Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC FORCE Socket 1150 VGA DVI HDMI DisplayPort 7.1
Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Product Description

Supports 4th & 5th Generation Intel Core™ processors Premium 4-way Cross Fire™ support with OC Brace Precise digital CPU power design SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s data transfer Exclusive GIGABYTE OC Features Killer™ E2200 gaming networking 2x copper PCB design Realtek ALC1150 115d B SNR HD Audio with Built-in rear audio amplifier New Heatsink design with 8 onboard fan connectors Long lifespan Durable Black Solid caps APP Center including Easy Tune™ & Cloud Station™ utilities GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS Following the success of the GIGABYTE Z87X-OC motherboard, the 1 most overclocked motherboard on HWBOT.org in 2013, GIGABYTE has unleashed 2 new Z97 based overclocking motherboards, the Z97X-SOC FORCE & Z97X-SOC. With a host of unique OC features & bleeding-edge hardware design, GIGABYTE 9 series overclocking motherboards will allow even novice users to Overclock Like a Pro. OC Ignition maintains power to the motherboard & connected components while the system is shut down. This means that system fans will continue to provide airflow in cold bug situations, while i-ram drive users will not lose installed data. OC Ignition also allows users to pre-test water cooling setups, & allows case mod demonstrations without having to turn on the PC. Specifications CPU Support for Intel Core™ i 7 processors/ Intel Core™ i 5 processors/ Intel Core™ i 3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors/ Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" on Gigabyte website 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 3300 (O.C.) / 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" on Gigabyte website for more information) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor: 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz or 2560x 1600@60 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4a version 1 x Display Port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz or 3840x 2160@60 Hz * Support for Display Port 1.2 version Support for up to 3 displays at the same time Maximum shared memory of 512MB Audio Realtek ALC1150 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (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 x 16 slot, running at x 8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x 8 mode 2 x PCI Express x 16 slots, running at x 4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2) * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX8 & PCIEX16 slots. When the PCIEX4_1 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x 8 mode & the PCIEX8 will operate at up to x 4 mode * When installing a x 8 or above card in the PCIEX4_1 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration (CPU) in BIOS Setup to x 4. (Refer to Chapter 2, BIOS Setup, Peripherals, for more information) * The PCIEX4_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1 slots. The PCIEX1 slot will become unavailable when a PCIe x 4 expansion card is installed (The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 & PCIEX4_1 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard) 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot (The PCIEX4_2 & PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard) 2 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Technology Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD Cross Fire™/2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ technology Storage Interface Chipset: 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 (SATA Express & SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time) USB (Universal Serial Bus) Chipset: 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header) 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports onboard, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector& Scaron; 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x OC PEG power connector 1 x SATA Express connector& Scaron; 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 6 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Gear button 1 x OC Turbo button& Scaron; 1 x OC Tag button 1 x OC Trigger switch 1 x CPU BCLK Down button 1 x CPU BCLK Up button 1 x CPU Ratio Down button 1 x CPU Ratio Up button 1 x Memory Safe button 1 x Settings Lock button 1 x Direct to BIOS button 1 x OC DIMM switch 1 x OC PCIe switch 1 x OC Ignition button 1 x Clear Battery button 2 x BIOS switches 1 x onboard voltage measurement module Back Panel Connectors 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x Display Port 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE 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 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 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 Easy Tune EZ Setup Fast Boot ON/OFF Charge Smart Time Lock Smart Recovery 2 System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Operating System Support for Windows 8.1/8/7 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 Win 9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website