Closer Look at Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
In the beginning of this year we shared our thoughts on what the abbreviations in Gigabyte’s mainboard names stand for in our review. Since none of our readers, nor Gigabyte officials corrected us, our thoughts turned out correct. So, not even knowing anything about the product we can already state the following judging only by its name - Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4:
- This mainboard is made by Gigabyte (GA-EP35-DS4);
- It is based on Intel P35 Express chipset (GA-EP35-DS4);
- It uses only solid-state capacitors (GA-EP35-DS4);
- It belongs to S series, i.e. boasts the four S features: is Smart, offers high Speed, is Safe and uses Silent-Pipe cooler for the chipset (GA-EP35-DS4).
The marking has been almost completely decoded, however, there is still one more letter that needs an explanation: E (GA-EP35-DS4)? It might me an abbreviation from the word Energy. New Gigabyte mainboards contribute to saving the planet by supporting DES (Dynamic Energy Saver) technology. We have already told you recently about it in our article devoted to Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 mainboard. The user can control the number of active phases in the processor voltage regulator circuitry with the help of Dynamic Energy Saver Utility, which allows saving the power. I believe there are no other differences from “regular” Gigabyte mainboards. The name - Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 – written on a sticker is another indirect proof of that:
If you remove the sticker carefully, you will understand that this board is based on the regular GA-P35-DS4 without the “E” in the name:
Do not forget that Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 mainboards have developed significantly since their launch. The first 1.0 revision was replaced with revision 1.1, then we saw revision 2.0 and recently they launched the latest revision 2.1. Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 mainboard is based on the latest PCB revision 2.1.
