Description

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® H81 Express Chipset

Memory

• 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 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 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
• Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC887 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 and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

LAN

• Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
• (The PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

• Chipset:
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
• 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB

• Chipset:
• Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
• Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
• 1 x parallel port
• 1 x serial port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
• System voltage detection
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/System fan speed detection
• CPU/System overheating warning
• CPU/System 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 64 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install
• 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
• USB Blocker
• Support for ON/OFF Charge

Bundled Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Operating System
• Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Form Factor

• Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17cm

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. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.