Format micro-ATX (24.4 x 24.4 cm), the Gigabyte Clarkdale GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard has a socket LGA1156 to allow the installation of an Intel Core i5 / Intel Core i7 and two slots for the RAM DDR3-1600 standard.
For the video, there is a choice between a quad VGA / DVI / HDMI / DisplayPort to operate the integrated graphics supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 of Clarkdale processors and two PCI-Express 16x, which allow to consider a multi-configuration -GPU. For audio, we have a circuit to eight high definition channels with double output S / PDIF coaxial / optical S / PDIF, while for the network, there is a circuit compatible Gigabit Ethernet.
Regarding the data, there are six SATA II 3Gb / s, as well as Floppy and IDE interfaces. Not to mention the six USB 2.0 ports that includes the rear panel.
No pricing yet for this motherboard expected by the end of the quarter.
