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GIGABYTE launched new series in early 2011 called G1-Killer with Intel chipset. First series use X58 chipset and there are 3 models, G1.Sniper, G1.Guerrilla and G1.Assassin. They are same as own high end model UD7, but have less power phases and PCI-E slots. G1 uses high end product components and focus on Gaming which enhance audio and network design. So far, Intel most popular product is Sandy Bridge. It’s been launching less than 1 year, however, there are Z68, P67, H67 and H61 chipset can supports SNB CPU. You can see Sandy Bridge can combine from entry to high end as users demand. From LGA 1155 CPU and chipset quantity, you can see the product life cycle should be longer than LGA 1156. This time, I got GIGABYTE 4th G1 product using Intel latest Z68 chipset with G1 series design concept. This model name is G1.Sniper2. You can see the color tone is black with green. It’s same as previous 3 G1 X58 series as focusing on war visual concept. Sniper2 is ATX and the size is 30.5 cm X 26.4 cm. It includes 5 Smart Fan controllable fan header which can adjust Z68 platform temperature more efficient. This time the magazine heat sink has no G1.Killer print. It’s just whole black design. Accessories Product manual, Software installation guide, Driver CD, IO panel, SATA cables and SLI bridge. Front Access Control Panel provides 2 USB 3.0 and 1 Power eSATA ports. Left side Quick Boost button can let user switch to OC mode to increase system performance easily. Bottom is G1-Killer poster and sticker. Lower-Left Corner 2 X PCI-E X16 supports AMD CrossFireX/nVIDIA SLI as X8 + X8. 2 X PCI-E X1 2 X PCI Very rare Bigfoot Killer E2100 LAN Chip. Built-in Creative CA20K2 audio chip supports Dolby Digital Live, DTS Connect, X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 technology. It supports max 7.1 channels and High Definition Audio technology. Design in Taipei Lower-Right Corner 3 X Black SATA provided by Z68 supporting SATA2. 2 X White SATA provided by Z68 supporting SATA. You can build hybrid RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. The max performance depends on SATA devices. 2 X Grey SATA provided by Marvell 9182 supporting SATA3, RAID 0 and RAID 1. 2 X 32 Mbit flash Dual BIOS for dual protection. Upper-Right Corner 4 X DIMM DDR3 support 800/1066/1333/1600/1866/2133 and DDR3 max capacity is 32GB. It supports Extreme Memory Profile. DDR3 uses 2 phases PWM and next is 24-PIN power connector. Upper-Left Corner LGA 1155 CPU Socket. The cover is plating process for better quality. G1.Sipner2 uses 8+2+2 phases PWM. DRAM and Chipset have individual 2 phases. Behind the upper heat sink is an 8PIN ATX 12V power connector. IO 1 X PS2 KB/MS 1 X HDMI 1 X O.C. Button 7 X USB 2.0(Red/Black) 2 X USB 3.0(Blue) 1 X eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo(Black) 1 X RJ-45 LAN 1 X S/PDIF optical fiber output