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            |  | Leading the Motherboard Industry Inside and Out! GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 + Smart 6™ Technology
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            |  | GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 Technology 
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            |  | GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards once again lead 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, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards deliver dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. |  |  |  | 
      
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            |  | CPU VRM Temperature measurements under system setup with water-cooler block and CPU running at 100% loading |  
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        | The benefits of 2 oz Copper PCB design |  | 
      
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            |  | Lower Temperature
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            | Lower Temperature |  
            | Doubling the amount of copper provides a more effective thermal cooling solution by delivering a more efficient spreading of heat from critical areas of the motherboard such as the CPU power zone throughout the entire PCB. In fact, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards are able to deliver twice as cool working temperatures than traditional motherboards. |  |  | 
      
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            | * CPU VRM Temperature measurements under CPU running at 100% loading. |  |  | 
      
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            | 2X Lower Impedance |  
            | In addition, doubling the amount of copper lowers the PCB impedance by 50%. Impedance is a measure of how much the circuit impedes the flow of current. The less the flow of current is impeded, the less amount of energy is wasted. For GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards, this means total PCB electrical waste is reduced by 50%, which also means less heat is generated. 2 ounces of copper also provides improved signal quality, providing better system stability and allowing greater margins for overclocking. |  |  | 
      
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            | Impedance Ω |  | Lower is better |  
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            |  | Better Overclocking |  
            |  | Delivering native support for DDR3 2200+ and DDR2 memory up to 1366+ MHz, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards allow users to reach higher memory frequency at lower voltage; achieving higher memory performance with lower power consumption to run even the most memory intensive applications such as high-definition video and 3D games with ease.  |  |  | 
      
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            | Lower EMI |  
            | A good PCB circuit layout is the key of controlling EMI emission. GIGABYTE's Ultra Durable™ 3 design features 2 ounces of copper for ground layers, improves signal integrity and lowers EMI emissions through a very effective ground plane.
 
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            | * Electromagnetic interference (or EMI) is an unwanted disturbance signals that affects surrounding electronic devices. |  |  |  | 
      
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            | Better Power Efficiency |  
            | Increasing the thickness of the motherboard PCB Power layer by using 2 ounces of Copper allows the electric current to flow with less resistance, enabling more power efficient circuits with lower power loss and less heat generated. |  |  | 
      
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            | Better ESD Protection |  
            | 2 ounces of Copper for the Ground layer of the motherboard PCB allows for a more efficient Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) of up to 10%. This helps to better protect the motherboard components against damage caused by static electricity.
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