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 Platform The 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