With Intel®’s brand new enthusiast X48 chipset in Abit IX48 GT3, you are prepared for the latest 45nm Core™ 2 Extreme/Quad/Duo processors with up to 1333 FSB and faster. A total of 8GB DDR3 1333 MHz system memory offers maximum expandability for this latest memory standard. Dual X16 PCI-E 2.0 offers highest bandwidth for hard core gaming. (abit)