GIGABYTE 990FX-GAMING AMD Compatible Motherboard for Desktop Computer/PC

Motherboard

GIGABYTE 990FX-GAMING

Brand

GIGABYTE

Compatible with

AMD

Socket Type

AMD AM3+

Chipset

North Bridge: AMD 990FX

South Bridge: AMD SB950

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Supported Memory (Ram) Type

DDR3

No. of RAM Slots

4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

* To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Multi-GPU Support

Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technologies

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technologies

Available Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_3 slot. When PCIEX1_3 is populated with a PCI Express expansion card, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x2 mode.

3 x PCI Express x1 slots

(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

LAN

Rivet Networks Killer™ E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 codec

TI Burr Brown® OPA2134 operational amplifier

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Available USB Ports

               South Bridge:

12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)

VIA® VL805 chip:

4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

ASMedia® USB 3.1 Controller:

1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Special Features

Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

@BIOS

Ambient LED

Cloud Station

EasyTune

Game Controller

Smart TimeLock

Smart Recovery 2

System Information Viewer

USB Blocker

Support for Q-Flash

Support for ON/OFF Charge

Support for Smart Switch

Support for Xpress Install

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

Internal I/O

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU fan header

2 x system fan headers

1 x power fan header

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

1 x serial port header

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1 x audio gain control switch

1 x power button

1 x reset button

1 x Clear CMOS button

Warranty

3 Years