Gigabyte X79-UD3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte X79-UD3 include:

• Socket: 2011
• Chipset: Intel X79 Express
• Super I/O: ITE8728F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), four SATA-600 ports controlled by two Marvell 88SE9172 chips (RAID 0 and 1)
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by another Marvell 88SE9172 chip
• USB 2.0: 14 USB 2.0 ports, eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Four USB 3.0 ports controlled by two Fresco Logic FL1000 chips, two on the rear panel and two on a motherboard header 
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC898 codec (7.1+2  channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 110 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical and coaxial SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by the chipset with an Intel WG82579V physical layer interface chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Four PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x16/x8 or x16/x8/x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), two PCI Express x1 slots, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2133, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, two four-pin connectors for auxiliary fans, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: Two BIOS chips, legacy serial port, support for TPM
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 270.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.