Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (X79,S2011,ATX,DDR3,Intel,EuP) [GA-X79-UD3]

CPU    

    Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011 package package
    L3 cache varies with CPU

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

    Intel® X79 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.
    4 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.)
Audio    

    Realtek ALC898 codec
    High Definition Audio
    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    Support for Dolby® Home Theater
    Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN    

    1 x Intel GbE LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots    

    2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
    * The PCIEX8_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. When the PCIEX8_2 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
    (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
    2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology    

    Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
    * The PCIEX16 slots operate at up to x8 mode when 4-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI is enabled.

Storage Interface    Chipset:

    2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    Support for 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.

3 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:

    4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7/8/9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel, supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1

USB    Chipset:

    Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

2 x Fresco FL1009 chips:

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

Internal I/O Connectors    

    1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    1 x CPU fan header
    4 x system fan headers
    1 x front panel header
    1 x front panel audio header
    1 x S/PDIF Out header
    3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
    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/mouse port
    1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    2 x eSATA 6Gb/s 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 IT8728 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
    * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

BIOS    

    2 x 64 Mbit flash
    Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
    Support for DualBIOS™
    PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

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 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
    Support for ON/OFF Charge
    Support for Cloud OC
    Support for 3TB+ Unlock
    Support for TouchBIOS
    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

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.