Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 motherboard include:

• Socket: 1155
• Chipset: Intel Z68 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, 5, and 10)
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9128 chip
• USB 2.0: 10 USB 2.0 ports, six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Eight ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard; the motherboard has only two “real” USB 3.0 ports controlled by an NEC (Renesas) µPD720200 chip, expanded to eight using two VLI VL810 chips.
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Three ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by a Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 chip
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC889 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 104 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 108 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs), on-board coaxial and optical SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111E chip
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (16x/0x/4x or 8x/8x/4x, supporting SLI and CrossFireX), two PCI Express x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots (ITE8892 bridge chip)
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 32 GB, up to DDR3-2133[l2])
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra Features: Two-ounce copper PCB power tracks
• 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 First Look article.