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Manufacturer Warranty
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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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Return Policies
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- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- Restocking Fee: Yes
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Great budget board
- Pros: Great board for the price obviously. Beats my out dated Compaq motherboard that came with my computer which didn't fully support 45nm chips. Upgrading to this board made my E5200 run at its full potential, instead of using only half of its speed at all times like how my old Compaq board did.
- Cons: I do not know why, but for some reason this board will not apply my overclocking settings. Pushed the bus speed up to 280 on the E5200 but it will not overclock. It says clearly in the BIOS settings that it's going to be running this fast, but after a restart the changes do not apply, EVEN though it clearly says 3.5GHz in the BIOS settings. It still runs at its normal speed.
I even updated to the latest BIOS using the CD that came with the board, still no luck in overclocking.
My budget build specs:
-Windows 7 Ultimate
-Intel Pentium E5200 Dual-Core CPU 2.5GHz
-2GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 RAM
-PNY GeForce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3
-GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Motherboard
-120GB Seagate HDD
-450W Sunbeam PSU
-DVD/CD Burner X2
- Other Thoughts: I don't know if it's my CPU's fault of the motherboard. But from the other reviews on this board, it seems like it's really good...... if it can actually APPLY the overclocking settings which for some reason mine doesn't :/
defective
- Pros: cheap
- Cons: doesn't work.
- Other Thoughts: can't find the hard drive or the optical drives. Also hung on POST. now I get to spend ten dollars to ship the piece of back to Newegg for a replacement.
Energy Efficient Board
- Pros: Great basic board, easy install and setup, fired right up, enough bios options to make it interesting.
Energy efficient board
- Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: Energy efficient, set this up using Intel E5200 CPU, 2G Ram (2 boards) WD 640G HD, and a generic 400W PSU. With a fresh install of XP and the supplied drivers this thing idles at 33W measured at the plug!!!
Loaded to 70% CPU it draws 50W
| Model |
| Brand |
GIGABYTE |
| Model |
GA-G31M-ES2L |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
LGA 775 |
| CPU Type |
Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB |
1333/1066MHz |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
Intel G31 |
| South Bridge |
Intel ICH7 |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
2×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
4GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express x16 |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 |
1 |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
4 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
Intel GMA 3100 |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
Realtek ALC883 |
| Audio Channels |
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note)
Note: To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Realtek 8111C |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| LPT |
1 |
| Video Ports |
D-Sub |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| Audio Ports |
3 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
Micro ATX |
| Dimensions |
9.6" x 7.6" |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
GA-G31M-ES2L
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
SATA Cable |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
3 years limited |
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Reviewed By: Raven on 2/8/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
