GIGABYTE GA-970-Gaming SLI Rev.1.0 AMD 970/SB950 Socket AM3+ DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard.
Features:
- 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
Specifications:
CPU
AM3+ Socket:
- AMD AM3+ FX processors
- AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
Hyper Transport Bus
- HyperTransport™ 3.0
- Support up to 5200MT/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
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
Storage Interface:
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
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
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:
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
- 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (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
Operating System
- Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 32-bit/64-bit
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
CPU Support
Socket AM3+ |
Motherboard |
Vendor | CPU Model | Frequency | L2
Cache | L3
Cache | Process | Wattage |
AMD | Opteron 3280 | 2400MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 65W |
AMD | Opteron 3260 | 2700MHz | 1MBx4 | 4MB | 32nm | 45W |
AMD | Opteron 3250 | 2500MHz | 1MBx4 | 4MB | 32nm | 45W |
AMD | FX-8370 | 4000MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-8370E | 3300MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8350 | 4000MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-8320 | 3500MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-8320E | 3200MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8310 | 3400MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8300 | 3300MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8150 | 3600MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-8140 | 3200MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8120 | 3100MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-8120 | 3100MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-8100 | 2800MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-6350 | 3900MHz | 1MBx6 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-6300 | 3500MHz | 1MBx6 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-6200 | 3800MHz | 1MBx6 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-6120 | 3500MHz | 1MBx6 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-6100 | 3300MHz | 1MBx6 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-4350 | 4200MHz | 1MBx4 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-4330 | 4000MHz | 1MBx4 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-4320 | 4000MHz | 1MBx4 | 4MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-4300 | 3800MHz | 1MBx4 | 4MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-4200 | 3300MHz | 1MBx8 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-4170 | 4200MHz | 1MBx4 | 8MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-4150 | 3900MHz | 1MBx4 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
AMD | FX-4130 | 3800MHz | 1MBx4 | 4MB | 32nm | 125W |
AMD | FX-4100 | 3600MHz | 1MBx4 | 8MB | 32nm | 95W |
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Socket AM3 |
Motherboard |
Vendor | CPU Model | Frequency | L2
Cache | L3
Cache | Process | Wattage |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1100T | 3300MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1090T | 3200MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1075T | 3000MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1065T | 2900MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1055T | 2800MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1055T | 2800MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1045T | 2700MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X6 1035T | 2600MHz | 512KBx6 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 980 | 3700MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 975 | 3600MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 970 | 3500MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 965 | 3400MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 965 | 3400MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 140W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 960T | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 955 | 3200MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 955 | 3200MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 955 | 3200MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 945 | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 945 | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 125W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 945 | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 925 | 2800MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 925 | 2800MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 910 | 2600MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 910e | 2600MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 905e | 2500MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 900e | 2400MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 850 | 3300MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 840 | 3200MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 820 | 2800MHz | 512KBx4 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 810 | 2600MHz | 512KBx4 | 4MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X4 805 | 2500MHz | 512KBx4 | 4MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X3 740 | 3000MHz | 512KBx3 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X3 720 | 2800MHz | 512KBx3 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X3 710 | 2600MHz | 512KBx3 | 6MB | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Phenom II X3 705e | 2500MHz | 512KBx3 | 6MB | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Phenom II X3 700e | 2400MHz | 512KBx3 | 6MB | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 570 | 3500MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 565 | 3400MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 560 | 3300MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 555 | 3200MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 550 | 3100MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 550 | 3100MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 545 | 3000MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Phenom II X2 545 | 3000MHz | 512KBx2 | 6MB | 45nm | 80W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 655 | 3300MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 650 | 3200MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 645 | 3100MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 640 | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 640 | 3000MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 635 | 2900MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 635 | 2900MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 630 | 2800MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 630 | 2800MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 620 | 2600MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 620e | 2600MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 615e | 2500MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 610e | 2400MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 605e | 2300MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 605e | 2300MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X4 600e | 2200MHz | 512KBx4 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 460 | 3400MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 455 | 3300MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 450 | 3200MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 445 | 3100MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 440 | 3000MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 440 | 3000MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 435 | 2900MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 435 | 2900MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 425 | 2700MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 95W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 425e | 2700MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 420e | 2600MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 415e | 2500MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 405e | 2300MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 405e | 2300MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X3 400e | 2200MHz | 512KBx3 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 280 | 3600MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 275 | 3500MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 270 | 3400MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 265 | 3300MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 260 | 3200MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 255 | 3100MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 255 | 3100MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 255e | 3000MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 250 | 3000MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 250 | 3000MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 250e | 3000MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 245 | 2900MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 245 | 2900MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 245e | 2900MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 240 | 2800MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 240e | 2800MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 240e | 2800MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 235e | 2700MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 225 | 2900MHz | 512KBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 220 | 2800MHz | 512KBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 215 | 2700MHz | 512KBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 215 | 2700MHz | 512KBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 65W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 260u | 1800MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 25W |
AMD | Athlon II X2 260u | 1800MHz | 1MBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 25W |
AMD | Athlon II 170u | 1800MHz | 1MB | N/A | 45nm | 20W |
AMD | Athlon II 160u | 1800MHz | 1MB | N/A | 45nm | 20W |
AMD | Sempron 180 | 2400MHz | 512KBx2 | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Sempron 145 | 2800MHz | 1MB | N/A | 45nm | 45W |
AMD | Sempron 140 | 2700MHz | 1MB | N/A | 45nm | 45W |