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Old 05-21-2012, 12:47 AM   #1
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Default GIGABYTE G1.Assassin 2 Review
If you're a gamer looking to build a high-end multi-GPU PC, GIGABYTE's X79 G1.Assassin 2 deserves a look. Built from the ground up for gamers, it features onboard Creative X-Fi audio and Killer NIC solutions, supports three GPUs, has a proper EFI and sports aesthetics that perfectly complement the goals of the board.

Read through our quick look at GIGABYTE's G1.Assassin 2 motherboard and then discuss it here!
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I'd sure love to have one of these babies.
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I was seriously thinking about this board as a possible upgrade but, I don't want to move up on processors until the 8 cores hit the market.
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You really need 8 cores?
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You really need 8 cores?
Need: sometimes, Want: all the time. (c;
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Need: sometimes, Want: all the time. (c;
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I feel the same!
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I'm really late getting in on this but it's about damn time that GIGABYTE put out a proper EFI. None of this hybrid crap. Didn't the company say at one point they didn't want to rush an interface built overtop of a cooker cutter EFI from another company so they launched their own EFI development department?

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I think it is a monkey banging on drums all day (c;
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bahahahaha, the EFI is a joke, asus still has the best efi bios hands down.
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I'll kick the bee's nest - have you used one of GIGABYTE's X79 boards yet?
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