GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer the absolute ultimate platform for your next PC build.

Memory

• 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
• 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

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1×24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1×8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/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
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x parallel port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
• Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ processors
• Extreme multi graphics support
• HD Audio support
• Highly efficient MOSFET design
• LAN with high ESD Protection
• GIGABYTE LAN Optimizer
• Long lifespan Durable Solid caps
• APP Center including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ utilities
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™

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

Chipset

• Intel® H97 Express Chipset

Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor:
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz

• The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz or 2560×1600@60Hz

• Support for HDMI 1.4a version.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC892 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• 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 (PCIEX16)

(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

(The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

• 2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology

Storage Interface

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

USB

• 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm

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
2×64 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