Processor

• . Support for an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor/Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel® Pentium® processor/Intel® Celeron® processor in the LGA775 package

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

• . L2 cache varies with CPU L2 cache varies with CPU

Front Side Bus

• . 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz FSB

Chipset

• . North Bridge: Intel® P43 Express Chipset
• . South Bridge: Intel® ICH10

Memory

• . 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory
• . Dual channel memory architecture
• . Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)
Audio

• . Realtek ALC888 codec
• . High Definition Audio
• . 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• . Support for S/PDIF In/Out
• . Support for CD In

LAN

• . RTL8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• . 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
• . 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
• . 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:

• . 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

JMicron 368 chip:

• . 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

iTE IT8718 chip:

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

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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• . 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• . 1 x IDE connector
• . 6 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 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 parallel port header
• . 1 x serial port header
• . 1 x power LED header
• . 1 x chassis intrusion header
• . 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Rear Panel I/O

• . 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
• . 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

• . iTE IT8718 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

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 Xpress BIOS Rescue w Support for Download Center
• . Support for Xpress Install
• . Support for Xpress Recovery2
• . Support for EasyTune
• . Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced
• . Support for Time Repair
• . Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

• . Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

• . Support for Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP

Form Factor

• . ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm