Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H motherboard include:

• Socket: AM3
• Chipset: AMD 880G + SB850
• Super I/O: ITE IT8720
• Parallel ATA: One, controlled by a JMicron JMB368 chip
• Serial ATA: Five SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10)
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port, controlled by the chipset
• USB: 10 USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard and six available through three headers on the motherboard, and two USB 3.0 ports controlled by a NEC μPD720200 chip available on the motherboard rear panel
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one normal-sized soldered on the rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by a Texas Instrument TSB43AB23 chip
• On-board video: Yes, Radeon HD 4250 engine running at 560 MHz (40 processing cores)
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (eight channels, no technical information is provided), with an on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111D chip, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane
• Buzzer: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (the first one always working at x16 and the second one always working at x4), one PCI Express x1 slot and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR3-2000 through overclocking)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, and one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan
• Infrared Interface: No
• Extra Features: CPU core unlocking, Easy Energy Saver
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average Price in the US*: USD 85.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.