Internal I/O
| Power fan connector |
Y |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| TPM connector |
Y |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
8 MB |
| BIOS type |
AWARD |
| ACPI version |
1.0b |
Performance
| Motherboard chipset family |
AMD |
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC889 |
| Motherboard southbridge |
AMD SB950 |
| Component for |
PC |
Memory
| Supported memory types |
DDR3-SDRAM |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
| Memory voltage |
1.5 V |
Graphics
| On-board graphics adapter |
N |
Networking
| Networking features |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Back panel I/O ports
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
2 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 slots |
2 |
| PCI slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 slots |
3 |
Additionally
| Chipset |
AMD 970 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
GA-970A-D3, AM3, DDR3, AMD 970 + SB950, ATX, Gigabit Ethernet
The 970A-D3 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.
<b>Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU</b>
GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support new generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ multi-core processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.
<b>Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU</b>
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 4+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom™II/ Athlon™II processors, delivering the great performance enchantment to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending.
<b>SATA 6 Gbps Support</b>
Yet another onboard feature of GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards are integrated the latest AMD SB950 chip for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering 6 ports native superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps) and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support. When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.
<b>USB 3.0 Support</b>
The GIGABYTE motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard USB3.0 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.
<b>3x USB Power Boost</b>
GIGABYTE motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE’s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery.
<b>Dual Channel DDR3 2000+ MHz</b>
Delivering native support for DDR3 memory up to 2000MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards allow users to easily reach higher memory frequencies at lower voltages; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease.
<b>108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback</b>
GIGABYTE strongly believes that in 2011, HD audio playback is a standard specification, and as such, we have made Blu-ray audio playback a standard for all of our motherboards.
All of GIGABYTE's 2011 motherboards feature higher capability audio solution with 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback quality to deliver high-performance, multi-channel HD audio. SNR is a comparison of the amount of signal to the amount of noise such as hiss present in the signal (expressed in Decibels). A higher SNR equals a better audio experience. For example, 108dB, is a high audio specification, as this means the audio signal is 108dB higher than the level of the noise.
