Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 Motherboard

• Storage:
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  • 1 x mSATA connector
    * The SATA2 5 connector will become unavailable when the mSATA connector is installed with a solid state drive.
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.

• Rear Panel I/O Ports:
  • Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • Up to 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
  • Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  • 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)
  • iTE I/O Controller Chip

• Internal I/O Interface:
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x PCIe power connector
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x mSATA connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 4 x system fan headers
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
  • 2 x IEEE 1394a headers
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • 1 x power button
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x reset button
  • Voltage measurement points
  • 1 x BIOS switch
  • 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

• BIOS:
  • 2 x 64 Mbit flash
  • Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
  • Support for DualBIOS
  • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

• Hardware Monitoring:
  • System voltage detection
  • CPU/System temperature detection
  • CPU/System fan speed detection
  • CPU overheating warning
  • CPU/System fan fail warning
  • CPU/System fan speed control
    * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

Motherboard Specifications

• Model:
  • Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 Motherboard
    

• Processor Support:
  • Support for Intel ^® Core i7 processors/Intel ^® Core i5 processors/ Intel ^® Core i3 processors/Intel ^®Pentium ^® processors/Intel ^® Celeron ^® processors in the LGA1155 package
  • L3 cache varies with CPU

• Chipset:
  • Intel ® Z77 Express Chipset

• Memory:
  • 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
    * Due to 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 4 GB.
  • Dual channel memory architecture
  • Support for DDR3 2800(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Support for non-ECC memory modules
  • Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

• Expansion Slots:
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
    * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
    * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_2. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated.
    (The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
    * PCIE Gen.3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility.
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • 1 x PCI slot

• On-Board Video:
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
    * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
  • 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
  • 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600
  • Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology

• On-Board Audio:
  • Creative CA0132 chip
  • Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/5.1-channel
  • Support for S/PDIF Out

• On-Board LAN:
  • 1 x Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
  • 1 x Intel GbE LAN phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Supports 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
  • Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR

• Form Factor/Dimensions:
  • E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
• Special Features:
  • Firewire: Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (available through the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
  • Support for @BIOS
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Xpress Install
  • Support for Xpress Recovery2
  • Support for EasyTune
    * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
  • Support for Auto Green
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Support for Q-Share
  • Support for 3D Power
  • Support for EZ Setup
  • Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Intel ^® Rapid Start Technology
  • Intel ^® Smart Connect Technology
  • Intel ^® Smart Response Technology
  • LucidLogix Virtu MVP
  • O.S: Support for Microsoft ® Windows 8/7