1. Support for an Intel^® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel^® Core™ i5 series processor/ Intel^® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

1. Intel^® H55 Express Chipset

1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2200+/1800/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

* To reach DDR3 2200 MHz and above, you are required to use with Intel Core i7/Core i5 CPU without HD Graphics and install a discrete graphics card.
When using Intel Core i5/Core i3/ Pentium CPU with HD Graphics, the maximum memory speed supported is 1666 MHz
* Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.

Integrated in the Chipset:

1. 1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
2. 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) (Note 4)
3. 1 x HDMI port(Note 2) (Note 4)

1. Realtek ALC888B codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
5. Support for CD In

1. 1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 5) (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) (Note 6)
3. 2 x PCI slots

1. Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology(Note 6)

Chipset:

1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

JMicron JMB368 chip:

1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

iTE IT8720 chip:

1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

Chipset:

1. Integrated in the Chipset
2. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
4. 1 x IDE connector
5. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 1 x system fan headers
8. 1 x power fan header
9. 1 x front panel header
10. 1 x front panel audio header
11. 1 x CD In connector
12. 1 x S/PDIF In header
13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
15. 1 x serial port header
16. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
2. 1 x D-Sub port (Note 2)
3. 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) (Note 4)
4. 1 x HDMI port (Note 2) (Note 4)
5. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
6. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

1. iTE IT8720 chip

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 8)

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
4. Support for Download Center
5. Support for Xpress Install
6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for EasyTune
8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
9. Support for Smart 6™
10. Support for Auto Green
11. Support for Q-Share

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

1. Support for Microsoft^® Windows 7/Vista/XP

1. ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 21cm

 

• Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
• Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website.