GA-870A-USB3 (rev. 3.0)

Specification
AMD 870 + SB850 Chipset
 
  • CPU
    CPU
    AM3 Socket:
    1. Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200 MT/s
  • Chipset
    Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 870
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB850
  • Memory
    Memory
    1. 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory(Note 1)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Audio
    Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
    5. Support for CD In
  • LAN
    LAN
    1. 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)(Note 2)

    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    4. 3 x PCI slots
  • Storage Interface
    Storage Interface
    South Bridge:
    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
    USB
    South Bridge:
    1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    Etron EJ168 chip:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 2 x system fan header
    6. 1 x power fan header
    7. 1 x front panel header
    8. 1 x front panel audio header
    9. 1 x CD In connector
    10. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    13. 1 x serial port header
    14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
    3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    4. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    6. 1 x RJ-45 port
    7. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker ŠŠOut/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    I/O Controller
    1. ITE IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    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 3)
  • BIOS
    BIOS
    1. 2 x 16 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
    Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune (Note 4)
    8. Support for Easy Energy Saver
    9. Support for Smart Recovery
    10. Support for Auto Green
    11. Support for On/Off Charge
    12. Support for Cloud OC
    13. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
  • Form Factor
    Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.0 cm
  • Note
    Note
    (Note 1) Due to 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 4 GB.
    (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    (Note 3) W hether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
    (Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • Remark
    Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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