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Industry leading 24 phase power VRM design for optimum power efficiency and thermal solution |
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Leading quality standard of Ultra Durable™ 3 technology with 2oz copper PCB design |
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Innovative Smart 6 technology for Smarter PC management |
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Support Intel® Core™ i7/ Core™ i5 processors with LGA 1156 socket |
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New Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 technology enables best energy efficiency |
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Support both ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI for ultimate graphics performance |
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Smart TPM provides 2048 bits key via Bluetooth cellphone |
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Smart DualLAN with Intelligent LAN port auto-switching |
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XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease |
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AutoGreen technology Greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone |
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Integrated eSATA/USB combo connectors for enhanced storage flexibility |
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Patented GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ technology delivering highest level failure protection |
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Supports Dolby Home Theater audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience |
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Onboard debug LED simplifies motherboard troubleshooting |
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The Precision OV provides more precision voltage control for system |
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Compatible with Windows 7 to deliver the best operation experience |
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CPU |
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Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package |
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(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) ? |
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L3 cache varies with CPU |
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Chipset |
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Intel® P55 Express Chipset |
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Memory |
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6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory |
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Dual channel memory architecture |
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Support for DDR3 2600+/2200/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules |
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Support for non-ECC memory modules |
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Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules |
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(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) |
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Audio |
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Realtek ALC889A codec |
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High Definition Audio |
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2/4/5.1/7.1-channel |
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Support for Dolby® Home Theater |
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Support for S/PDIF In/Out |
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Support for CD In |
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LAN |
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2 x RTL8111D chips (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
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Support for Teaming |
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Support for Smart Dual LAN |
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Expansion Slots |
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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1) |
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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1) (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) |
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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1) |
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2 x PCI Express x1 slots |
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2 x PCI slots |
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Multi-Graphics Technology |
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Support for ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology Technology (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots only.) |
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Storage Interface Chipset |
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6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 |
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1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices |
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2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_2, GSATA2_3) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD ? |
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2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD |
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2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0/GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD |
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1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive |
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USB |
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Integrated in the Chipset |
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Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (10 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) |
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IEEE |
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1394 T.I. TSB43AB23 chip |
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Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) |
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Internal I/O Connectors |
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector |
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1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector |
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1 x floppy disk drive connector |
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1 x IDE connector |
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10 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors |
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1 x CPU fan header |
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3 x system fan headers |
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1 x power fan header |
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1 x Chipset fan header |
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1 x front panel header |
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1 x front panel audio header |
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1 x CD In connector |
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1 x S/PDIF In header |
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1 x S/PDIF Out header |
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2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers |
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1 x IEEE 1394a header |
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1 x serial port header |
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1 x clearing CMOS button |
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1 x power button |
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1 x reset button |
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Back Panel Connectors |
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1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port |
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1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector |
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1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector |
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2 x IEEE 1394a ports |
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8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports |
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2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors |
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2 x RJ-45 ports |
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6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) |
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I/O Controller |
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iTE IT8720 chip |
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H/W Monitoring |
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System voltage detection |
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CPU/System temperature detection |
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CPU/System/Power fan speed detection |
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CPU overheating warning |
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CPU/System/Power fan fail warning |
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CPU/System fan speed control |
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BIOS |
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2 x 16 Mbit flash |
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Use of licensed AWARD BIOS |
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Support for DualBIOS™ |
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PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b |
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Unique Features Support for @BIOS |
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Support for Q-Flash |
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Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue |
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Support for Download Center |
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Support for Xpress Install |
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Support for Xpress Recovery2 |
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Support for EasyTune |
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Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 |
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Support Smart TPM |
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Support for Smart 6™ |
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Support for Q-Share |
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Operating System |
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Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP |
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Form Factor |
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ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm |