CPU
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- Support for Intel®
Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel®
Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium®
processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the
LGA1150 package
- L3 cache varies with
CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
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Chipset
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Intel®
Z87 Express Chipset
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Memory
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- 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
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
- Support for non-ECC
memory modules
- Support for Extreme
Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
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Onboard Graphics
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Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:
- 1 x D-Sub port,
supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200at60 Hz
- 1 x DVI-D port,
supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200at60 Hz
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. - 1 x HDMI port,
supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 at 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600
at 60 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4a
version. - 1 x DisplayPort port,
supporting a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz / 2560 x 1600
at 60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version. - Maximum shared memory
of 1 GB
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Audio
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- Realtek®
ALC898 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF
In/Out
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LAN
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Intel®
GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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Expansion Slots
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- 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 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 x PCI Express x16
slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_2/3 slots. The
PCIEX1_2/3 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. (Refer to Chapter 2,
"BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more
information.) - 3 x PCI Express x1
slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0
standard.) - 1 x PCI slot
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Storage Interface
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Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors (SATA3 0~5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
- Support for RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Marvell® 88SE9172 chip:
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors (GSATA3 6/7) or 2 eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel,
supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
* Use either the GSATA3 6, 7 connectors or the eSATA connectors at a
time. - Support for RAID 0 and
RAID 1
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Multi-Graphics Technology
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Support for
2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology (PCIEX16 and
PCIEX8)
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USB
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Chipset:
- Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0
ports (available through the internal USB header)
- Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1
ports (available through the internal USB headers)
Chipset + 2 Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hubs:
- Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0
ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the
internal USB header)
* Please download & install Win8 USB patch for better
compatibility.
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Internal I/O Connectors
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- 1 x 24-pin ATX main
power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V
power connector
- 1 x PCIe power
connector
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s
connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 1 x water cooling fan
header (CPU_OPT)
- 4 x system fan headers
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio
header
- 1 x S/PDIF In header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0
headers
- 3 x USB 2.0/1.1
headers
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Trusted Platform
Module (TPM) header
- 1 x power button
- 1 x reset button
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- Voltage measurement
points
- 2 x BIOS switches
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Back Panel Connectors
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- 1 x PS/2
keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out
connector
- 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s
connectors
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 6 x audio jacks
(Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line
In/Line Out/Microphone)
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I/O Controller
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iTE®
I/O Controller Chip
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H/W Monitoring
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- System voltage
detection
- CPU/Chipset/System
temperature detection
- CPU/CPU_OPT/System fan
speed detection
- CPU overheating
warning
- CPU/CPU_OPT/System fan
fail warning
- CPU/CPU_OPT/System fan
speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on
the cooler you install.
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BIOS
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- 2 x 128 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AMI
EFI 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
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- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Xpress
Install
- 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.
atBIOS
EasyTune
EZ Setup
ON/OFF Charge2
USB Blocker
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Operating System
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- Support for Windows
10/8.1/8/7
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Form Factor
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ATX Form
Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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Remark
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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. If drivers
are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE
website.
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