Details

GIGABYTE 8 Series motherboards support 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors, bringing together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer the absolute ultimate platform for your next PC build. From high current capable digital power delivery, performance-enhancing caching technologies, exclusive high-end audio features, advanced networking and device charging, gold plated hardware connectors and of course, killer good looks, GIGABYTE 8 series motherboards are in a class of their own.

Spec
  • CPU
    1. Support for Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel®  in the LGA1150 package
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. 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.
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
    4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
    5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

  • Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:

    1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
    2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
      * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
    3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
      * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
    4. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC892 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In
    5. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
      * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
      (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
      * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.

    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
      * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
      * When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration in BIOS Setup to x4.

    1. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

    1. 1 x PCI slot
  • Storage Interface

Chipset:

    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~SATA3 5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX8)
  • USB

Chipset:

    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
    2. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset + 2 Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hubs:

    1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)

  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 3 x system fan headers
    6. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
    7. 1 x front panel header
    8. 1 x front panel audio header
    9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    10. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    11. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
    12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    13. 1 x serial port header
    14. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    15. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x D-Sub port
    3. 1 x DVI-D port
    4. 1 x HDMI port
    5. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU/System overheating warning
    5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
      * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for Q-Flash
    2. Support for Xpress Install
    3. Support for APP Center
      * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
      @BIOS
      EasyTune
      EZ Setup
      ON/OFF Charge2
      USB Blocker
  • Bundle Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. Intel® Rapid Start Technology
    3. Intel® Smart Connect Technology
    4. Intel® Smart Response Technology
    5. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Windows 10
  • Form Factor

1.       ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

  • Power Supply

1.       650 Watt  Antec  NeoPower

  • Case

1.       Master Cooler Tower- see photo for layout

  • HDD

1.       1 TB Western Digital WD10EACS