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GA-880GM-USB3L (Rev. 3.1)

AMD 880G + SB710 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
  • AM3+ Socket:
    1. Support for AMD AM3+ processor
    2. Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200 MT/s
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 880G
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB710
  • Memory
    1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1) (Note 2)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Onboard Graphics
  • North Bridge:
    1. 1 x D-Sub port
    2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200(Note 3)
    3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200(Note 4)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 5)
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
    2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
      3. (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technology
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
  • South Bridge:
    1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    Etron EJ168 chip:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x system fan header
    6. 1 x front panel header
    7. 1 x front panel audio header
    8. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    9. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    10. 1 x serial port header
    11. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x D-Sub port
    3. 1 x DVI-D port
    4. 1 x HDMI port
    5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. ITE IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 6)
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune (Note 7)
    8. Support for Smart Recovery
    9. Support for Auto Green
    10. Support for On/Off Charge
    11. Support for Cloud OC
    12. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
  • Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm
  • Note
  • (Note 1) Due to 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 4 GB.
    (Note 2) The maximum 32 GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above) memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the market.
    (Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connector by adapter.
    (Note 4) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported.
    (Note 5) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
    (Note 6) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
    (Note 7) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • 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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
  • CPU
  • AM3+ Socket:
    1. Support for AMD AM3+ processor
    2. Support for AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor / AMD Athlon™ II processor
  • Hyper Transport Bus
    1. 5200 MT/s
  • Chipset
    1. North Bridge: AMD 880G
    2. South Bridge: AMD SB710
  • Memory
    1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory (Note 1) (Note 2)
    2. Dual channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
  • Onboard Graphics
  • North Bridge:
    1. 1 x D-Sub port
    2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200(Note 3)
    3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200(Note 4)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek ALC889 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 5)
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
    2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
      3. (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technology
  • Storage Interface
  • South Bridge:
    1. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
    2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD
  • USB
  • South Bridge:
    1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
    Etron EJ168 chip:
    1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x system fan header
    6. 1 x front panel header
    7. 1 x front panel audio header
    8. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    9. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    10. 1 x serial port header
    11. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x D-Sub port
    3. 1 x DVI-D port
    4. 1 x HDMI port
    5. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    6. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    7. 1 x RJ-45 port
    8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
  • I/O Controller
    1. ITE IT8720 chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU/System temperature detection
    3. CPU/System fan speed detection
    4. CPU overheating warning
    5. CPU/System fan fail warning
    6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 6)
  • BIOS
    1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. Support for DualBIOS™
    4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    1. Support for @BIOS
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
    4. Support for Download Center
    5. Support for Xpress Install
    6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
    7. Support for EasyTune (Note 7)
    8. Support for Smart Recovery
    9. Support for Auto Green
    10. Support for On/Off Charge
    11. Support for Cloud OC
    12. Support for Q-Share
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
  • Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm
  • Note
  • (Note 1) Due to 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 4 GB.
    (Note 2) The maximum 32 GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above) memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the market.
    (Note 3) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connector by adapter.
    (Note 4) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported.
    (Note 5) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
    (Note 6) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
    (Note 7) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
  • 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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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* 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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