CPU
Support for an Intel ® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package
( Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

QPI
4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s

• Chipset
North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset
South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R

Memory
6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 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.
3/Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

VGA
-

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_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
* The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_2. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated.
(The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, PCIEX8_1, and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI slot

Support for 3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA SLI technology and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way ATI CrossFireX™ technology

Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
2 x 4-pin PCIe 12V power connectors
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x system fan header
3 x fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
1 x Quick Boost button header
1 x heatsink LED power connector

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0~SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Marvell 88SE9182:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1

Audio
1 x Creative CA20K2 chip
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Digital Live/DTS Neo:PC/DTS Interactive
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN
1 x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Rear Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out)

BIOS
2 x 16 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS ™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Form Factor
XL-ATX Form Factor

Dimensions
34.5cm x 26.3cm

Package
Box

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