Ultra Durable 8 Series GA-H81M-S1 (rev. 2.1) Desktop Motherboard

  • Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors
  • GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ Technology
  • GIGABYTE UEFI BIOS
  • GIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ for USB devices
  • LAN with high ESD Protection
  • D-SUB port on rear panel
  • Solid capacitors for CPU VRM design

GIGABYTE 8 Series Motherboards

GIGABYTE 8 Series motherboards support the latest 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 power delivery, performance-enhancing caching technologies, exclusive high-end audio features, advanced networking and device charging, GIGABYTE 8 series motherboards are in a class of their own.

Next Gen Intel® 8 Series Platform

The latest Intel 8 Series platform offers significant improvements in performance and power consumption with the latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors and Intel® H81 chipsets. As well as a boost in overall productivity, the latest HD4600 Intel® processor graphics provide significantly higher frame rates in the latest DX11 3D game titles.

Manufacturer Part Number
GA-H81M-S1
EAN/UPC
0818313021731,818313021731
Full Product Specifications

Note:

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CPU

  • 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.)

Chipset
  • Intel® H81 Express Chipset
Memory
  • 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 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 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.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:
  • 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
  • Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
  • Realtek® ALC887 codec
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
LAN
  • Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (The PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

Chipset:
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1)
  • 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3)
USB

Chipset:
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 1 x system fan header
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
  • 1 x PS/2 mouse port
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 port
  • 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
I/O Controller
  • iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
  • System voltage detection
  • CPU/System temperature detection
  • CPU/System fan speed detection
  • CPU/System overheating warning
  • CPU/System fan fail warning
  • CPU/System fan speed control
    * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS
  • 1 x 32 Mbit flash
  • Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
  • 3.PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
  • 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.
    @BIOS
    EasyTune
    EZ Setup
    USB Blocker
    Smart TimeLock
    Smart Recovery 2
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
Bundle Software
  • Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
  • Support for Windows 8.1/8/7
Form Factor
  • Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17cm
Remark
  • 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.