Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 include:

• Socket: 1155
• Chipset: Intel Z77 Express
• Super I/O: ITE IT8728F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Three SATA-300 ports and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5)
• External SATA: One eSATA-300 port controlled by the chipset
• USB 2.0: 10 USB 2.0 ports, four on the rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Four USB 3.0 ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through a header on the motherboard
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU, VGA, DVI-D, HDMI, and DisplayPort connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Creative CA0132 codec, on-board optical SPDIF output
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset using an Intel WG82579V to make the physical layer interface
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Two PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (x16/x0 or x8/x8), one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4, all slots supporting SLI and CrossFireX), and one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2400, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and three four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: TPM support, two BIOS chips
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More information: https://www.gigabyte.us
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 180.00

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