en.hw-lab.com Brief info on Gigabyte 6 series motherboards
One of the leading PC component manufacturer has showed some pictures of 6 series motherboards
Intel has already introduced the world with its next generation processors codenamed Sandy Bridge at the last IDF in September 2010. 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors, as Intel calls it, will use different sockets (LGA 2011, LGA 1155, LGA 1356). Therefore new motherboards are required to support them(read more here).
One of the leading PC component manufacturer, GIGABYTE, has showed some pictures of 6 series motherboards to support Intel’s next gen CPUs. For now, there are three models known.
GIGABYTE P67A-UD3R
Features:
- Onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and SAT A 6Gbps to deliver impeccable data transfer speeds
- New Matte Black color PCB offering a stylish new outlook that lends itself to decoration and case mods
- GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 design with 2x Copper PCB to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today’s most demanding applications and games
- Unique GIGABYTE 3x USB Power design with On/Off Charge USB ports to offer faster battery charging for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices
- CrossFireX™ support for ultimate graphics performance
- GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology delivering the highest level of failure protection
GIGABYTE P67A-UD3
Features:
- Onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps to deliver impeccable data transfer speeds
- GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 design with 2x Copper PCB to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today’s most demanding applications and games
- Unique GIGABYTE 3x USB Power design with On/Off Charge USB ports to offer faster battery charging for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices
- CrossFireX™ support for ultimate graphics performance
- GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology delivering the highest level of failure protection
GIGABYTE H67MA-UD2H
Features:
- Onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and SAT A 6Gbps to deliver impeccable data transfer speeds
- GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 design with 2x Copper PCB to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today’s most demanding applications and games
- Unique GIGABYTE 3x USB Power design with On/Off Charge USB ports to offer faster battery charging for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices
- Intel® HD Graphics enabling incredible desktop media and immersive 3D experience
- HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort digital graphics interface to deliver smoother HD video playback
- CrossFireX™ support for ultimate graphics performance
- GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology delivering the highest level of failure protection
Here some detail of motherboards specification:
| Model | P67A-UD3R | P67A-UD3 | H67MA-UD2H |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socket | 1155 | 1155 | 1155 |
| CPU support | Intel® 2nd Generation Core Processors | Intel® 2nd Generation Core Processors | Intel® 2nd Generation Core Processors |
| Chipset | Intel® 6-series | Intel® 6-series | Intel® 6-series |
| Memory slots | x4 DDR3 DIMMs | x4 DDR3 DIMMs | x4 DDR3 DIMMs |
| Memory support | Dual Channel 2200/1600/ 1333/1066/800 | Dual Channel 2200/1600/ 1333/1066/800 | Dual Channel 2200/1600/ 1333/1066/800 |
| PCI-e xl6 slots | x2/( 1×16 + 1×4) | x2/( 1×16 + 1×4) | x2/( 1×16 + 1×4) |
| PCI-e xl6 line config | 1×16 + 1×4 | 1×16 + 1×4 | 1×16 + 1×4 |
| PCI-e xl slots | x3 | x3 | x2 |
| PCI slots | x2 | x2 | none |
| SATA 3Gbps/6Gbps | x4/x2 | x4/x2 | x4/x2 |
| USB 3.0/2.0 | x2/x14 | x3/x12 | x2/x14 |
| D-Sub/DVI | none/none | none/none | x1/x1 |
| HDMI/Display Port | none/none | none/none | x1/x1 |
| Audio | 8-Channel | 8-Channel | 8-Channel |
| LAN | 1GbE PCI-e | lGbE PCI-e | lGbE PCI-e |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | m-ATX |
| DualBIOS™ | yes | yes | yes |
| Dual CPU Power | yes | no | yes |
| UltraDurable™ 3 | yes | yes | yes |
| On/Off Charge | yes | yes | yes |
| 3x USB Power | yes | yes | yes |
There is still no information on motherboard price and date they meet the market.
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