| CPU |
Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor |
| Front Side Bus |
5200 MT/s |
| Chipset |
North Bridge: AMD 890FX |
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South Bridge: AMD SB850 |
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| Memory |
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) |
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Dual channel memory architecture |
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Support for DDR3 1866(OC)(Note 2)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2) |
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| LAN |
2 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
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Support for Teaming |
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Support for Smart Dual LAN |
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| Expansion Slots |
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) (Note 3) |
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2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) (Note 3) |
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2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2) (Note 4) |
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(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 Standard.) |
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1 x PCI slot |
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| Multi-Graphics Technology |
Support for 2-way/ 3-way/ 4-way ATI CrossFireX™ technology |
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| Storage Interface |
South Bridge: |
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6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 10 and JBOD |
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GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip: |
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1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices |
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2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD |
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JMicron JMB362 chip: |
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2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Comobo) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices |
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Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD |
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| ITE 8720 chip: |
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive |
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| USB |
South Bridge: |
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Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) |
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NEC D720200F1 Chip: |
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Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel |
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| IEEE 1394 |
T.I. TSB43AB23 chip |
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Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) |
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| I/O Controller |
ITE IT8720 chip |
| Operating System |
Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP |
| Form Factor |
XL-ATX Form Factor; 32.5cm x 24.4cm |