GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper Z97 Chipset ATX Motherboard

Form Factor

• ATX

CPU

• Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/ Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel Z97 Express Chipset

Memory

• 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 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules, Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Graphic

• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 3840x2160@60Hz, * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz, * Support for HDMI 1.4a version. Maximum shared memory of 512MB

Multi-GPU Support

• Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16), * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8), * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.), 3 x PCI Express x1 slots, (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.), 2 x PCI slots

Storage

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

LAN

• Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Audio

• Creative Sound Core 3D chip, TI Burr Brown OPA2134 operational amplifier, Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di, High Definition Audio, 2/5.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out

USB Ports

• 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header), 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (3 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, EasyTune, EZ Setup, Fast Boot, Game Controller, ON/OFF Charge, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Support for Q-Flash, Support for Smart Switch, Support for Xpress Install

OS Support

• Support for Windows 8.1/8/7

Back I/O Ports

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector, 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI port, 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports, 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

Internal I/O Ports

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 1 x CPU fan header, 3 x system fan headers, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 1 x serial port header, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper, 1 x power button, 1 x reset button, 1 x Clear CMOS button, 2 x BIOS switches, 2 x audio gain control switches