GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P

This motherboard of the new GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic Edition features protection against moisture, electrostatic discharge, power failure, and high temperature. This is the most reliable model designed for PCs busy with common activities or gaming.

The motherboard is equipped with the so-called "black socket" or the AM3+ socket which allows equipping with both the high-performance 32nm AMD FX CPU series built on the Bulldozer architecture and the AM3 backward compatibility based on the Phenom II and Athlon II processors. The black socket delivers a more efficient power supply and improved chassis mounting. Therefore, the board offers an excellent platform for building a powerful gaming system that can take two AMD CrossFireX graphics cards. The throughput of two PCI Express x16s is excellent, so the performance potential of your graphics accelerators will not be hampered.

Demanding users will take advantage of the ability to overclock memory modules up to 2000MHz. Everyone will surely enjoy 3x USB Power Boost on USB 3.0 ports for more efficient power supply and 6 SATA III connectors. GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology lets you charge your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch regardless of whether your computer is on. EasyTune6 enables easy setting, management, and monitoring of installed hardware to achieve maximum performance.

Parameters and Specifications:

Supported processors:
Model: AMD FX/Phenom II/Athlon II
Socket: AM3+

Chipset:
AMD 970/SB950

FSB:
4800 MT/s

Operation memory:
Type: DDR3
Slot: 4x DIMM
Frequency: 1066/1333/1600/1866/2000 (OC) MHz
Wiring mode: Dual-channel
Max. Capacity: 32GB

Expansion slots:
1x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x16)
1x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x4)
3x PCI Express 2.0 x1
2x PCI

Video:
Need for a separate graphics card
Support for AMD CrossFireX

Audio:
Realtek ALC887 audio codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1
S/PDIF Out support

LAN:
Realtek gigabit LAN chip
10/100/1000Mbit/s

Internal Interface:
1 x 24-pin ATX
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V
6 x SATA 6Gb / s
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x USB 3.0
3 x USB 2.0
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

External Interface:
1 x PS / 2 port (keyboard)
1 x PS / 2 port (mouse)
2 x USB 3.0
6 x USB 2.0
1 x RJ-45
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

Power supply:
1x 24-pin ATX connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V connector

Design:
ATX

Dimensions:
30.5cm x 21.5cm

Supplied software:
Norton Internet Security (OEM)

Supported systems:
Microsoft Windows 8/7/XP