GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard. GIGABYTE X79 series motherboards are designed to unite unrivalled desktop PC performance with a new level of flexibility and hardware control. Based on the latest Intel® X79 Express Chipset, supporting the new LGA 2011 Intel® Core™ i7 processors, GIGABYTE X79 series motherboards bring DIY builders to a new area of performance-oriented computing.

Manufacturer: GIGABYTE
Part Number: GA-X79-UD3 


Features:

• High Performance Intel LGA 2011® Core i7 processors
• 4 Channel Memory Architecture
• PCI Express Gen. 3 Support
• All New Digital Power Control for the CPU and Memory
• UEFI DualBIOS Technology
• 8 phase overclockable VRM design featuring All Japanese solid capacitor and PowerPAK MOSFET design.
• 333 Onboard Acceleration features USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 and an unprecedented 3x USB power boost
• Unique On/Off charge technology
• GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 technology
• Dolby Home Theater® support
• High quality 110dB SNR HD audio

Specifications:

CPU Socket Type:
Support for Intel® Core i7 processors in the LGA2011 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
CPU Type:
Core i7
Chipset:
Intel X79 Express Chipse
Memory:
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
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.
4 channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2400/2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
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 slot.
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
The PCIEX8_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. When the PCIEX8_2 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
(All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
1 x PCI slot
I/O Controller:
iTE IT8728 chip
Storage Interface:
Chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
3 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7/8/9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel, supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1
Unique Features:
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Support for Smart 6™
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Cloud OC
Support for 3TB+ Unlock
Support for TouchBIOS
Support for Q-Share
Storage Interface:
Audio:
Realtek ALC898 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN: 1 x Intel GbE 10/100/1000Mbps
Multi-Graphics Technology:
Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology.
Form Factor:
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm