Naming Rule
Motherboards
1
Naming Rule for Intel Solution (ATX)
Model name
GA-Power Saving+Chipset name + Specific Feature + “-” +E +UDQ6/ DS5/ DS4/ DS3/ S3 + Minor Feature
GA- E P45 T - UD3 / DS3 R
Power saving
E: Dynamic Energy Saver
Specific Features
C: Combo solution(DDR+DDR2 or DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
Easy Energy Saver : E
Suffix Definition
Extreme :Durability +Overclocking + Water Cooling+ Hybrid Silent-Pipe2
DQ6: Durability + Quad Cooling+ Quad BIOS+ Quad e-SATA+ Quad-Triple Phase+
Quad Core Optimized+ Quad DDR2/DDR3 Slots
UD5 / DS5: U(2 OZ PCB)+Durability + CrossFire/SLI+ Silent Pipe+ Speed+ Smart+ Safe
UD4 / DS4: U(2 OZ PCB)+Durability + CrossFire/SLI +Silent Pipe+ Speed+ Smart+ Safe
UD3/ DS3: U(2 OZ PCB)+Durability + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
US3 / S3 : U(2 OZ PCB) +Speed+ Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“P”: Performance Plus
“R”: ICH10R
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: minor/customized spec change version
2
Naming Rule for Intel Solution (mATX)
Model name
GA-Power Saving+ Chipset name + “M” + Specific Feature + “-” +E+ DS2/ S2 + Minor Feature
ex. GA- E G45 M - UD2 H
Power saving
E: Dynamic Energy Saver
Form Factor
M: Micro ATX
Specific Features
C: Combo solution( DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
Easy Energy Saver : E
Suffix Definition
UD2/DS2: U(2 OZ PCB)+Durability+ Smart+ Safe
US2/S2: U(2 OZ PCB) + Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“H”: HDMI
“F”: Firewire
“R”: ICH9R, ICH10R
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: minor/customized spec change version
3
Naming Rule for Intel 3rd party (ATX)
Model name =
GA- Chipset marketing name + Specific Feature + “-” + DQ6/ DS5/ DS4/ DS3/S3 + Minor
Feature
NV C72 P (Chipset Project name) nForce 750i SLI (Chipset marketing name)
=> 750SLI-DS4 (Model name)
Specific Features
C: Combo solution(DDR+DDR2 or DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
Suffix Definition
DQ6: Durability + Quad Cooling+ Quad BIOS+ Quad e-SATA+ Quad-Triple Phase+
Quad Core Optimized+ Quad DDR2/DDR3 Slots
DS5: Durability + SLI + Silent Pipe + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
DS4: Durability + Silent Pipe+ Speed+ Smart+ Safe
DS3: Durability + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
S3: Speed+ Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“H”: HDMI
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: minor/customized spec change version
4
Naming Rule for Intel 3rd party (mATX)
Model name =
GA- Chipset engineer name + “M” + Specific Feature + “-” + DS2/ S2 + Minor
Feature
i.e., NV C73 PV (Chipset engineer name)
=> 73PVM-S2H (Model name);
NV C73V (Chipset engineer name)
=> 73VM-S2 (Model name)
Form Factor
M: Micro ATX
Specific Features
C: Combo solution(DDR+DDR2 or DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
Suffix Definition
DS2: Durability + Smart+ Safe
S2: + Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“H”: HDMI
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: minor/customized spec change version
5
Naming Rule for AMD AM2+ (ATX)
Model name =
GA- M + A + Chipset marketing name + Specific Feature + “-” + DQ6/ DS5/ DS4/ DS3/ S3 + Minor
Feature
i.e., NV MCP72 P (Chipset engineer name) nForce 750a SLI (Chipset marketing name)
=> M750SLI-DS4 (Model name);
AMD RD790 (Chipset engineer name) AMD 790X (Chipset marketing name)
=> MA790XT-UD5P (Model name)
AMD RS780D (Chipset engineer name) AMD 790G (Chipset marketing name)
=> MA790GP-UD4H (Model name)
M
AMD Platform
A
AMD Chipset (if NV chipset, model name will remove this letter)
Specific Features
C: Combo solution(DDR+DDR2 or DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
P: Sideport Memory
Suffix Definition
UD5: U(2 OZ PCB)+ Durability + Silent Pipe + SLI/ CrossFire + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
UD4: U(2 OZ PCB)+ Durability + Silent Pipe + SLI/ CrossFire + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
UD3: U(2 OZ PCB)+ Durability + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
US3: U(2 OZ PCB)+ + Speed+ Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“H”: HDMI
“P”: Performance Plus
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: minor/customized spec change version
6
Naming Rule for AMD AM2+ Solution (mATX)
Model name =
GA- “M” + “A” + Chipset engineer name + “M” + Specific Feature + “-” + DS2/ S2 + Minor Feature
i.e., NV MCP78S(renamed to 85) (Chipset engineer name)
=> M85M-US2H (Model name)
AMD RS780G (Chipset engineer name)
=> MA78GM-UDS2H (Model name)
M
AMD Platform
A
AMD Chipset (if NV chipset, model name will remove this letter)
Form Factor
M: Micro ATX
Specific Features
C: Combo solution(DDR+DDR2 or DDR2+DDR3)
T: DDR3
P: Sideport Memory
Suffix Definition
UD2/ DS2: U(2 OZ PCB) +Durability + Smart+ Safe
US2/S2: U(2 OZ PCB) + Smart+ Safe
Minor Feature
“H”: HDMI
“P”: Performance Plus
“L” / “C” / “E” / “G”: Minor/customized spec change version
