Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX Review & Specifications

CPU

1. AMD AM3+ FX processors
2. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

Hyper Transport Bus

1. HyperTransport™ 3.0
2. Support up to 5200 MT/s

Chipset

1. North Bridge: AMD 990FX
2. South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory

1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory*
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules*
   * To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.

Audio

1. Realtek® ALC887 audio codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB

1. 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 2 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
10. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
12. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 1 x RJ-45 port
6. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control*
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 32 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Game Controller
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Recovery 2
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for ON/OFF Charge
4. Support for Smart Switch
5. Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 32-bit/64-bit

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm