Model

Brand

GIGABYTE

Model

GA-970A-D3P

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+/AM3

CPU Type

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

FSB

2400MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s)

Chipsets

North Bridge

AMD 970

South Bridge

AMD SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express x16

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

PCI Express x1

3

PCI Slots

2

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10/JBOD

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset

None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

VIA VT2021

Audio Channels

7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

USB 1.1/2.0

8 x USB 2.0

USB 3.0

2 x USB 3.0

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical

Audio Ports

6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

2 x USB 3.0 + 6 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-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

1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x serial port header
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1 x Clear CMOS jumper
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1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions

12.0" x 9.6"

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Supports AMD AM3+ FX / AM3 Phenom II, Athlon II series Processors

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic Technology

GIGABYTE Digital Power Engine

GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS

2-way CrossFire Support

VIA 2021 with High Quality 108dB SNR HD audio

GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices

4 USB 3.0 ports with GIGABYTE 3X USB power

6 SATA3 ports with RAID support

GbE LAN with high ESD Protection

Unique Features:
-Support for @BIOS
-Support for Q-Flash
-Support for Xpress Install
-Support for EasyTune 
-Support for ON/OFF Charge