GIGABYTE G1.Sniper

Gigabyte G1. Sniper

CPU

Support for an Intel® Core i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package ( Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list. )

L3 cache varies with CPU

QPI

4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s

Chipset

North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset

South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R

Memory

6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory

* Due to 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 4 GB.

3/Dual channel memory architecture

Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

Support for non-ECC memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules. )

Audio

1 x Creative CA20K2 chip

Support for Dolby® Digital Live and DTS Connect

Support for X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity® and EAX® Advanced HD 5.0 technologies

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1 x Bigfoot Killer E2100 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

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 x8 (PCIEX8)

* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. The PCIEX16_2 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8 is populated.

(The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard. )

2 x PCI Express x1 slots

1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology

Storage InterfaceSouth Bridge:

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0~SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Marvell 88SE9182 chip:

2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices

Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1

JMicron JMB362 chip:

2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel, supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

USBSouth Bridge:

Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

1 x Renesas D720200 chip and 2 x VLI VL810 hubs:

Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 on the back panel, 2 via the USB bracket connected to the internal USB header)

* The USB 2.0 signals of the USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel are from the South Bridge.

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connecto

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

1 x CPU fan header

1 x system fan header

3 x fan headers

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x S/PDIF Out header

3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

1 x clearing CMOS jumper

1 x heatsink LED power connector

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector

1 x CPU overclocking button

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors

1 x RJ-45 port

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

I/O Controller

iTE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System fan fail warning

CPU/System fan speed control

* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

BIOS

2 x 16 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

Support for DualBIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

Support for @BIOS

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

Support for Download Center

Support for Xpress Install

Support for Xpress Recovery2

Support for EasyTune

* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

Support for Dynamic Energy Saver 2

Support for Smart 6

Support for Auto Green

Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X. H. D)

Support for ON/OFF Charge

Support for Cloud OC

Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm

Remark

Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

Most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.