Gigabyte Motherboard GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

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 - Intel® HD Graphics support:

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 512MB

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