GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX Intel Motherboard

Model

Brand

GIGABYTE

Model

GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

LGA 1150

CPU Type

Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)

Chipsets

Chipset

Intel Z97

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 3200(OC)/3100(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666(OC)/2600(OC)/2500(OC)/2400(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600/1333

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 3.0 x16

1 (x16)
1 (x8)

PCI Express x16

1 (x4)

PCI Express x1

3

PCI Slots

1

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA Express

1 x SATA Express

M.2

1 x M.2

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset

Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC1150

Audio Channels

7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset

Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

1 x PS/2 keyboard 
1 x PS/2 mouse

Video Ports

1 x DVI-D
1 x VGA

HDMI

1 x HDMI

RJ45

1 x RJ45

USB 3.0

4 x USB 3.0

USB 1.1/2.0

4 x USB 2.0

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical

Audio Ports

5 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
3 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x serial port header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions (W x L)

12.0" x 8.9"

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel Core processors

Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3 gaming audio suite

Audio Noise Guard with LED path lighting

Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in rear audio amplifier

Killer E2200 gaming networking platform

Extreme multi graphics support

SATA Express support for 10 Gb/s data transfer

M.2 for SSDs drives with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer

Long lifespan Durable Solid caps

APP Center including EasyTune and Cloud Station utilities

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