Ultra Durable GA-970-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0) Desktop Motherboard

AMD 970 + SB950 Chipset

  • Supports AMD AM3+/ AM3 Processor
  • Dual Channel DDR3, 4 DIMMs
  • Fast USB 3.1 -The World’s Next Universal Connector
  • PCIe Gen2 x4 22110 M.2 Connector with up to 20Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe & SATA SSD support)
  • 2-Way Graphics Support with Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slots
  • 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
  • Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
  • High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with Ambient LED Trace Path Lighting
  • GIGABYTE USB DAC-UP ports
  • All new GIGABYTE™ APP Center, simple and easy use
  • GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology

Manufacturer Part Number
GA-970-GAMING SLI
EAN/UPC
0889523004807,889523004807
Full Product Specifications

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CPU

AM3+ Socket:

  • AMD AM3+ FX processor
  • AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Hyper Transport Bus:
  • HyperTransport™ 3.0
  • 5200 MT/s

Chipset:
  • North Bridge: AMD 970
  • South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory:
  • 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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 S/PDIF Out

LAN:
  • Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots:
  • 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_1 slot.
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    * 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.
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • 2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology:
  • Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technologies
  • Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technologies

Storage Interface

South Bridge:
  • 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
    * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the supported configurations with the M.2 and SATA connectors.

USB

South Bridge:
  • 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
VIA® VL805 chip:
  • 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
ASMedia® USB 3.1 Controller:
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors:
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
  • 6 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
  • 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
  • 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

Back Panel Connectors:
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 port
  • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  • 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear 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 APP Center
    * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
    @BIOS
    Ambient LED
    Cloud Station
    EasyTune
    Game Controller
    Smart TimeLock
    Smart Recovery 2
    System Information Viewer
    USB Blocker
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Support for Smart Switch
  • Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software:
  • Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System:
  • Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 32-bit/64-bit

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