Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force

CPU

1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

1. Intel® Z87 Express Chipset

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 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

1. 2 x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
2. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
3. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

1. Realtek® ALC898 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF In
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
2. Support for Teaming

Wireless Communication module

1. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR

Expansion Slots

1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1~3)
   * For optimum performance, if only one expansion card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_2 slot.


2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1~2)
   * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_3. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_3 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated.
   (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
   * The PCIEX16_2 slot will become unavailable when an expansion card is installed in the orange PCI Express x16 slot.


3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6~9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology

USB

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB header)
2. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 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 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4. 1 x PCIe power connector
5. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
8. 7 x system fan headers
9. 2 x heatsink fan connectors
10. 1 x front panel header
11. 1 x front panel audio header
12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
14. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
16. 1 x serial port header
17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
18. 1 x power button
19. 1 x reset button
20. 1 x Clear CMOS button
21. 1 x Gear button
22. 1 x OC Turbo button
23. 1 x OC Tag button
24. 1 x OC Trigger switch
25. 1 x OC Ignition button
26. 1 x OC PCIe switch
27. 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
28. 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
29. 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
30. 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
31. 1 x onboard voltage measurement module
32. 2 x BIOS switches

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
3. 2 x HDMI ports
4. 1 x DisplayPort
5. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

1. iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

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

BIOS

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI EFI 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 Q-Flash
2. Support for Xpress Install
3. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   EasyTune
   EZ Setup
   ON/OFF Charge2
   USB Blocker

Bundle Software

1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel® Rapid Start Technology
3. Intel® Smart Connect Technology
4. Intel® Smart Response Technology
5. cFosSpeed

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Form Factor

1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.