GA-970A-DS3P FX (rev. 2.1)
Specification
AMD 990FX + SB950 Chipset
- CPUCPUAM3+ Socket:
- AMD AM3+ FX processors
- AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
- Hyper Transport BusHyper Transport Bus
- HyperTransport™ 3.0
- Support up to 5200 MT/s
- ChipsetChipset
- North Bridge: AMD 990FX
- South Bridge: AMD SB950
- MemoryMemory
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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.
** Using a AM3+ CPU for up to 64GB of system memory support. - 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.
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory*
- AudioAudio
- 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 and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver - Support for S/PDIF Out
- LANLAN
- Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
- Expansion SlotsExpansion Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (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 x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
- 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) - 2 x PCI slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
- Storage InterfaceStorage InterfaceSouth Bridge:
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
- USBUSBSouth Bridge:
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- Internal I/O ConnectorsInternal I/O Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/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 3.1 Gen 1 header
- 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- Back Panel ConnectorsBack Panel Connectors
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
- I/O ControllerI/O Controller
- iTE® I/O Controller Chip
- H/W MonitoringH/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.
- BIOSBIOS
- 2 x 32 Mbit flash
- Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
- Support for DualBIOS™
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
- Unique FeaturesUnique 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
EasyTune
Game Controller
Smart TimeLock
Smart Recovery 2
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for ON/OFF Charge
- Support for Smart Switch
- Support for Xpress Install
- Support for APP Center
- Bundled SoftwareBundled Software
- Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
- Operating SystemOperating System
- Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 32-bit/64-bit
- Form FactorForm Factor
- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm
- RemarkRemark
- 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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.