Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Motherboard
Voltage Regulator
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The CPU voltage regulator circuit of the Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 has six phases for the CPU main voltage (Vcc a.k.a. Vcore), two for the CPU VSA voltage (memory controller), and one for the CPU VTT voltage (PCI Express and DMI interfaces). Therefore, it uses a “6+2+1” configuration. The voltage regulator is controlled by an IR3567 integrated circuit, using a digital design.
Figure 10: Voltage regulator circuit
The Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 uses solid electrolytic capacitors. All coils on this motherboard are ferrite-core models, which can provide up to 20% improvement in efficiency.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.