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GA-Z87X-OC Force (Rev. 1.x)

Intel® Z87 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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 DDR3 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
    4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
    5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Onboard Graphics
  • Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:
    1. 2 x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
      * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
    2. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
      * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
    3. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC898 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF In
    5. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    2. Support for Teaming
  • Wireless Communication module
    1. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
    2. Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1~3)
      * For optimum performance, if only one expansion card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_2 slot.

    2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1~2)
      * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_3. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_3 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated.
      (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
      * The PCIEX16_2 slot will become unavailable when an expansion card is installed in the orange PCI Express x16 slot.

    3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  • Storage Interface
  • Chipset:
    1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
    Marvell® 88SE9230 chip:
    1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6~9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
    2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
  • USB
  • Chipset:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB header)
    2. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    Chipset + 2 Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hubs:
    1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
    * Please download & install Win8 USB patch for better compatibility.
  • 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    4. 1 x PCIe power connector
    5. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 x CPU fan header
    7. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
    8. 7 x system fan headers
    9. 2 x heatsink fan connectors
    10. 1 x front panel header
    11. 1 x front panel audio header
    12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
    14. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
    15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    16. 1 x serial port header
    17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    18. 1 x power button
    19. 1 x reset button
    20. 1 x Clear CMOS button
    21. 1 x Gear button
    22. 1 x OC Turbo button
    23. 1 x OC Tag button
    24. 1 x OC Trigger switch
    25. 1 x OC Ignition button
    26. 1 x OC PCIe switch
    27. 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
    28. 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
    29. 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
    30. 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
    31. 1 x onboard voltage measurement module
    32. 2 x BIOS switches
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    3. 2 x HDMI ports
    4. 1 x DisplayPort
    5. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
    8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
    3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU/System overheating warning
    5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/CPU OPT/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 EFI 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 Q-Flash
    2. Support for Xpress Install
    3. Support for APP Center
      * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
      @BIOS
      EasyTune
      EZ Setup
      ON/OFF Charge2
      USB Blocker
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. Intel® Rapid Start Technology
    3. Intel® Smart Connect Technology
    4. Intel® Smart Response Technology
    5. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7
  • Form Factor
    1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
  • 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 Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/ Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
      2. L3 cache varies with CPU
      (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
    • Chipset
      1. Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
    • Memory
      1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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 DDR3 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
      4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
      5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
      (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
    • Onboard Graphics
    • Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel® HD Graphics support:
      1. 2 x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
        * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
      2. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
        * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
      3. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
    • Audio
      1. Realtek® ALC898 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      4. Support for S/PDIF In
      5. Support for S/PDIF Out
    • LAN
      1. 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
      2. Support for Teaming
    • Wireless Communication module
      1. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
      2. Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1~3)
        * For optimum performance, if only one expansion card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_2 slot.

      2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1~2)
        * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with PCIEX16_3. The PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_3 slot will operate at up to x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated.
        (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
        * The PCIEX16_2 slot will become unavailable when an expansion card is installed in the orange PCI Express x16 slot.

      3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
        (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    • Multi-Graphics Technology
      1. Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
    • Storage Interface
    • Chipset:
      1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) supporting up to 6 SATA 6Gb/s devices
      2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
      Marvell® 88SE9230 chip:
      1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6~9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices
      2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
    • USB
    • Chipset:
      1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB header)
      2. Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
      Chipset + 2 Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hubs:
      1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
      * Please download & install Win8 USB patch for better compatibility.
    • 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      4. 1 x PCIe power connector
      5. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      6. 1 x CPU fan header
      7. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
      8. 7 x system fan headers
      9. 2 x heatsink fan connectors
      10. 1 x front panel header
      11. 1 x front panel audio header
      12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
      14. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
      15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      16. 1 x serial port header
      17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
      18. 1 x power button
      19. 1 x reset button
      20. 1 x Clear CMOS button
      21. 1 x Gear button
      22. 1 x OC Turbo button
      23. 1 x OC Tag button
      24. 1 x OC Trigger switch
      25. 1 x OC Ignition button
      26. 1 x OC PCIe switch
      27. 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
      28. 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
      29. 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
      30. 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
      31. 1 x onboard voltage measurement module
      32. 2 x BIOS switches
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
      2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      3. 2 x HDMI ports
      4. 1 x DisplayPort
      5. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
      6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
      8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
    • I/O Controller
      1. iTE I/O Controller Chip
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
      3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
      4. CPU/System overheating warning
      5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
      6. CPU/CPU OPT/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 EFI 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 Q-Flash
      2. Support for Xpress Install
      3. Support for APP Center
        * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
        @BIOS
        EasyTune
        EZ Setup
        ON/OFF Charge2
        USB Blocker
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
      2. Intel® Rapid Start Technology
      3. Intel® Smart Connect Technology
      4. Intel® Smart Response Technology
      5. cFosSpeed
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7
    • Form Factor
      1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
    • 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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      * The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
      * Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
      * All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
      * Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

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