GIGABYTE GA-P61-USB3-B3

Gigabyte GA-P61-USB3-B3

CPU

Support for Intel® Core i7 processors/Intel® Core i5 processors/ Intel® Core i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list. )
L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

Intel® H61 Express Chipset

Memory

2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 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.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules. )

Audio

Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
Support for S/PDIF Out 

LAN

1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard. )
3 x PCI slots

Storage Interface Chipset:

4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0~SATA2_3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

USB Chipset:

Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Etron EJ168 chip:

Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel 

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 x SATA 3Gb/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
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper 

Back Panel Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone) 

I/O Controller

iTE IT8728 chip

H/W Monitoring

System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power 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 32 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 Easy Energy Saver
Support for Smart 6
Support for Auto Green
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 19.0cm

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.