Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 include:

• Socket: AM3+
• Chipset: AMD 990FX + SB950 
• Super I/O: ITE IT8728F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5)
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
• USB 2.0: 14 USB 2.0 ports, eight on the rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Four USB 3.0 ports, two on the rear panel and two available through one headers; controlled by an EtronTech EJ168A chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one on the rear panel and one available through a header; controlled by a VIA VT6308P chip
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC889 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 108 dB SNR for the outputs, and 106 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF connector
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111F chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Four PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x4/x16/x4), two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, and one PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1866, 32 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: Two BIOS chips
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 138.00

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