The Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 series GA-P55-USB3 motherboard once again leads the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, this board delivers a dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.
With the world’s first USB 3.0 logo certified host controller uPD720200 from NEC Electronics, the GA-P55A-UD3 allows users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0.
The Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 motherboard promises 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.
Intel P55 Express Chipset for Intel LGA 1156 CPUBased on the Intel P55 Express chipset, the Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 supports Intel's latest LGA 1156 processors including the Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors.
Ultra Durable 3 TechnologyThe Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 features revolutionary Ultra Durable 3 technology with a 2oz copper PCB design to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 TechnologyThe Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 equips the revolutionary SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to deliver up to 5Gbps bandwidth which is 10x faster than USB 2.0 boosts data transfer rate between PC and USB device.
ATi CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology SupportATi CrossFireX is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform, enabling two or more discrete graphics processors to work together for boosted system performance and a breakthrough gaming experience.
DDR3 2200 SupportFour 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 16GB of non-ECC DDR3 memory at speeds of up to 2200MHz, ensuring ample capacity for any application.
Gigabyte DualBIOSGigabyte DualBIOS technology protects the BIOS from virus attacks. With its innovative backup BIOS design, this platform provides twice the security thus assuring the PC’s stability.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_X1)* * When the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card, the PCIEX4_X1 slot will operate at up to x1 mode.
PCI Express x1
2 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots
3 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
8 x SATA 3Gb/s
SATA RAID
P55 Chipset: support for RAID 0/1/5/10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: support for RAID 0/1/JBOD
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC888
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111D
Max LAN Speed
1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x PS/2 / 1 x S/PDIF Coaxial Out / 2 x USB 3.0 / 8 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/2
1
USB 3.0
2 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0
8 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
4 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
On/Off Charge Technology
Benefits of 2 oz Copper PCB
Smart 6- A Smarter way for PC system Management
Dynamic Energy Saver 2
Cloud OC
Hotkey OC
XHD (eXtreme HardDrive)-Accelerating hard drive performance with ease
AutoGreen- Greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone