GA-Z97-HD3 (rev. 1.0)

• Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel Core processors
• Extreme multi graphics support
• HD Audio support
• LAN with high ESD Protection
• GIGABYTE LAN Optimizer
• Long lifespan Durable Solid caps
• APP Center including EasyTune and Cloud Station utilities
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS

GIGABYTE 9 Series Motherboards
GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboards support the latest 4th & 5th Generation Intel Core processors, bringing together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer the absolute ultimate platform for your next PC build.

Extreme Multi-GPU Support
AMD CrossFire support delivers the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.

APP Center
GIGABYTE APP Center gives you easy access to wealth of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard. Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE APP Center allows you to launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system.

EasyTune

• Smart Quick Boost provides users with different levels of CPU frequencies to choose to achieve desired system performance.
• Advanced CPU OC allows users to set CPU base clock, frequency, and voltages, and integrated graphics frequency.
• Advanced DDR OC allows users to set the memory clock.
• 3D Power allows users to change power phase, voltage, and frequency settings.

Cloud Station
GIGABYTE Cloud Station is composed of several GIGABYTE unique apps that allow your smart phones/tablet devices to communicate, share resources, and control desktop PCs via wireless connection.

HomeCloud
HomeCloud allows users to share the files between your smart phone/tablet device and computer or back up the files from the device to the computer.

HotSpot
HotSpot turns your computer into a virtual wireless access point and allows you to share your connection with your other wireless devices.

GIGABYTE Remote
GIGABYTE Remote allows users to remotely control the mouse / keyboard / Windows Media Player on your computer from your smart phone/tablet device.

Remote OC
Remote OC allows users to remotely control their desktop PC with a powerful suite of software functions that Include overclocking and system tweaking, system monitoring plus the ability to also remotely power down/reset the PC when needed.

Auto Green
Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth-enabled smart phone/tablet devices. When the device is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver, the system will enter the specified power saving mode.

LAN Optimizer - Intelligent optimization network management tool
GIGABYTE LAN Optimizer is designed to allow the user to manage different types of network traffic so that data streams such as HD media, web browsing or online gaming can be prioritized, taking precedence over large data downloads that tend to strangle overall network bandwidth.

All Solid Caps and Low RDS(on) MOSFETs
GIGABYTE uses All Solid Caps (Capacitors) and Low RDS(on) MOSFETs which are rated to work at higher temperatures to provide a longer lifespan.

5x (15 Gold Plated CPU Socket Design
GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboards come equipped with a gold plated CPU socket, which means that enthusiasts can enjoy absolute reliability and longevity for the CPU socket overtime, without having any concerns about corroded pins and bad contacts.

GIGABYTE Patented DualBIOS (UEFI) Design
GIGABYTE 9 series 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 ain BIOS' and a ackup BIOS', making users protected from BIOS failure due to virus attack, hardware malfunction, improper OC settings or power failure during the update process.

ESD Protection for USB and LAN
GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboards raise the bar in terms of protecting your system, providing advanced electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection for both your Ethernet LAN and USB ports, both common sources of ESD-related failures. Each LAN and USB port is paired with a dedicated protection filter that can withstand high electrostatic discharges, protecting your system from common electrical surges and even direct lighting strikes.

Power Failure Protection with Anti-Surge IC
GIGABYTE 9 series Ultra Durable motherboards also feature special anti-surge ICs that protect your motherboard, and your PC from any surge in power delivery that may occur, helping to ensure that your PC is equipped to deal with any potentially irregular and inconsistent power delivery.

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 9 series 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.

4K Ultra HD Support
4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing approximately 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times today's standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated Intel HD Graphics via HDMI.

HDMI -The Next Generation Multimedia Interface
HDMI is a High-Definition Multimedia Interface which provides up to 5Gb/s video transmitting bandwidth and 8-channel high quality audio all through a single cable. Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video and audio, HDMI ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to 1080p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces and their digital-to-analog conversion. In addition, HDMI is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), allowing the playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD and other protected media content.

DVI Support
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a video interface standard designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data and to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices, such as LCD monitors, digital projectors, and so on. In addition, the DVI interface is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).

Specifications:

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Specifications and features
Product Code	Z97-HD3
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
Chipset	1. Intel Z97 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 3100(O.C.) / 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
Onboard Graphics	Integrated Graphics Processor:
	1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
	2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
	* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
	3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz
	* Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
	4. Support for up to three displays at the same time
	5. Maximum shared memory of 512MB
Audio	1. Realtek ALC887 codec
	2. High Definition Audio
	3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
	4. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN	1. Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots	1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
	(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
	* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
	2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
	* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCI Express x1 slots. The PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
	* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration (PCH) in BIOS Setup to x4.
	3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
	(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
	4. 2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology	1. Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire technology
Storage Interface	Chipset:
	1. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
	2. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
USB	Chipset:
	1. 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
	2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors	1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
	2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
	3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
	4. 1 x CPU fan header
	5. 3 x system fan headers
	6. 1 x front panel header
	7. 1 x front panel audio header
	8. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
	9. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
	10. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
	11. 1 x serial port header
	12. 1 x parallel port header
	13. 1 x Clear 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 3.0/2.0 ports
	6. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
	7. 1 x RJ-45 port
	8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
I/O Controller	1. iTE I/O Controller 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
	* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS	1. 2 x 64 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 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
	Fast Boot
	ON/OFF Charge
	Smart TimeLock
	Smart Recovery 2
	System Information Viewer
	USB Blocker
	2. Support for Q-Flash
	3. Support for Smart Switch
	4. Support for Xpress Install
Bundle Software	1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
	2. Intel Rapid Start Technology
	3. Intel Smart Connect Technology
	4. Intel Smart Response Technology
Operating System	1. Support for Windows 8.1/8/7
Form Factor	1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm
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.