
Gigabyte equips the G1975X with Creative's Audigy 2 SE CA0106 PCI sound chip.
A highlight of this motherboard is the Creative audio processor, which reaches a signal-to-noise ratio of -115 dB(A). When compared to the -85 dB(A) level achieved by the competition, this represents a huge audio quality advantage for Gigabyte. The PCI sound chip also requires less processor time for the audio. Software installation turned out to be a real problem, however.

The 7.1 sound can be output in either digital or analog form.

We could install neither the drivers that came included on the CD, nor the version that we downloaded.

A manual driver installation is the only way of getting the on-board Audigy 2 operational.

Many less-experienced users would not install a driver component if Windows returned a compatibility warning.
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Summary
- Intel 975X Motherboard Battle, Spring 2006
- The 975X Chipset
- Asus P5WD2-E Premium Edition
- Motherboard Components
- BIOS
- Drivers, Software And Tools
- Accessories
- Asus P5WDG2-WS Premium Edition (w/ PCI-X)
- Motherboard Components
- BIOS
- Foxconn 975X7AA
- Motherboard Details
- Motherboard Details, Continued
- Motherboard Details
- BIOS
- Driver, Software And Tools
- Gigabyte GA-G1975X
- Motherboard Components
- Accessories
- Audio
- BIOS
- Drivers, Software And Tools
- MSI MS-7246 975 Platinum H
- Motherboard Details
- BIOS And Memory
- BIOS And Memory, Continued
- Driver, Software And Tools
- Intel D975XBX
- Motherboard Details
- Motherboard Details, Continued
- BIOS
- BIOS, Continued
- Driver, Software And Tools
- Test Setup
- Benchmark Results
- OpenGL
- Video
- Audio
- Synthetic
- Power Consumption Measurements
- Audio Measurements
- Noise Level
- Dynamic Range
- THD + Noise (at -3 DB FS)
- Intermodulation Distortion
- Stereo Crosstalk
- IMD (Swept Tones)
- Conclusion: Intel Inside Almost Wins
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0 HideAnonymous , November 13, 2011 7:22 PMhas anyone ever tested this (my) MB with a core 2 duo processor? Does it work?