| CPU | AM3+ Socket:
- AMD AM3+ FX processors
- AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) |
| Hyper Transport Bus | - 5200 MT/s
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| Chipset | - North Bridge: AMD 990FX
- South Bridge: AMD SB950
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| Memory | - 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. - Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
* To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first. - Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) |
| Audio | - Realtek® ALC1150 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for Dolby® Home Theater
- Support for S/PDIF Out
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| LAN | - Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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| Expansion Slots | - 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots. - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. When PCIEX8 is populated with a PCI Express expansion card, the PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. - 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
(All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.) - 1 x PCI slot
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| Multi-Graphics Technology | - Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
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| Storage Interface | South Bridge:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~SATA3 5)
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
2 x Marvell® 88SE9172 chips:
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7)
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel
- Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1
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| USB | South Bridge:
- 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
VIA® VL805 chip: - 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
* Be sure to connect your USB device(s) to the USB 2.0/1.1 ports before the USB 3.0 driver is installed. |
| Internal I/O Connectors | - 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 2 x system fan headers
- 1 x power fan header
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
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| Back Panel Connectors | - 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
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| I/O Controller | - iTE® I/O Controller Chip
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| H/W Monitoring | - System voltage detection
- CPU/System temperature detection
- CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
- CPU overheating warning
- CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
- CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. |
| BIOS | - 2 x 32 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
- Support for DualBIOS™
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
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| Unique Features | - Support for @BIOS
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Xpress Install
- Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. - Support for Smart Recovery 2
- Support for ON/OFF Charge
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| Bundle Software | - Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
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| Operating System | - Support for Windows 8.1/8/7
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| Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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| Remark | - Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
- Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
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