Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 Socket 1155 DDR3 Motherboard - GA-Z68A-D3H-B3

GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 - Combining the advantages of the Intel® P67 and H67 platforms in one complete package, the GIGABYTE Z68 series offer the best of both worlds; users can take advantage of the system tuning and overclocking features found in the Intel® P67 platform as well as the built-in visual features of the H67 platforms when combined with 2nd generation Intel® Core ™ processors.

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• CPU Support
  Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
      L3 cache varies with CPU
  (Some Intel® Core™ processors require a graphic card, please refer "CPU support List" for more information.)
  
  Chipset   
      Intel® Z68 Express Chipset
  
  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.
      Dual channel memory architecture
      Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
      Support for non-ECC memory modules
      Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
  (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  
  Onboard Graphics    Integrated Graphics Processor:
      1 x D-Sub port
      1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
      * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
      1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
  
  Audio   
      Realtek ALC889 codec
      High Definition Audio
      2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
      Support for S/PDIF Out
  
  LAN   
      1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  
  Expansion Slots   
      1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
      * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
      1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
      * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
      1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
      * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_2 slot. When PCIEX1_2 slot is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
      2 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
      2 x PCI slots
  
  Multi-Graphics Technology   
      Support for ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX8)
      The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI is enabled
  
  Storage Interface    Chipset:
      2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
      4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
      Support for SATA 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.
  
  USB    Chipset:
      Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
  
  Etron EJ168 chip:
      Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  
  Internal I/O Connectors   
      1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      1 x CPU fan header
      2 x system fan headers
      1 x power fan header
      1 x front panel header
      1 x front panel audio header
      1 x S/PDIF Out header
      4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      1 x serial port header
      1 x clearing CMOS jumper
      1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
  
  Back Panel Connectors   
      1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
      1 x D-Sub port
      1 x DVI-D port
      1 x HDMI port
      1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
      1 x RJ-45 port
      3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  
  I/O Controller   
      iTE IT8728 chip
  
  H/W Monitoring   
      System voltage detection
      CPU/System temperature detection
      CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
      CPU overheating warning
      CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
      CPU/System fan speed control
      *Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
  
  BIOS   
      2 x 32 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 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 Auto Green
      Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
      Support for ON/OFF Charge
      Support for Cloud OC
      Support for Q-Share
  
  Operating System   
      Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
  
  Form Factor   
      ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm
  
  Remark   
      Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
      Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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