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GA-H170-Designare (Rev. 1.0)

Intel® H170 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Support for 7th/6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
      * For 7th Generation Intel® Core™ processors support need to update the latest BIOS.
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® H170 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
      * Due to a 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 the size of the physical memory installed.
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR4 2133 MHz memory modules
    4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
    5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Onboard Graphics
  • Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
    1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
      * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
    ŠŠMaximum shared memory of 1024 MB
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC887 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
      * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
      * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3 0/1 connectors and PCI Express x1 slots. When the PCIEX4 slot is installed with a x4 or above card, the SATA 3 0/1 connectors and PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable.
    3. 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology
  • Storage Interface
  • Chipset:
    1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
    2. 1 x U.2 connector
      * When an M.2 SSD is installed, the U.2 connector becomes unavailable.
    3. 1 x SATA Express connector
    4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
      * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the U.2, M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.
  • USB
  • Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:
    1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
    2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
    Chipset:
    1. 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
    2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 x CPU fan header
    4. 2 x system fan headers
    5. 1 x SATA Express connector
    6. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    7. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
    8. 1 x U.2 connector
    9. 1 x front panel header
    10. 1 x front panel audio header
    11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    12. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
    13. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
    15. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
    16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support
    3. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)
    4. 1 x Mini-DisplayPort In port
    5. 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
    6. 1 x HDMI port
    7. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    8. 1 x RJ-45 port
    9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU/System overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control
      * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for APP Center
      * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
      3D OSD
      @BIOS
      Ambient LED
      AutoGreen
      BIOS Setup
      Color Temperature
      Cloud Station
      EasyTune
      Easy RAID
      Fast Boot
      ON/OFF Charge
      Platform Power Management
      Smart TimeLock
      Smart Keyboard
      Smart Backup
      System Information Viewer
      USB Blocker
      V-Tuner
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Smart Switch
    4. Support for Xpress Install
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. Intel® Smart Response Technology
    3. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Windows® 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel® Processors)
    2. Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel® Processors)
      * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm
  • Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
    • CPU
      1. Support for 7th/6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
        * For 7th Generation Intel® Core™ processors support need to update the latest BIOS.
      2. L3 cache varies with CPU
      (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
    • Chipset
      1. Intel® H170 Express Chipset
    • Memory
      1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
        * Due to a 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 the size of the physical memory installed.
      2. Dual channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR4 2133 MHz memory modules
      4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
      5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
      (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
    • Onboard Graphics
    • Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
      1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
        * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
      ŠŠMaximum shared memory of 1024 MB
    • Audio
      1. Realtek® ALC887 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      4. Support for S/PDIF Out
    • LAN
      1. Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
        * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
      2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
        * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3 0/1 connectors and PCI Express x1 slots. When the PCIEX4 slot is installed with a x4 or above card, the SATA 3 0/1 connectors and PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable.
      3. 4 x PCI Express x1 slots
        (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
    • Multi-Graphics Technology
      1. Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology
    • Storage Interface
    • Chipset:
      1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
      2. 1 x U.2 connector
        * When an M.2 SSD is installed, the U.2 connector becomes unavailable.
      3. 1 x SATA Express connector
      4. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
        * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the U.2, M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.
    • USB
    • Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:
      1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
      2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
      Chipset:
      1. 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
      2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
    • Internal I/O Connectors
      1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
      2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 x CPU fan header
      4. 2 x system fan headers
      5. 1 x SATA Express connector
      6. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      7. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
      8. 1 x U.2 connector
      9. 1 x front panel header
      10. 1 x front panel audio header
      11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      12. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
      13. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
      15. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
      16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
      2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support
      3. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)
      4. 1 x Mini-DisplayPort In port
      5. 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
      6. 1 x HDMI port
      7. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
      8. 1 x RJ-45 port
      9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
    • I/O Controller
      1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU/System temperature detection
      3. CPU/System fan speed detection
      4. CPU/System overheating warning
      5. CPU/System fan fail warning
      6. CPU/System fan speed control
        * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
    • BIOS
      1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
      2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
      3. Support for DualBIOS™
      4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
    • Unique Features
      1. Support for APP Center
        * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
        3D OSD
        @BIOS
        Ambient LED
        AutoGreen
        BIOS Setup
        Color Temperature
        Cloud Station
        EasyTune
        Easy RAID
        Fast Boot
        ON/OFF Charge
        Platform Power Management
        Smart TimeLock
        Smart Keyboard
        Smart Backup
        System Information Viewer
        USB Blocker
        V-Tuner
      2. Support for Q-Flash
      3. Support for Smart Switch
      4. Support for Xpress Install
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
      2. Intel® Smart Response Technology
      3. cFosSpeed
    • Operating System
      1. Windows® 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel® Processors)
      2. Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel® Processors)
        * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm
    • Remark
      1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
      2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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