General Features

• An integrated I/O shield makes installing the motherboard easier and more convenient.
• A stainless-steel shield reinforces the PCIe connectors, providing extra strength to support heavy graphics cards.
• Gigabyte’s double locking brackets keep PCIe slots securely affixed to the motherboard.
• Solid plated ATX 24-pin and 8-pin power connectors deliver a stable power supply to key components.
• This motherboard features a precision digital power design that delivers power to the system’s most energy-sensitive components at relatively low temperatures for optimal performance.

• Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange fan headers to correspond with the six thermal sensors across the motherboard so that the system stays cool while maintaining a high level of performance for games and other demanding applications.
• Support for high-current fans up to 24W.
• Fan Stop lets you to take control of your computer’s noise level by allowing specified fans to halt when the system drops to a designated temperature level. These settings may be customized according to your preferences.
• Hybrid Fan Headers automatically detect the connected liquid- or air-cooling systems, enabling Smart Fan 5 to monitor information such as flow-rate.

• Two PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots are available, supporting up to type 22110 NVMe SSDs.
• Six SATA III headers are available for hard drives and 2.5″ SSDs.
• RAID 0, 1, and 10 configurations are supported.
• Up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR4-3600 (OC) memory can be installed across four slots.

Installing multiple graphics cards will enhance the computer’s performance for demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, and more. This motherboard supports AMD Quad-GPU and 2-Way CrossFire configurations.

AMD StoreMI technology accelerates storage by combining the speed of SSDs with the high capacity of mechanical hard disk drives. This software utility automatically caches frequently accessed files to your SSD drives or within up to 2GB of designated RAM for significantly faster load speeds. It also allows you to combine multiple drives into one drive letter to help keep your files organized and quickly accessible.

The Intel Gigabit Ethernet LAN uses the cFosSpeed network traffic management application to automatically allocate bandwidth so that the highest network priority goes to games or specified applications.

• The smart headphone amp automatically detects and adjusts to the impedance of your headphones, helping to avoid issues such as low volume and distortion.
• With the Realtek ALC1220-VB’s audio controller, your voice is transmitted with a signal-to-noise ratio of up to 110/114 dB, allowing for greater dynamic range so that you can be heard clearly.
• High-end audio capacitors help to deliver realistic, high fidelity sound for games, music, and movies.

With Gigabyte’s RGB Fusion 2.0 technology, you can customize your computer by installing RGB lighting strips alongside compatible components and peripherals for incredible effects. Lighting profiles that cover your entire system, including the motherboard, video card, and CPU can be configured and controlled using the Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0 desktop software or mobile app.

Doubling the speed of its predecessor, USB 3.1 Gen 2 features a maximum throughput of 10 Gb/s when used with compatible Devices.