GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

CPU    

    Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package

    L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset    

    Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

Memory    

    4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

    * Due to a 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 the size of the physical memory installed.

    Dual channel memory architecture

    Support for DDR3 3200(O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 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, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

    1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

    * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

    1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz

    * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.

    Support for up to 3 displays at the same time

    Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio    

    Realtek® ALC1150 codec

    Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3

    High Definition Audio

    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

    Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN    

    Qualcomm® Atheros Killer E2201 LAN 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. (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

    * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.

    * When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration (PCH) in BIOS Setup to x4. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more information.)

    3 x PCI Express x1 slots

    (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

    1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology    

    Support for 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology

Storage Interface    Chipset:

    1 x M.2 PCIe connector

    (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support)

    1 x SATA Express connector

    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)

    (M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.)

    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

USB    Chipset:

    6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

    8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through 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 M.2 PCIe connector

    1 x SATA Express connector

    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

    1 x CPU fan header

    1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

    3 x system fan headers

    1 x front panel header

    1 x front panel audio header

    1 x S/PDIF Out header

    1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

    2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

    1 x serial port header

    1 x Clear CMOS jumper

    1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 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 D-Sub port

    1 x DVI-D port

    1 x HDMI port

    4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

    4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

    1 x RJ-45 port

    5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller    

    iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring    

    System voltage detection

    CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection

    CPU/System overheating warning

    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning

    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control

    * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS    

    2 x 64 Mbit flash

    Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

    Support for DualBIOS™

    PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features    

    Support for APP Center

    * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.

    @BIOS

    EasyTune

    EZ Setup

    Fast Boot

    Game Controller

    ON/OFF Charge

    Smart TimeLock

    Smart Recovery 2

    System Information Viewer

    USB Blocker

    Support for Q-Flash

    Support for Smart Switch

    Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software    

    Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

    Intel® Rapid Start Technology

    Intel® Smart Connect Technology

    Intel® Smart Response Technology

Operating System    

    Support for Windows 8.1/8/7

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. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.

* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.

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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.