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Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 (Intel Z77)
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Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 (Intel Z77)

25 Apr 2012

Based on the Intel Z77 Express Chipset, the Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3 gaming motherboard features the exclusive 'All Digital' VRM design, GIGABYTE 3D Power and GIGABYTE 3D BIOS technologies.

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Product Specification

Processor Support and Chipset Type
  • Supports Intel Core / Pentinum / Celeron Processors in the LGA1155 package
  • Intel Z77 Express Chipset
Memory
  • Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
  • 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM slots
  • Supports DDR3 2666(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Supports XMP memory modules
  • Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB
Storage
  • Chipset:
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3/4/5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  • 1 x mSATA connector
  • Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  • 2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips:
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7/8/9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
  • Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1
Audio
  • Creative CA0132 chip
  • Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/5.1-channel
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
Video Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFireX / NVIDIA SLI technology
Networking
  • 1 x Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
  • 1 x Intel GbE LAN phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (available through the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
Rear I/O
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
  • 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
  • 1 x D-Sub port
  • 1 x DVI-D port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 2 x RJ-45 ports
  • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  • 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
  • 1 x PCIe power connector
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x mSATA connector
  • 1 x CPU fan header
  • 4 x system fan headers
  • 1 x front panel header
  • 1 x front panel audio header
  • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
  • 2 x IEEE 1394a headers
  • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • 1 x power button
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x reset button
  • Voltage measurement points
  • 1 x BIOS switch
  • 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
Expansion Slots
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
  • 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
  • 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
  • 1 x PCI slot
Other Features
  • Support for @BIOS
  • Support for Q-Flash
  • Support for Xpress Install
  • Support for Xpress Recovery2
  • Support for EasyTune
  • Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
  • Support for Auto Green
  • Support for ON/OFF Charge
  • Support for Q-Share
  • Support for 3D Power
  • Support for EZ Setup
Form Factor E-ATX Form Factor, 30.5 x 26.4cm

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