| CPU | - Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor 
 
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		| Hyper Transport Bus | - 5200 MT/s 
 
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		| Chipset | - North Bridge: AMD 890GX 
 - South Bridge: AMD SB850 
 
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		| Memory | - 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
 - Dual channel memory architecture 
 - Support for DDR3 2000(OC)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
 
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		| Integrated Memory | - 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory 
 
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		| Onboard Graphics | Integrated in the North Bridge: 
- 1 x D-Sub port 
 - 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)(Note 3) 
 - 1 x HDMI port (Note 3) 
 
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		| Audio | - Realtek ALC892 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 
 
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		| LAN | - 1 x Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 
 
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		| Expansion Slots | - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 4) 
 - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) (Note 4)
 - 3 x PCI Express x1 slot
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 
 - 2 x PCI slots
 
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		| Multi-Graphics Technology | - Support for ATI CrossFireX and Hybrid CrossFireX technologies
 
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		| Storage Interface | South Bridge: 
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 6 supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
 - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
   
* SATA3 RAID 0 4x and SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
  
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 supporting 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 
 
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		| USB | South Bridge:  
- Up to 12USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) 
  
NEC D720200F1 chip:  
- Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel 
  
* USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
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		| IEEE 1394 | T.I. TSB43AB23 chip:  
- Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) 
 
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		| Internal I/O Connectors | - 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 
 - 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 
 - 1 x floppy disk drive connector 
 - 1 x IDE connector 
 - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 
 - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 
 - 1 x CPU fan header 
 - 2 x system fan header 
 - 1 x power 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 IEEE 1394a header 
 - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 
 - 1 x serial port header 
 - 1 x clearing CMOS jumper 
 
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		| Back Panel Connectors | - 1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port 
 - 1 x D-Sub port 
 - 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) 
 - 1 x HDMI port (Note 2) 
 - 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 
 - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 
 - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 
 - 1 x IEEE 1394a port 
 - 1 x RJ-45 port 
 - 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
 
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		| I/O Controller | - ITE IT8720 chip 
 
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		| H/W Monitoring | - System voltage detection 
 - CPU/System temperature detection 
 - CPU/System/Power fan speed detection 
 - CPU overheating warning 
 - CPU/System/Power fan fail warning 
 - CPU/System fan speed control (Note 5) 
 
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		| BIOS | - 2 x 8 Mbit flash 
 - Use of licensed AWARD BIOS 
 - Support for DualBIOS™ 
 - PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b 
 
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		| Unique Features | - Support for @BIOS 
 - Support for Q-Flash 
 - Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue 
 - Support for Download Center 
 - Support for Xpress Install 
 - Support for Xpress Recovery2 
 - Support for EasyTune (Note 6) 
 - Support for Easy Energy Saver 
 - Support for Smart Recovery
 - Support for Auto Green
 - Support for On/Off Charge
 - Support for Q-Share 
 
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		| Bundle Software | - Norton Internet Security (OEM version) 
 
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		| Operating System | - Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP 
 
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		| Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm 
 
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