GIGABYTE 8 Series Motherboards

GIGABYTE 8 Series motherboards support the latest 4thGeneration Intel®Core™ processors‎,‎ bringing together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer the absolute ultimate platform for your next PC build‎.‎ From high current capable power delivery‎,‎ performance‎-enhancing caching technologies‎,‎ exclusive high‎-end audio features‎,‎ advanced networking and device charging‎,‎ GIGABYTE 8 series motherboards are in a class of their own‎.‎

Next Gen Intel®8 Series PlatformThe latest Intel 8 Series platform offers significant improvements in performance and power consumption with the latest 4thgeneration Intel®Core™ processors and Intel®H81 chipsets‎.‎ As well as a boost in overall productivity‎,‎ the latest HD4600 Intel®processor graphics provide significantly higher frame rates in the latest DX11 3D game titles‎.‎

Technical Specifications‎:‎

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 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.‎‎)‎

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.‎
• Support for S/PDIF Out

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.‎‎)‎
• 3 x PCI slots

Storage Interface Chipset‎:‎

• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ‎(‎SATA3 0~ SATA3 1‎)‎
• 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors ‎(‎SATA2 2~ SATA2 3‎)‎

USB Chipset‎:‎

• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
• 6 x 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 8‎-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 3 x system fan headers
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
• 1 x PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x parallel port
• 1 x serial 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 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 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

Bundle Software

• Norton®Internet Security ‎(‎OEM version‎)‎

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor‎;‎ 30.5cm x 19.0cm