Gigabyte Core 2 Quad/Intel G31/FSB1333/DDR2-800/A&V&GbE/Micro ATX Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L

by Gigabyte

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HH0AUU
• Item model number: GA-G31M-ES2L
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L Desktop Board GA-G31M-ES2L Desktop Motherboards

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple board for simple needs, July 1, 2009

By 

JB "work smarter not harder..." (NEW YORK CITY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gigabyte Core 2 Quad/Intel G31/FSB1333/DDR2-800/A&V&GbE/Micro ATX Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L (Personal Computers)

Pro's:

Great board, easy to use & stable, overclocks E5200 up to 3.5 ghz...

Have auto-overclock feature for both processor & memory, adjusts voltages too.

Great safety features to protect for memory & processor damage.

Nice standard features. Basic board, but get's the job done.

Has plenty of room for Drive upgrades

Board is compact, so it's an easy install in most cases, reduces build time by 10%

For the Price, you're getting a bargain.




the con's:

* No extra usb hubs provided, and limited cables provided.
* Only has 1 fan terminal, so you'll be out of luck if you like fan stats.
* 1 Legacy IDE cable slot(pretty much common with all new motherboards, but 2 would be nice)
* Limited Ram slots So no room to upgrade, so buy 4 gigs now.
* Only has 2 PCI slots.
* Has VGA port but no DVI port.(what is this 2003?)

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent low priced board for HTPC., January 28, 2009

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wig (Macomb, MI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gigabyte Core 2 Quad/Intel G31/FSB1333/DDR2-800/A&V&GbE/Micro ATX Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L (Personal Computers)

Excellent low priced board for a home theater PC. I just used a 7800 Gt PCI express video card instead of the onboard video, just popped it in the bios even disabled the onboard video for me. Easiest build ever, takes new Intel 45nm chips even, Intel Wolfdale 5200 overclocked from 2.5 ghz to 3.2 ghz without upping any voltages. Runs Blue-Rays movies easily with 2 GB ram. Been running solid for 3 months, 24/7 no problems. Buy one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DIY Motherboards, July 11, 2010

By 

Mark K. West "Mark" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gigabyte Core 2 Quad/Intel G31/FSB1333/DDR2-800/A&V&GbE/Micro ATX Motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L (Personal Computers)

I've used more Gigabyte motherboards than any others over the past 15 years. I worked for a company that built custom computers. I've put together over 1000 pc's. They have always been a good performer and worth the money.