a build I have coming up in May.


I want to correct your grammar... but I want to correct EVERYONE's grammar, so no worries. Excellent write-up.


EDIT: Here's an extremely in-depth, easy-to-understand write-up of the ways that you can configure the FiOS router. This helped me set ours up properly. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizo...tworking#16077

Thanks man, i will take a look at that, and yea I have their TV service too, i like all 900 so channels, but its expensive so i buy the lowest package lol. I don't have a network at my house so there is no use in using another router.

They have a standalone card? I really love the color scheme of this board, and the fact that the bigfoot nic is onboard as well as the audio and everything else also uses high quality stuff...but I don't think I will be able to recoup enough money from my Classy and EK block to afford it. I may just have to add the Bigfoot card and a nice sound card on my own, then it should be near the same. Except color scheme

Yes they do its the 2100 i think and what is in here is the e2100.

[paul_]

Thanks man, i will take a look at that, and yea I have their TV service too, i like all 900 so channels, but its expensive so i buy the lowest package lol. I don't have a network at my house so there is no use in using another router.

>but its expensive so i buy the lowest package lol

>lowest package

but their higher-tier internet is nuts! We have the 35/35 package and I'm convinced I couldn't live without it now. It makes a throttled university connection look wimpy.

[sin0822]

lol my university had some pretty crazy internet, we were the hub for the southern east coast. it was all real fiber networks, either 50/50 or 150 something i forget, it was very fast.

[D4rkn3ss]

my god what a ugly motherboard, couldnt they just call it "pro series" and add normal black heatsinks? whats wrong with f'ing people these days?

nice features though, shame that nothing short of a cremation to fix that look.

To finish off this section, let me show you the most awesome warning I have ever read:

you gotta be f'ing kidding me.. f'ing ritalin snorting retards from marketing.. worst people in the world.

anyway.. nice review sin0822..

[kirbster1966]

Be the first to try out the latest technology from GIGABYTE– The G1 Assassin Motherboard.

Gamers will have the chance to purchase the system at a discounted rate. Light refreshment will be served during the event, all gamers are by invite and you are welcome to bring one guest to the event.

The event will be host at the Crystal Fountain Banquet Hall 60 McDowell Gate, Markham On, L6G 1B5

on Friday (February 25th). Registration will begin at 2:30PM

At the event, gamers will have the privilege to play “Call of Duty” against other gamers.

This lan-party is not a tournament; however at the end of the event you will have a chance to win a gaming system.



System Spec:



Components
Part No.

M/B
Gigabyte G1 Assassin

CPU
BX80601950

Cooler
CORSAIR H70

Memory
CORSAIR 6GB (3 x 2GB)

HDD
Intel SSD 80G

Video Card
Gigabyte nVidia N570D513I

Case
Antec Twelve hundred

PSU
Antec Earth Watt 750W

ODD
LG BR Reader

O/S
Win 7 Pro.




This event is sponsored by





Please RSVP to gaming@canadacomputers.com

C'mon out and check outthe latest "Killer" motherboard from Gigabyte!!

I will be there to see this awesome board in action!

posting here in case an Torontonians are checking out Sin's excellent preview.

[sin0822]

this is for the launch of the G1 boards in Toronto Canada right?

[kirbster1966]

Yessir!

[kirbster1966]

this is for the launch of the G1 boards in Toronto Canada right?

yessir!

[bundymania]

Thanks for the great review !

[dupcengier24]

Did is the Gigabyte has confirmed that it intends to introduce full UEFI implementations (friendly graphical interface with 1024x768 resolution,support mouse,more languages - Asus efi bios currently support 6 languages ,Msi efi bios support 15 languages and other efi features )) to their bios the socket 1155, AM3 + and future sockets ??? because for now uses it hybrid efi bios.
http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/20...37625918667235
quotation from page http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3761#ov
DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)
Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.
one could surely do with the Bios would be chip version of the classic elements of efi bios and full efi bios with support for mouse-friendly graphical user interface, support for multiple languages.
Did Gigabyte hybrid efi bios, running in 32-bit or 64 bit mode and is immediately available to boot the system, all memory. If your motherboard bios P67 B3 operates in 16 bit mode and is available for the latter only 1 MB of memory??