Supports new generation of AMD Phenom?II X6 processors
AMD SB850 provides 6 native SATA3 storage interfaces with superfast 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Supports newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps
3X USB power delivery for greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices
Exclusive Auto Unlock technology provides hardware-based solution for unleash CPU performance
Ultra Durable 3 Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
Supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Athlon II processors
Advanced 8+2 phase CPU VRM power design for AMD high-TDP 140W CPU support
Dual Channel DDR3 1866+ for remarkable system performance
4 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface with ATI CrossFireX support for ultimate graphics performance
Smart DualLAN with Intelligent LAN port auto-switching
Supports Dolby Home Theater audio to enjoy a rich surround sound experience
The Precision OV provides more precision voltage control for system
Compatible with Window 7 to deliver the best operation experience
Meet European Union ErP(Energy-related-Products) requirement
Full List of FeaturesSpecifications
CPU Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom? II processor / AMD Athlon? II processor
Hyper Transport Bus
5200 MT/s
Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 890FX
South Bridge: AMD SB850
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 1866(OC)(Note 2)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)
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
2 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Support for Teaming
Support for Smart Dual LAN
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) (Note 3)
1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8) (Note 4)
1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slot (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 Standard.)
1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for 2-way/ 3-way ATI CrossFireX? technology
Storage Interface
South Bridge
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD
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 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 Comobo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
ITE 8720 chip
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
USB South Bridge:
Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC D720200F1 Chip:
Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
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
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan header
1 x North Bridge 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
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x serial port header
1 x parallel port header
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
1 x clearing CMOS button
1 x power button
1 x reset button
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x coaxial S/PDIF out connector
2 x IEEE 1394a port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
2 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 5)
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
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune (Note 6)
Support for Easy Energy Saver
Support for Smart Recovery
Support for Auto Green
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm