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CPU
  1. Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA 1366 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI
  1. 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset North Bridge:
  1. Intel® X58 Express
South Bridge:
  1. Intel® ICH10R
Memory
  1. 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory
  2. Dual/3 channel memory architecture
  3. DDR3 2200+/1333/1066/800 MHz
  4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
  5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Audio
  1. Support for CD In
  2. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  3. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
  4. Realtek ALC889 codec
  5. SPDIF In/Out connection
  6. High Definition Audio
LAN
  1. 2 x RTL8111E (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  2. Support for Smart Dual LAN
  3. Support for Teaming
Expansion Slots
  1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2/PCIEX8_3)
  2. 4 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2/PCIEX16_3/PCIEX16_4)
  3. (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
Multi Graphics Technology
  1. Support for 2-Way/3-Way/4-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
Storage Interface South Bridge:
  1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Marvell 9128 chip:
  1. Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
  2. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
  1. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
  3. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
JMicron JMB362 chip:
  1. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
  2. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
iTE IT8720 chip:
  1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
  2. * SATA3 SSDs are not recommended for use in RAID 0 mode on Marvell SE9128 ports.
  3. * SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
USB South Bridge:
  1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC chip:
  1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  2. * USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
IEEE 1394
  1. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
  2. T.I. TSB43AB23
Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 2 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connectors
  2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
  4. 1 x reset button
  5. 1 x power button
  6. 3 x system fan headers
  7. 1 x IEEE 1394a
  8. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s
  9. 1 x front audio header
  10. 1 x SPDIF in
  11. 1 x northbridge fan connector
  12. 1 x power fan connector
  13. 1 x IDE
  14. 1 x front panel connector
  15. 1 x CPU fan connector
  16. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
  17. 1 x SPDIF out
  18. 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
  19. 1 x CD in
  20. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1
Back Panel Connectors
  1. 2 x USB 3.0
  2. 2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
  3. 1 x clearing CMOS switch
  4. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
  5. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
  6. 2 x IEEE 1394a
  7. 1 x SPDIF out (optical)
  8. 1 x SPDIF out (coaxial)
  9. 6 x audio ports (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out(Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)
  10. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1
  11. 2 x RJ45 LAN
I/O Controller
  1. iTE IT8720
H/W Monitoring
  1. CPU/North Bridge temperature detection
  2. CPU/System fan speed control
  3. CPU fan failure warning
  4. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
  5. CPU overheating warning
  6. System voltage detection
BIOS
  1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash ROM
  2. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  3. Supports DualBIOS™
  4. Award BIOS
Unique Features
  1. Support for ON/OFF Charge
  2. eXtreme Hard Drive
  3. Auto Green
  4. Support for Smart 6™
  5. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
  6. Support for Q-Share
  7. Xpress™ BIOS Rescue
  8. @BIOS™
  9. Supports EasyTune
  10. Xpress™ Recovery 2
  11. Xpress™ Install
  12. Download Center
  13. Q-Flash™
Bundle Software
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
  1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
  1. XL-ATX Form Factor; 34.5cm x 26.2cm
Note
  1. The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot. When PCIEX8 is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
  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 graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.
  3. Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
  4. Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  5. Due to 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 4 GB.
Remark
  1. * A case with 9 or more expansion slots is required. Please refer to "Chassis Support List" for compatible PC cases
  2. 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.
  3. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
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* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.