Gigabyte 970A-DS3P FX AM3+ DDR3 ATX Motherboard

Product Description

Features Supports AMD AM3+ FX / AM3 series Processors* GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ Technology Audio Noise Guard with High Quality Audio Capacitors GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS™ 2-way Cross Fire™ Support 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports with transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps GIGABYTE On/ Off Charge™ for USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices Overview GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ Motherboards GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ debuts on GIGABYTE motherboards, with a range of features & component choices that provide record-breaking performance, cool & efficient operation & extended motherboard lifespan. High Quality Onboard Audio Design Delivers high quality sound resolution & sound expansion to create the most realistic sound effects for professional gamers. Fast USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Solution With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0. in addition, backwards compatibility with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 assures users legacy USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 devices will still work. Humidity Protection Glass Fabric PCB There is nothing more harmful to the longevity of your PC than moisture, & most parts of the world experience moisture in the air as humidity at some point during the year. GIGABYTE motherboards have been designed to make sure that humidity is never an issue, incorporating a new Glass Fabric PCB technology that repels moisture caused by humid & damp conditions. Glass Fabric PCB technology uses a new PCB material which reduces the amount of space between the fiber weave, making it much more difficult for moisture to penetrate compared to traditional motherboard PCBs. This offers much better protection from short circuit & system malfunction caused by humid & damp conditions. High ESD Ethernet & USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port Protection GIGABYTE motherboards raise the bar in terms of protecting your system, providing advanced electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for both your Ethernet LAN & USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, both common sources of ESD-related failures. With pairing the dedicated protection filters, the Ethernet LAN & USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports can withstand high electrostatic discharges, protecting your system from common electrical surges & even direct lighting strikes.

Specification CPU AM3+ Socket: AMD AM3+ FX processors AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Hyper Transport Bus Hyper Transport™ 3.0 Support up to 5200 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 990FX South Bridge: AMD SB950 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 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules* * To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first. (Please refer " Memory Support List" for more information.) Audio Realtek ALC887 audio codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module & enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek Gb E LAN 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 4 (PCIEX4) 3 x PCI Express x 1 slots (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, & JBOD USB South Bridge: 12 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) VIA VL805 chip: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 header 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks (Line In/ Line Out/ Microphone) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/ System temperature detection CPU/ System/ Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/ System/ Power fan fail warning CPU/ System fan speed control* * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. BIOS 2 x 32 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 vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. @BIOS Cloud Station Easy Tune Game Controller Smart Time Lock Smart Recovery 2 System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 32-bit/64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm 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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website. * For a full list of supported processors please refer to the manufactures support list.