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Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal

The GA-8N-SLI Royal is Gigabyte's flagship offering for the Pentium processor family. As is typical for Gigabyte, nothing's missing from this motherboard - in fact, they've crammed every square inch with added functions and capabilities galore.

Most noticeable among these accoutrements is the yellow auxiliary connector next to the power socket. This mates with a DPS (Dual Power System) cable from the power supply. While it's not absolutely necessary for a system to work, it's worth using because of the improved power-handling and switching capability it delivers.

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Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.