Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 32GB DDR3 AMD Motherboard

Flexible graphics capabilities supported for either 3-Way CrossFire or 3-Way SLI action, delivering the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.

Driver Mosfets for Better Power Efficiency
A traditional Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) consists of a Choke, Capacitors, MOSFETs and a Driver IC. By incorporating the MOSFETs and driver IC in accordance with the Driver-MOSFET specification, we can achieve higher power transfer and increased efficiency at higher switching frequencies to satisfy the growing power requirements of today's processors. Driver-MOSFETs also help to reduce VRM real estate requirements in the CPU zone.

Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
115dB SNR HD Audio.The Realtek ALC1150 is a high-performance multi-channel High Definition Audio Codec that delivers an exceptional audio listening experience with up to 115dB SNR, ensuring users get the best possible audio quality from their PC.The ALC1150 provides ten DAC channels that simultaneously support 7.1-channel sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo outputs. Two stereo ADCs are integrated and can support a microphone array with Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), Beam Forming (BF), and Noise Suppression (NS) technologies. The ALC1150 incorporates Realtek proprietary converter technology to achieve Front differential output 115dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality.

High Quality Audio Capacitors
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable motherboards use high quality Nippon Chemicon ARE series audio capacitors. These professional audio capacitors deliver the highest quality sound resolution and sound expansion to create the most realistic sound effects for user experience.

Dedicated Audio Hardware Zone
+ Separation on the PCB layer protects the board's sensitive analog audio components.
+ Separate analog and digital ground to protect against Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).

eSATA Ports for easy data manipulation on external devices
Featuring with two external SATA (eSATA) ports on rear panel, it provides smart setup and hot-plug functionality allowing easier data backup and content manipulation on external storage devices.

2x Copper PCB Design (2 oz Copper PCB)
GIGABYTE's exclusive 2X Copper PCBs design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.

Humidity Protection with New Glass Fabric PCB
There is nothing more harmful to the longevity of your PC than moisture, and most parts of the world experience moisture in the air as humidity at some point during the year. GIGABYTE motherboards have been designed to make sure that humidity is never an issue, incorporating a new Glass Fabric PCB technology that repels moisture caused by humid and damp conditions.
Glass Fabric PCB technology uses a new PCB material which reduces the amount of space between the fiber weave, making it much more difficult for moisture to penetrate compared to traditional motherboard PCBs. This offers much better protection from short circuit and system malfunction caused by humid and damp conditions.

Long Lifespan Solid Capacitors
GIGABYTE motherboards integrate the absolute best quality solid state capacitors that are rated to perform at maximum efficiency for extended periods, even in extreme performance configurations. This provides peace of mind for end users who want to push their system hard, yet demand absolute reliability and stability.

GIGABYTE Patented DualBIOS (UEFI) Design
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable motherboards feature GIGABYTE DualBIOS, an exclusive technology from GIGABYTE that protects arguably one of your PC’s most crucial components, the BIOS. GIGABYTE DualBIOS means that your motherboard has both a ‘Main BIOS’ and a ‘Backup BIOS’, making users protected from BIOS failure due to virus attack, hardware malfunction, improper OC settings or power failure during the update process.

Features

Supports AMD AM3+/ AM3 series processors
8+2 phase power design for AMD high-TDP CPU support
3-way CrossFire/ 3-way SLI multi-graphics support
High quality Driver-MOSFETs design deliver high efficiency performance
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable technology
Audio Noise Guard with High Quality Audio Capacitors
Supports Dolby Home Theater audio
8 SATA3 and 2 eSATA3 ports with up to 6Gbps link speed and RAID support
4 USB 3.0 ports with transfer rates of up to 5Gbps
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge for USB devices
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS technology

Technical details

Model

Brand : Gigabyte
Model : GA-990FXA-UD5 R5

Specifications

CPU
AM3+ Socket
AMD AM3+ FX processors
AMD AM3 Phenom II processors/ AMD Athlon II processors

Hyper Transport Bus 
5200 MT/s

Chipset 
North Bridge : AMD 990FX
South Bridge : AMD SB950

Memory
1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
4. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Audio 
Realtek ALC1150 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN 
Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots
1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
4. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
(All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
5. 1 x PCI slot

Multi-Graphics Technology 
Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFire/NVIDIA SLI technology

Storage Interface

South Bridge
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~SATA3 5)
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

2 x Marvell 88SE9172 chips
1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/7)
2. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel
3. Support for RAID 0 and RAID 1

USB
South Bridge : 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
VIA VL805 chip: : 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors
1.1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 2 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
10. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
11. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
12. 1 x serial port header
13. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
3. 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller 
iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring
1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control

BIOS 
1. 2 x 32 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 @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install
4. Support for EasyTune
5. Support for Smart Recovery 2
6. Support for ON/OFF Charge

Bundle Software 
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System 
Support for Windows 8.1/8/7

Form Factor 
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm