Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R 16GB DDR3 - USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE’s leading 12 phase power VRM design utilizes the highest caliber components to provide unadulterated, smooth power delivery for the CPU. GIGABYTE’s 12 phase power design enables better delivery of power to supercharge your system, giving power users unparalleled overclocking ability and lower

Temperatures to reach maximum performance levels.
The 12 phase power VRM has been designed and engineered to deliver fast transient response times through quick and seamless power delivery during extensive CPU loading variations. In addition, heat from the VRM is effectively reduced by spreading the load between the 12 power phases, resulting in a cooler and more stable platform.

On/Off Charge Support
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology that enables faster iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch charging. A derivative of GIGABYTE's highly acclaimed 3x USB Power feature, On/Off Charge technology allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices to draw more current from GIGABYTE motherboard USB ports than standard USB ports allow, with the added benefit that the PC can be on, in standby mode or even off

On/Off Charge USB port
Charges iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch while PC Hibernates or even when shut down (off).

USB 3.0 Support
The GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.

SATA 6 Gbps Support
Yet another onboard feature of GIGABYTE P55A motherboards are Marvell’s new SE9128 chips for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, GIGABYTE P55A series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.

3x USB Power Boost
GIGABYTE motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE’s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery.

Ultra Durable 3
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 design, featuring 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers which dramatically lowers system temperature by delivering a more efficient spreading of heat from critical areas of the motherboard such as the CPU power zone throughout the entire PCB. GIGABYTE's Ultra Durable 3 also lowers the PCB impedance by 50%, which helps to reduce electrical waste and further lowers component temperatures. A 2oz Copper layer design also provides improved signal quality and lower EMI (Electromagnetic Interference), providing better system stability and allowing for greater margins for overclocking...

Technical Details

Model

• Brand : Gigabit
• Model : GA-P55A-UD3R

CPU

• Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel® P55 Express Chipset
   

Memory

• 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR3 2200/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
• Support for non-ECC memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
• Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.
   

LAN

• 1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots
   

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology

Storage Interface

Chipset:

• 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6
• SATA 3Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Marvell 9128 chip:

• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1

JMB362 SATA2 chip:

• 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

iTE IT8213 chip:

• 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

iTE IT8720 chip:

• 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
   

USB

Chipset:

• Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

NEC chip:

• Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• 1 x IDE connector
• 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 2 x system fan headers
• 1 x power fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x CD In connector
• 1 x S/PDIF In header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x parallel port header
• 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports
• 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) 

I/O Controller

• iTE IT8720 chip

BIOS

• 2 x 16 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

• Support for @BIOS
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
• Support for Download Center
• Support for Xpress Install
• Support for Xpress Recovery2
• Support for EasyTune
• Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
• Support for Smart 6™
• Support for Auto Green
• Support for eXtreme Hard Drive
• Support for Q-Share

Bundle Software

• Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

• Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor

Dimention

• 30.5cm x 24.4cm