Manufacturer’s Description
The 970A-UD3 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the USB3.0 controller, AMD 900 series motherboards allow users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. Utilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution via AMD SB950 chipset, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer native 6 ports of next generation high speed data storage devices support with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. The AMD 900 series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.
The Specs
| Connectors | |
|---|---|
| Interface Connection | Audio Line In Yes|Audio Line Out Yes|Microphone Port Yes|S/PDIF Yes|Network (RJ-45) Yes|PS/2 Port Yes |
| Number of PCI-Express x1 Slots | 3 |
| Number of PCI-Express x16 Slots | 1 |
| Number of PCI Slots | 2 |
| Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports | 6 |
| Number of PCI-Express x4 Slots | 1 |
| On-Board Headers | Onboard Audio Header Yes|Onboard S/PDIF Header Yes|Onboard Serial Header Yes |
| Additional Specifications | |
| Onboard LEDs Header | Yes |
| Number of Onboard FireWire/i.LINK 400 Ports | 1 |
| S/PDIF | Yes |
| Total Number of FireWire/i.LINK Ports | 1 |
| Integrated Processor Manufacturer | Not Applicable |
| Power Supply Support | EPS12V |
| Total Number of Onboard FireWire/i.LINK Ports | 1 |
| Audio Line In | Yes |
| Number of PS/2 Ports | 1 |
| Number of Onboard USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of S/PDIF Out Ports | 1 |
| Product Line | Ultra Durable 3 Classic |
| RAID Support | Yes |
| Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports | 1 |
| HyperTransport Speed | 2600 MHz |
| Product Model | GA-970A-UD3 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Integrated Processor Cache | Not Applicable |
| Onboard S/PDIF Header | Yes |
| QuickPath Interconnect | Not Applicable |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 8 |
| Number of Total Expansion Slots | 7 |
| Total Number of PCI Express Slots | 5 |
| Number of Onboard USB 2.0 Ports | 6 |
| 64-bit Processing | Yes |
| Integrated Processor Type | Not Applicable |
| Total Number of Onboard USB Ports | 8 |
| Number of FireWire/i.LINK 400 Ports | 1 |
| Total Number of USB Ports | 10 |
| Processor Technology | HyperTransport 3.0 Technology |
| Onboard Audio Header | Yes |
| Onboard Video | No |
| Audio Line Out | Yes |
| Microphone Port | Yes |
| Front Camera | Gigabyte |
| Integrated Processor Speed | Not Applicable |
| Network (RJ-45) | Yes |
| Integrated Processor Core | Not Applicable |
| Brand Name | Gigabyte |
| Memory Form Factor | DIMM |
| Integrated Processor Model | Not Applicable |
| PCI Express Standard | PCI Express 2.0 |
| PS/2 Port | Yes |
| Onboard Serial Header | Yes |
| Quick Glance | |
| Interface Connection | Audio Line In Yes|Audio Line Out Yes|Microphone Port Yes|S/PDIF Yes|Network (RJ-45) Yes|PS/2 Port Yes |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM3+ |
| Memory Technology | DDR3 SDRAM |
| System Chipset | AMD 970 |
| Supported Processor | Phenom II X3|Phenom II X4|Phenom II X2|Phenom II X6|Athlon II X3|Athlon II X4|Athlon II X2|Athlon II|Sempron|Phenom II |
| # of PCI-e x16 Slots | 1 |
| System Board Style | ATX |
| # of Memory Slots | 4 |
| CPU + Northbridge Support | |
| Processor Socket | Socket AM3+ |
| System Chipset | AMD 970 |
| Supported Processor | Phenom II X3|Phenom II X4|Phenom II X2|Phenom II X6|Athlon II X3|Athlon II X4|Athlon II X2|Athlon II|Sempron|Phenom II |
| Maximum Number of Processors | 1 |
| More Info | |
| URL | http://www.giga-byte.com |
| Physical Specifications | |
| Width | 12 in |
| Depth | 9.61 in |
| System Board Style | ATX |
| Memory Support | |
| Max System Memory | 32 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Number of Memory Slots | 4 |
| Additional Features | |
| Audio Codec | Realtek ALC889 |
| Network Interfaces Included | Ethernet (10 Mbps)|Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)|Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) Yes |
| Controller Type | Serial ATA/600|RAID Controller Yes |
| Supported Audio Channels | 7.1 Channels |
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