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CPU: AM3+ Socket:

• AMD AM3+ FX processors
• AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Hyper Transport Bus:

• 5200 MT/s

Chipset:

• North Bridge: AMD 990FX
• South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory:

• 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 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

* To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.

• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Audio:

• Realtek^® ALC1150 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for Dolby^® Home Theater
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN:

• Realtek^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots:

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)

* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. When PCIEX8 is populated with a PCI Express expansion card, the PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.

• 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

(All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

• 1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology:

• Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ technology

Storage Interface: South Bridge:

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~SATA3 5)
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

2 x Marvell^® 88SE9172 chips:

• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7)
• 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel
• Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1

USB: South Bridge:

• 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

VIA^® VL805 chip:

• 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

* Be sure to connect your USB device(s) to the USB 2.0/1.1 ports before the USB 3.0 driver is installed.
Internal I/O Connectors:

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 2 x system fan headers
• 1 x power fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors:

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, 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/Power fan speed detection
• CPU overheating warning
• CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
• CPU/System fan speed control

* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS:

• 2 x 32 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:

• Support for @BIOS
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install
• Support for EasyTune

* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

• Support for 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:

• ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.