GIGABYTE GA-H270-Gaming 3

Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3
Intel H270 Chipset

- Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel Core Processors
- Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Fast USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
- 2- Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
- Dual NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
- Intel Optane Memory Ready
- Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5+ALC 1220 120dB SNR HD Audio
- Killer E2500 Gaming Network
- USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
- RGB FUSION LED Light Show design
- Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
- Dual Ultra-Fast M. 2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface
- 2 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer
- Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
- Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt 3 AIC Support
- GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS
- APP Center Including Cloud Station Utility

Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel Core i7 processors/ Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package
L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information. )
Chipset

Intel H270 Express Chipset

Memory

4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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 DDR4 2400(O. C. )* / 2133 MHz memory modules
* To support 2400 MHz or XMP memory, you must install a 7th generation processor.
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
* To support 2400 MHz or XMP memory, you must install a 7th generation processor.

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information. )

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

Realtek ALC1220 codec
Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1 x Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

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 x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_1 and PCIEX1_2 slots. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x1 mode when the PCIEX1_1 or PCIEX1_2 slot is populated.
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. )
2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1 x M. 2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A1_32G)
1 x M. 2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)(M2A2_32G)
2 x SATA Express connectors
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors, " for the installation notices for the M. 2 and SATA connectors.

USB

Chipset+ASMedia ASM2142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:

1 x USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset:

8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
2 x M. 2 Socket 3 connectors
2 x SATA Express connectors
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x serial port header
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x Thunderboltadd-in card connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Overheating warning
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS

2 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique 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.
3D OSD
@BIOS
AutoGreen
BIOS Setup
Color Temperature
Cloud Station
EasyTune
Easy RAID
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
Platform Power Management
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
Smart Keyboard
Smart TimeLock
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
USB DAC-UP 2
V-Tuner
Support for 3TB+ Unlock
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Intel Optane Memory Ready

Operating System

Windows 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel Processors)
Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel Processors)

* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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 may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.