Question 1

Is this a Retail Boxed MOBO or OEM board?

Accepted Answer

The item is sealed in the original manufacturer's (gigabyte) packaging and sold as a retail product.

Question 2

Does this motherboard have a built in sound card to plug speakers into?

Accepted Answer

Yes.  There are enough back panel connectors(6) on the motherboard to connect speakers for up to a 7.1 configuration(center/subwoofer, front speakers and side/back speakers) and a microphone jack.  There is also a line in(audio) jack used for optical drive, Walkman, etc.

Question 3

does this motherboard come with the head sink for the prossor?

Accepted Answer

What you see in the picture is what you get. If you get an Intel processor, it should come with a stock CPU fan which, assuming you won't be overclocking, should be adequate. Also, you only get 2 SATA cables, so if you require more (which I did), make sure you purchase some as well.

Question 4

Can this board connect to wifi?

Accepted Answer

No. You'd have to buy additional hardware -- like a USB or PCI adapter -- to use wifi. If you want a motherboard with built-in wifi, here's an example Gigabyte model: http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=13-128-721

Question 5

Does SDRAM work with this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

The short answer is yes, but more specifically DDR3 SDRAM.

I assume you're new at building/fixing computers, as you seem to be asking the wrong question. Let me try to explain how it works to you. SDRAM is a type of 'Dimm' or the memory card itself. There are quite a few architectures of RAM that use the SDRAM card, including DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, and some older ones. This motherboard supports DDR3 SDRAM cards. You can find this type of RAM in Newegg if you go to Computer Hardware>Memory>DDR3. You shouldn't run into any issues when shopping, but be sure you don't purchase SO-DIMMs, or Laptop Memory, as they are smaller and will not work on this motherboard.

I know the way Memory is categorized can be confusing, so I'm going to recommend some memory that will work fine with this motherboard. It's the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8gb (2 x 4gb sticks) clocked at 1600mhz. You of course have plenty of other options, but the main keywords you're looking for are 'Desktop Memory' and 'DDR3'. Best of luck!

Question 6

Dose this motherboard work with intel pentium 4 CPU?

Accepted Answer

Hi

I don't know about the Pentium 4 CPU that used and LGA 750 socket and was made about 2002 to 2008.

I tried a Haswell Pentium G3420 cpu socket LGA1150 and it 
would not work.

Evidently only a Haswell based i3 or i5 or i7 will work.

This is apparently a problem with many motherboards that
say they will work with "Haswell CPUs". All I could find out
is that; many motherboards don't have the correct bios
for a Haswell Pentium. Since the computer won't boot up,
the bios can't be fixed.

Hope this helps you.

Question 7

Will this work with an MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB graphics card and an Intel Core i5-4460?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I have mine with a Gigabyte brand gtx 960 but any brand video card works. And the CPU socket is for 4th and 5th gen CPU's.

Question 8

Can it support haswell CPU?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can.  This is what I have installed - Intel Core i5-4690 Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54690 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600.

Question 9

does this support sata ll and lll cables?

Accepted Answer

Yes.  All 6 SATA ports run under the same controller.  I am currently using an Intel SATA III SSD  in one port and a Seagate SATA II drive in another port.

Question 10

I was wondering if this case has a onboard 3.0 usb header or 2.0 or both? My case has  usb 2.0 on the front panel.

Accepted Answer

If you are asking about this motherboard then yes it has both a onboard 2.0 and 3.0. As far as case that depends on what you purchased.

Brand	GIGABYTE
Model	GA-H97M-D3H

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1150
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 4th Gen (LGA 1150) / Intel Core 5th Gen (LGA 1150) / Pentium

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 1600/1333
Maximum Memory Supported	32GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16	1 (x4)
PCI Slots	2 x PCI Slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

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Back I/O Ports	1 x HDMI / 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo / 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 4 x USB 3.0
PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports	1 x DVI-D 1 x VGA
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ45
USB 3.0	4 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports	6 Ports

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 1 x CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	9.6" x 8.9"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Realtek 8111F-VL
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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