Mother Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - Unboxing by www.geekshive.com HD

http://www.geekshive.com * Support for an Intel Core i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package * L3 cache varies with CPU * Chipset: - North Bridge: Intel X58 Express Chipset - South Bridge: Intel ICH10R * Memory - 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory - Dual/3 channel memory architecture - Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules - Support for non-ECC memory modules - Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules *Audio - Realtek ALC889 codec - High Definition Audio - 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel - Support for Dolby® Home Theater - Support for S/PDIF In/Out - Support for CD In * LAN - 1 x Realtek RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) * Expansion Slots - 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) (Note 2) - 2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) (Note 3) (The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) - 2 x PCI Express x1 slots - 1 x PCI slot * Multi-Graphics Technology - Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology * Storage Interface South Bridge: - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Marvell 9128 chip: - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, and RAID 1 * GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD * JMicron JMB362 chip: - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD * iTE IT8720 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive * USB Integrated in the South Bridge - Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) * NEC chip: - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel * IEEE 1394 - T.I. TSB43AB23 chip 2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) * Internal I/O Connectors - 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector Connectors - 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector - 1 x floppy disk drive connector - 1 x IDE connector - 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors - 1 x CPU fan header - 3 x system fan headers - 1 x power fan header - 1 x North Bridge fan header - 1 x front panel header - 1 x front panel audio header - 1 x CD In connector - 1 x S/PDIF In header - 1 x S/PDIF Out header - 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers - 1 x IEEE 1394a header * Rear Panel I/O - 1 x PS/2 keyboard port - 1 x PS/2 mouse port - 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector - 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector - 1 x clearing CMOS button - 2 x IEEE 13