Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 AMD 970 DDR3 SATA 6Gb (Socket AM3+) ATX Motherboard

Get Ready for New Generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ CPU
GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support new generation of 32nm AMD AM3+ multi-core processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.

Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 4+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom™II/ Athlon™II processors, delivering the great performance enchantment to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending.

SATA 6 Gbps Support
Yet another onboard feature of GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards are integrated the latest AMD SB950 chip for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering 6 ports native superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps) and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support. When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, GIGABYTE AMD 900 series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.

USB 3.0 Support
The GIGABYTE motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard USB3.0 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 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. The onboard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.

Multi-display support with 2 way AMD CrossFireX
Flexible graphics capabilities - Up to 2 VGA cards are supported for 2 way AMD CrossFireX™ (running at x16, x4 bandwidth), delivering the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.
Note: Please update the latest version of BIOS from GIGABYTE website and VGA driver from vender’s website.

Specifications
CPU Support
AM3+ Socket:
    AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Hyper Transport Bus   
    4800 MT/s

Chipset
    North Bridge: AMD 970
    South Bridge: AMD SB950

Memory   
    4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1)
    Dual channel memory architecture
    Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Note 2)
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Audio   
    Realtek HD audio codec
    High Definition Audio
    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN   
    Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots   
    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (Note 3)
    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
    3 x PCI Express x1 slots
    (All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology   
    Support for AMD CrossFireX™ technology (PCIEX16 and PCIEX4)

Storage Interface    South Bridge:
    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

USB    South Bridge:
    Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Etron EJ168 chip:
    Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors   
    1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    1 x CPU fan header
    2 x system fan headers
    1 x power fan header
    1 x front panel header
    1 x front panel audio header
    1 x S/PDIF Out header
    3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors   
    1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    1 x RJ-45 port
    3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

Operating System   
    Support for Microsoft® Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

Form Factor   
    ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 22.5cm

Note   
(Note 1) Due to 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 4 GB.
(Note 2) To support a DDR3 1866 MHz (and above) memory, you must install an AM3+ CPU first.
(Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
(Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
(Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

Remark   
    Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.