Description
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The GA-Z68XP-UD3 motherboard, based on the Intel® Z68 Express Chipset and supporting the new 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors. Delivering the very best that Intel® 6 series chipsets have to offer, including a significant performance boost with Intel® Smart Response Technology, the first ever mSATA drive connectors on a standard desktop PC motherboard, and GIGABYTE's proprietary Touch BIOS™ technology, GIGABYTE Z68 series motherboards put users in the driver seat, allowing them to take total control over how their system operates and performs to best match their individual computing needs.
Onboard mSATA for Intel® SLC SSDs and Smart Response Technology
GIGABYTE Z68 series motherboards are equipped with the much anticipated Intel® Smart Response Technology, allowing users to experience system performance similar to SSD only systems. Intel® Smart Response technology works by using intelligent block-based caching of frequently used applications to improve system performance and responsiveness.
GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards are equipped with the much anticipated Intel® Smart Response Technology, allowing users to experience system performance similar to SSD-only systems. Intel® Smart Response technology works by using intelligent block-based caching of frequently used applications to improve system performance and responsiveness. In fact, GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards with Intel® Smart Response Technology are able to outperform hybrid drive systems by more than 2X (PC Mark Vantage HDD test) and HDD-only systems by as much as 4X (PC Mark Vantage HDD test) and deliver a 60% performance improvement over HDD-only systems in PC Mark Vantage Suite.
Built-in Visuals
Built-in Visuals GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards offer support for several 2nd generation Intel® Core™ Built-in Visual Features.
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Up to 2X faster media processing than any other solution for incredibly fast conversion of video files for portable media players or online sharing.
Intel® InTru™ 3D
Users can enjoy the ultimate 3D visual experiences-seamlessly-from their PC. Now you they can watch their favorite 3D movies with Blu-ray Stereo 3D playback using active shutter 3D glasses. It delivers it all in 1080p full, high-definition resolution on the TV over HDMI 1.4.
Intel® Insider
Allows users to view premium 1080p HD content on their GIGABYTE Z68 series system.
Switchable Graphics with LucidLogix Virtu GPU Virtualization
GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards are enabled with LucidLogix Virtu GPU Virtualization technology which allows users to dynamically switch between their built-in graphics and their high-end, 3D discrete graphics cards. This is ideal for gamers who require high-resolution gaming and still want to enjoy the built-in media features of 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors. In so doing, switchable graphics helps to dramatically reduce PC graphics power consumption.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 - 1.0 - motherboard - ATX - LGA1155 Socket - Z68
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel Z68 Express / ITE IT8728
- Processor Socket
- 1 x LGA1155 Socket
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- Max RAM Size
- 32 GB
- RAM Supported
- 4 DIMM slots - DDR3 , non-ECC
- Storage Ports
- 4 x SATA-600 (RAID), 4 x SATA-300 (RAID)
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x FireWire + 8 x USB 2.0 + ( 2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x FireWire + 6 x USB 2.0 via headers )
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detail
General
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel Z68 Express / ITE IT8728
- Processor Socket
- LGA1155 Socket
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
Supported RAM
- Max Size
- 32 GB
- Technology
- DDR3
- Bus Clock
- 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz
- Speed
- PC3-17600, PC3-14400, PC3-12800, PC3-10600, PC3-8500
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- Features
- Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
Audio
- Type
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- Audio Codec
- Realtek ALC889
- Compliant Standards
- High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater
LAN
- Network Controller
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Network Interfaces
- Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slot(s)
- 1 x CPU , 4 x DIMM 240-pin ( 1.5 V ) , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 , 2 x PCI
- Storage Interfaces
- SATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , SATA-300 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 4 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , Marvell 88SE9172 : SATA-600 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1
- RAID Features
- Intel Smart Response Technology
- Interfaces
- 8 x USB 2.0 , 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 1 x TOSLINK , 1 x FireWire - 6 pin FireWire , 1 x HDMI , 2 x USB 3.0 , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack
- Internal Interfaces
- 1 x audio , 1 x SPDIF out , 6 x USB 2.0 , 2 x USB 3.0 , 1 x FireWire , 1 x serial
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
- BIOS Type
- Award
- BIOS Features
- DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 1.0b support, SMBIOS 2.4 support, Touch BIOS, Xpress BIOS Rescue
- Hardware Monitoring
- CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, CPU overheating protection, power supply fan tachometer
- Hardware Features
- DualBIOS, NVIDIA SLI Technology Support, Smart 6, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) 2, GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD), AutoGreen, 3x USB Power Boost, Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, Ultra Durable 3, On/Off Charge, GIGABYTE Hardware Overvoltage Control IC, GIGABYTE Turbo XHD, Lucid Virtu, Intel Smart Response Technology, Voltage Regulator Down 12 (VRD) compliant, AMD CrossFireX technology support
Miscellaneous
- Software Included
- Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, Xpress Recovery 2, Q-Share, Cloud OC, Hotkey OC, EasyTune, GIGABYTE EZ Smart Response
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play, ACPI 1.0b, Energy-Related Products (ErP) Lot 6
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Depth
- 24.4 cm
