Processor 1.Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
2.L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer \"CPU Support List\" for more information.)
Chipset 1.Intel® H61 Express Chipset
Memoria 1.2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
* 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.
2.Dual channel memory architecture
3.Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
4.Support for non-ECC memory modules
Please refer \"Memory Support List\" for more information.)
Audio 1.Realtek ALC889 codec
2.High Definition Audio
3.2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
4.Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN 1.1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots 1.1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2.2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3.3 x PCI slots
IDE ATA Chipset:
1.4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0~SATA2_3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
USB Chipset:
1.Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
Etron EJ168 chip:
1.Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
Internal I/O Connectors 1.1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2.1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3.4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
4.1 x CPU fan header
5.2 x system fan headers
6.1 x power fan header
7.1 x front panel header
8.1 x front panel audio header
9.1 x S/PDIF Out header
10.2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
11.1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Rear Panel I/O 1.1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2.1 x parallel port
3.1 x serial port
4.1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
5.4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6.2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7.1 x RJ-45 port
8.3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O 1.iTE IT8728 chip
H/W Monitoring 1.System voltage detection
2.CPU/System temperature detection
3.CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4.CPU overheating warning
5.CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6.CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS 1.2 x 32 Mbit flash
2.Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3.Support for DualBIOS™
4.PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features 1.Support for @BIOS
2.Support for Q-Flash
3.Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
4.Support for Download Center
5.Support for Xpress Install
6.Support for Xpress Recovery2
7.Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
8.Support for Easy Energy Saver
9.Support for Smart 6™
10.Support for Auto Green
11.Support for ON/OFF Charge
12.Support for Cloud OC
13.Support for 3TB+ Unlock
14.Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software 1.Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System 1.Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Diseño 1.ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm
OtherDesc 1.Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors website or 3rd party website.
2.Most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.