Description
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GIGABYTE Z68 series motherboards provide all the advanced overclocking features users have come to know and love about the GIGABYTE P67 series motherboards including increasing processor core ratios, increasing DDR3 memory ratios and increasing power and current limits. In addition, GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards also allow users to increase the graphics core clock speed, for even greater graphics performance.
GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™ (Patent Pending)
An Innovative New Way to Modify BIOS Settings
Navigating through the BIOS to change system settings can be a daunting task for users not familiar with control "F"functions and mouse-less navigation. While some EFI BIOS try to address this with a mouse friendly environment, many implementations still lack a certain ease-of-use necessary for most people. With GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™, GIGABYTE engineers have completely re-imagined how users can interact with their BIOS, allowing for a more intuitive user experience. In fact, with a touch screen monitor, GIGABYTE Touch BIOS™ is as easy to use as most apps on your iPhone. Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology
Faster than HDD-only system
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. In fact, GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards with Intel® Smart Response Technology are able to outperform hybrid drive systems by more than 2X (PC Mark Vantage) and HDD-only systems by as much as 4X (PC Mark Vantage).
SuperSpeed USB 3.0
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards boast SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an additional onboard host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience a theoretical 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices.
SATA 6 Gbps
GIGABYTE motherboards are High-Speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatible, delivering superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, they offer even faster data transfer rates of up to a theoretical 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 (rev. 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
- Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- Max Supported Memory
- 32 GB
- RAM Supported
- 4 DIMM slots - DDR3 SDRAM , non-ECC
- Storage Ports
- 4 x SATA-600 (RAID), 4 x SATA-300 (RAID)
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 2 x SuperSpeed USB + 1 x FireWire + 8 x Hi-Speed USB + (2 x SuperSpeed USB + 1 x FireWire + 6 x Hi-Speed USB 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
- Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
Memory
- Max Supported Memory
- 32 GB
- Supported RAM Technology
- DDR3 SDRAM
- Supported RAM Speed
- 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- RAM 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 processor - LGA1155 Socket , 4 x memory ( 1.5 V ) - DIMM 240-pin , 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 ( x16 mode ) , 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 ( x8 mode ) , 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 , 2 x PCI
- Storage Interfaces
- Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 4 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , Serial ATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , Marvell 88SE9172 : Serial ATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1
- Interfaces
- 1 x keyboard / mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK , 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire , 8 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A , 2 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - 9 pin USB Type A , 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 1 x audio - line-out (centre/subwoofer) - mini-phone 3.5mm , 1 x audio - line-out (rear) - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out (side surround) - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm , 1 x audio - SPDIF output ( internal ) , 3 x Hi-Speed USB ( internal ) , 1 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ( internal ) , 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ( internal ) , 1 x serial ( internal ) , 1 x audio ( internal )
- 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
- Hardware Monitoring
- CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage, CPU overheating protection, power supply fan tachometer
- Hardware Features
- DualBIOS, Q-Flash, NVIDIA SLI Technology Support, Smart 6, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) 2, 12 Phase Power Design, 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, Dual CPU Power Technology, GIGABYTE Turbo USB 3.0, GIGABYTE Turbo XHD, AMD CrossFireX technology support
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included
- 4 x Serial ATA cable , 1 x SLI bridge
- Software Included
- Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, Xpress Recovery 2, Q-Share, Cloud OC, Hotkey OC, EasyTune
- 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






