Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 Motherboard Review

CPU

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

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

Chipset

1. Intel® X79 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
2. * 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.
3. 4 channel memory architecture
4. Support for DDR3 2400/2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
5. Support for non-ECC memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

Audio

1. Realtek ALC898 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

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

Expansion Slots

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
2. * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
4. * 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.
5. (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
6. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
7. (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
8. 1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology.

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
4. * 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:

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

USB

Chipset:

1. 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:

1. 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. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 4 x system fan headers
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
10. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
11. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
12. 1 x serial port header
13. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

1. iTE IT8728 chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control
7. * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

Unique Features

1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
4. Support for Download Center
5. Support for Xpress Install
6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for EasyTune
8. * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
9. Support for Smart 6™
10. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
11. Support for ON/OFF Charge
12. Support for Cloud OC
13. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
14. Support for TouchBIOS
15. Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm