Qualitech Informática

** CPU: Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
L3 cache varies with CPU

** 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(Note 1)
Dual/3 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
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

** Audio:
-Realtek ALC889 codec
-High Definition Audio
-2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
-Support for Dolby® Home Theater
-Support for S/PDIF In/Out
-Support for CD In

** LAN: 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

** Expansion Slots:
-2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) (Note 2)
-2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) (Note 3) (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

** Multi-Graphics Technology: Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology

** Storage Interface
-South Bridge:
-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
-Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
-Marvell 9128 chip:
-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

* SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

* SATA3 SSDs are not recommended for use in RAID 0 mode on Marvell SE9128 ports.

** GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
-1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
-2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
-Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD
-JMicron JMB362 chip:
-2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting 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

** USB:
-Integrated in the South Bridge
-Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB -brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
-NEC chip:
-Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

* USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

** 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)

** Internal I/O Connectors
-1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector Connectors
-1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
-1 x floppy disk drive connector
-1 x IDE connector
-8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
-2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
-1 x CPU fan header
-3 x system fan headers
-1 x power fan header
-1 x North Bridge 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
-2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
-1 x IEEE 1394a header

** Back Panel Connectors
-1 x PS/2 keyboard port
-1 x PS/2 mouse port
-1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
-1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
-1 x clearing CMOS button
-2 x IEEE 1394a ports
-4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
-2 x USB 3.0 ports
-2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
-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/North Bridge temperature detection
-CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
-CPU overheating warning
-CPU fan fail warning
-CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

** 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