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gotdamojo06 - December 19, 2011» Discuss this article (4)
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Specifications:
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Sapphire Pure Platinum Z68
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Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4
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Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2
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CPU
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Support Intel LGA1155: Intel Core i7 /i5 / i3 series processors
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Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
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BIOS
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AMI BIOS, 16Mb Flash ROM
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2 x 32 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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Memory
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4 slots 240-pin DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600+ non-ECC ,un-buffered memory
16 GB Max.
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4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
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Graphics
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Intel® HD Graphics
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1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
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Expansion Slots
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3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
3 x 32-bit PCI slots
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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.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
(All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots
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Storage
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4 x Serial ATA III 6Gb/s connectors
4 x Serial ATA II 3Gb/s connectors
Supports HDDs with RAID 0, 1,5,10 functions
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Chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors (including 1 eSATA/USB Combo connector) on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
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1 x Marvell 88SE9172 chip:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connector (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
3 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_4) supporting up to 3 SATA 3Gb/s devices
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s connector (eSATA/USB Combo connector) on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device
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Audio
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Realtek ALC892 HD Audio CODEC with 8-Channel
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Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF Out
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1 x Creative CA20K2 chip
Support for Dolby® Digital Live and DTS™ Connect
Support for X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity® and EAX® Advanced HD™ 5.0 technologies
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
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Ethernet LAN
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Marvell 88E8057 PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
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1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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1 x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
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Rear Panel I/O
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4 x USB 2.0 port
2 x USB 3.0 port
1 x VGA(D-Sub) port
1 x HDMI port
1 x DisplayPort 1.1a
1 x Audio I / O ports
1 x Supporting Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR by Atheros AR3011
1 x Single Link DVI
PS/2 KB/MS combo port
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7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x eSATA/USB Combo connector
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x HDMI 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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7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x CPU overclocking button
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x eSATA/USB Combo connector
1 x HDMI port
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out)
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Internal I/O
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4 x USB 2.0 headers
CPU 4 pin PWM Fan connectors
3 Pin Chassis Fan connectors
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Control (Front) panel headers
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
1 x serial port header
1 x IEEE 1394a header
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
4 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
1 x serial port header
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
1 x heatsink LED power connector
1 x CPU overclocking button header
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Form Factor
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ATX, Size 12" x 9.6"
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ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
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ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
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OS Support
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Windows 7 (32/64) bit
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Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
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Bundled Software
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None
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Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Intel® Smart Response Technology
LucidLogix Virtu
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All information on this page courtesy of Sapphire @ http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=2&gid=1040&sgid=1071&pid=1239&psn=&lid=1&leg=0# & Gigabyte @ http://www.gigabyte.us/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=2&p=2&v=24#0
