GIGABYTE motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE's unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery. Delivering native support for DDR3 memory up to 2000MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards allow users to easily reach higher memory frequencies at lower voltages; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease. GIGABYTE strongly believes that in 2011, HD audio playback is a standard specification, and as such, we have made Blu-ray audio playback a standard for all of our motherboards. All of GIGABYTE's 2011 motherboards feature higher capability audio solution with 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback quality to deliver high-performance, multi-channel HD audio. SNR is a comparison of the amount of signal to the amount of noise such as hiss present in the signal (expressed in Decibels). A higher SNR equals a better audio experience. For example, 108dB, is a high audio specification, as this means the audio signal is 108dB higher than the level of the noise. Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website. GIGABYTE DualBIOS is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive. GIGABYTE was the first motherboard manufacturer to realize the importance of using only the highest quality components for the critically important CPU VRM zone of the motherboard which is responsible for delivering stable power to the CPU. The GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 2 Classic design utilizes Solid Capacitors manufactured in Japan which are rated to last for at least 50,000 hours in operational use and also Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs which feature lower resistance, i.e. reduced power consumption and heat.
Supports newest AMD AM3+ FX/AM3 Phenom II series processors
2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaces for ultimate graphics performance
AMD SB950 provides 6 native SATA3 ports with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Supports USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
GIGABYTE 3x USB Power with On/Off Charge USB ports
Ultra Durable 2 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
Turbo XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease
Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
Hi-def 108dB Signal-to-noise ratio Blu-ray DVD audio playback
Patented DualBIOS with Hybrid EFI technology for 3TB HDD support
Supported Processors AMD AM3+ FX processors • AMD AM3 Phenom II processors • AMD Athlon II processors
Socket Socket AM3+
Chipset AMD
Input/Output Controller ITE IT8720
RAID Supported Yes RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD
SATA Supported Yes
S/PDIF Port 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
Audio Line Out Ports 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse Port
RJ-45 Ports 1 x RJ-45 Port
Firewire Ports 1 x IEEE 1394
USB Ports 8 x USB 2.0 • 2 x USB 3.0
SATA Connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s
S/PDIF Connectors 1 x S/PDIF out Header
USB Connectors 3 x USB
Firewire Connectors 1 x IEEE 1394a Header
Serial Connectors 1 x Serial Port Header
Cooling Fan Support 1 x CPU Fan • 2 x System Fan • 1 Power Fan
Front Panel Connectors 1 x front panel header • 1 x front panel audio header
TPM Header 1 x TPM Header
PCI Slots 2 slot(s) - PCI
PCI Express Slots 5 slot(s) - , 1 x PCI Express x16 (running at x16) • 1 x PCI Express x16 (running at x4) , 3 x PCI Express x1
Maximum Memory 32 GB Dual Channel DDR3
Integrated Sound Realtek ALC889 codec • High Definition Audio • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel • Support for S/PDIF Out
Integrated Network Realtek RTL8111E
Network Speeds Supported 10/100/1000 Mbps
Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows 7 • Vista • XP
