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1-2 ProductSpecications
CPU   Support for Intel
®
 Core
™
 i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
  L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset  
Intel
®
 X99 Express Chipset
Memory  
8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 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.
 
4 channel memory architecture
 
Support for DDR4 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
 
Support for non-ECC memory modules
 
Support for Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) memory modules
 
Support for RDIMM 1Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
   (Go  to  GIGABYTE's  website  for  the  latest  supported  memory  speeds  and 
memory modules.)
Audio  
Realtek
®
 ALC1150 codec
 
High Denition Audio
 
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
 
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN  
2 x Intel
®
 GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Wireless 
Communication 
Module
  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
  Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR
  Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
*  Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
Expansion Slots   2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1, PCIE_2)
  *   For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, 
be sure to install it in the PCIE_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics 
cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.
  2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIE_3, PCIE_4)
  *   The PCIE_4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIE_1 slot. When the PCIE_4 slot is 
populated, the PCIE_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
*   When an i7-5820K CPU is installed, the PCIE_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode and 
the PCIE_3 operates at up to x4 mode.
  (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
  3 x PCI Express x1 slots
  (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI)
Multi-Graphics 
Technology
  Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
 SLI
™
 technology
*   The 4-Way NVIDIA
®
 SLI
™
 conguration is not supported when an i7-5820K CPU is 
installed. To set up a 3-Way SLI conguration, refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/
NVIDIA
®
 SLI
™
 Conguration."
Storage Interface   Chipset:
  -   1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (M2_10G)
  -   1 x SATA Express connector
  -   6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
  -   Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
*   Only AHCI mode is supported when an M.2 PCIe SSD or a SATA Express device 
is installed.