CPU

 

 

1. Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor

 

 

 

Hyper Transport Bus

 

 

1. 5200 MT/s

 

 

 

Chipset

 

 

1. North Bridge: AMD 790X
2. South Bridge: AMD SB850

 

 

 

Memory

 

 

1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1866(OC)(Note 2)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

1. Realtek ALC892 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for Dolby Home Theater
5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
6. Support for CD In

 

 

 

LAN

 

 

1. 1 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

 

 

 

Expansion Slots

 

 

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) (Note 3)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots

 

 

 

Multi-Graphics Technology

 

 

1. Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology

 

 

 

Storage Interface

 

 

South Bridge:

1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

* SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip:

1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

JMicron JMB362 chip:

1. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

iTE IT8720 chip:

1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

 

 

 

USB

 

 

South Bridge:

1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

NEC D720200F1chip:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

* USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

 

 

IEEE 1394

 

 

T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:

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)

 

 

 

Internal I/O Connectors

 

 

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
4. 1 x IDE connector
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 2 x system fan header
9. 1 x power fan header
10. 1 x front panel header
11. 1 x front panel audio header
12. 1 x CD In connector
13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
15. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
17. 1 x serial port header
18. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

 

 

 

Back Panel Connectors

 

 

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF out connector
4. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 2 x IEEE 1394a port
7. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

 

 

 

I/O Controller

 

 

1. ITE IT8720 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 (Note 4)

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

1. 2 x 8 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 (Note 5)
8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
9. Support for Smart Recovery
10. Support for Auto Green
11. Support for On/Off Charge
12. Support for Q-Share

 

 

 

Bundle Software

 

 

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

 

 

 

Operating System

 

 

1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP

 

 

 

Form Factor

 

 

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

 

 

 

Note

 

 

(Note 1) 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.
(Note 2) To reach DDR3 1866 MHz or above, you must install two memory modules and install them in the DDR3_3 and DDR3_4 memory sockets.
(Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When PCIEX8 is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
(Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
(Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.