GIGABYTE MB Sc AM3+ 970A-DS3, AMD 970, 4xDDR3

CPU AM3+ Socket:

1. AMD AM3+ FX processors
2. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Hyper Transport Bus

1. 4800 MT/s

Chipset

1. North Bridge: AMD 970
2. South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory

1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1)
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) Audio

1. Realtek HD audio codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots

(All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

1. 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface South Bridge:

1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB South Bridge:

1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Etron EJ168 chip:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 2 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
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 Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
3. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
4. 1 x RJ-45 port
5. 3 x audio jacks (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/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

BIOS

1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Download Center
4. Support for Xpress Install
5. Support for Xpress Recovery2
6. Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
7. Support for Turbo XHD
8. Support for Smart Recovery
9. Support for Auto Green
10. Support for ON/OFF Charge
11. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
12. Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Microsoft^Â Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm