Internal I/O
| Serial port via internal header |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
4 |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| S/PDIF in connector |
Y |
| PCI Express power connectors (6-pin) |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
2 |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
7 |
| Number of EATX power connectors |
1 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Serial port headers |
1 |
Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Supported processor sockets |
LGA 1150 (Socket H3) |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
| PC health monitoring |
CPU, FAN, Temperature |
| Processor with Intel Graphics Technology required |
Y |
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC892 |
| Component for |
PC |
| Cooling type |
Passive |
Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
1333, 1600, 3000 MHz |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| ECC |
N |
| Unbuffered memory |
Y |
| Supported memory types |
DDR3-SDRAM |
| Memory voltage |
1.5 V |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
16 MB |
| BIOS type |
EFI AMI |
| Clear CMOS button |
Y |
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
| ACPI version |
2.0a |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
Graphics
| On-board graphics adapter |
Y |
| Graphics adapter family |
Intel |
| Discrete graphics support |
Y |
| HDCP |
Y |
Expansion slots
| PCI slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x16 slots |
4 |
| PCI Express x1 slots |
1 |
| PCI Express configurations |
1x8, 1x16, 2x4 |
| PCI Express slots version |
2.0, 3.0 |
Back panel I/O ports
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| DisplayPorts quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
6 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
2 |
Packaging content
| Quick installation guide |
Y |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel Z87 |
| Intel HD Audio Technology |
Y |
| Graphics |
HD Graphics |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
GA-Z87X-OC, LGA 1150, Intel Z87, 4 x DDR3 3000-1333MHz, Intel HD Graphics, 4 x PCI Express x16 (2-Way NVIDIA SLI, 4/3/2-Way AMD CrossFire), 6 x SATA 6.0Gb/s, GbE LAN, EFI DualBIOS, ATX
- Supports 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processors.
- GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 5 Plus Technology.
- All IR Digital Power design.
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS.
- Exclusive GIGABYTE OC Features.
- GIGABYTE Memory safe/Setting Lock/Direct to BIOS.
- Unique OC Ignition Feature.
- Unique OC Brace Feature.
- Gold plated DDR/PCIe Slots and power connectors.
- Premium 4-way CrossFire™ support.
- Durable black solid capacitors.
- GIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ 2 for USB devices.
- Intel® LAN with high ESD Protection.
- New Heatsink design with 8 onboard fan connectors.
- 10 USB 3.0 ports.
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