Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P AMD 790X (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard - GA-MA790XT-UD4P

The GA-MA790XT-UD4P introduces revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 technology on latest AMD socket AM3 platform with featuring 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance. Based on AMD 790X chipset, the GA-MA790XT-UD4P supports new generation of 45nm AMD Phenom II series processors, integrated DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport? 3.0 technology links and dual PCI Express 2.0 graphics interfaces (running at x8 and x8) for ATI CrossFireX support. With the innovative GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver technology, the MA790XT-UD4P is able to provide user friendly computing, reach the maximum system performance easily while still able to save the power and environment in real life at the same time.

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• CPU
  Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X4 processor / AMD Phenom™ II X3 processor

  Hyper Transport Bus
  5200 MT/s

  Chipset North Bridge:
  AMD 790X

  
  South Bridge:
  AMD SB750

  Memory
  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
  Dual channel memory architecture
  Support for DDR3 1666(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

  Audio
  Realtek ALC889A codec
  High Definition Audio
  2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  Support for Dolby Home Theater (Note 2)
  Support for S/PDIF In/Out
  Support for CD In

  LAN
  Realtek 8111DL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

  Expansion Slots
  1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1)
  1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1)
  (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology, and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  3 x PCI Express x1 slots
  2 x PCI slots

  Storage Interface
  South Bridge:
  1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
  6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD
  GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:

  2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
  iTE IT8720 chip:

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

  IEEE 1394
  T.I. TSB43AB23 chip

  Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

  USB
  Integrated in the South Bridge

  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)

  Internal I/O Connectors
  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  1 x floppy disk drive connector
  1 x IDE connector
  8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  1 x CPU fan header
  2 x system fan header
  1 x power fan header
  1 x front panel header
  1 x front panel audio header
  1 x CD In connector
  1 x S/PDIF In header
  1 x S/PDIF Out header
  1 x IEEE 1394a header
  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  1 x serial port header
  1 x chassis intrusion header
  1 x power LED header

  Back Panel Connectors
  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
  2 x IEEE 1394a port
  8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  1 x RJ-45 port
  6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

  I/O Controller
  ITE IT8720 chip

  H/W Monitoring
  System voltage detection

  CPU/System temperature detection
  CPU/System fan speed detection
  CPU overheating warning
  CPU/System fan fail warning
  CPU/System fan speed control (Note 3)

  BIOS
  2 x 8 Mbit flash
  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  Support for DualBIOS™
  PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

  Unique Features Support for @BIOS
  Support for Q-Flash
  Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
  Support for Download Center
  Support for Xpress Install
  Support for Xpress Recovery2
  Support for EasyTune (Note 4)
  Support for Easy Energy Saver
  Support for Time Repair
  Support for Q-Share

   
  Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP

  Form Factor
  ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.3 cm

  Note
  (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 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.
  (Note 2) For Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system only.
  (Note 3) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you install.
  (Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

  
  Remark
  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. 

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