GIGABYTE X99P-SLI (2011) Intel Compatible Motherboard for Desktop Computer/PC

Motherboard

GIGABYTE X99P-SLI

Brand

GIGABYTE

Compatible with

Intel

Socket Type

LGA2011

Chipset

Intel® X99 Express Chipset

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Supported Memory (Ram) Type

DDR4

No. of RAM Slots

8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory

* Support for up to 512 GB of system memory when using Registered DIMMs.

* 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.

4 channel memory architecture

Support for DDR4 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules

Support for non-ECC memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Support for RDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

Multi-GPU Support

Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

* The 4-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ configuration is not supported when an i7-5820K CPU is installed. To set up a 3-Way SLI configuration, refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration."

Available Expansion Slots

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1/PCIE_2)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIE_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.

2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIE_3/PCIE_4)

* The PCIE_4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIE_1 slot. When the PCIE_4 slot is populated, the PCIE_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.

* When an 28 lane CPU is installed, the PCIE_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode and the PCIE_3 slot will be disabled.

(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

2 x PCI Express x1 slots

(The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

LAN

Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 codec

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Available USB Ports

Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 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

Chipset+Renesas® USB 3.0 Hub:

3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Special Features

Support for APP Center

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

@BIOS

Ambient LED

EasyTune

EZ Setup

Fast Boot

Cloud Station

ON/OFF Charge

Smart TimeLock

Smart Recovery 2

System Information Viewer

USB Blocker

V-Tuner

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Smart Switch

Support for Xpress Install

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

1 x DisplayPort In port

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

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

4 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 PCIe power connector

1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

1 x SATA Express connector

10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

3 x system fan headers

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

1 x Clear CMOS jumper