Untuk pertama kalinya, Gigabyte akhirnya melebarkan sayap produk motherboard gaming G1.Killer mereka. Sejak diperkenalkan pertama kali dengan menggunakan chipset Intel X58, motherboard gaming Gigabyte belum pernah satu kali pun menginjakkan kakinya di platform AMD. Platform AMD APU Kaveri dengan soket FM2+ akhirnya mendapat kehormatan sebagai debut perdana motherboard gaming Gigabyte di platform AMD.
Motherboard gaming pertama Gigabyte di platform AMD adalah G1.Sniper A88X. Motherboard ini telah mengusung chipset dan soket generasi terbaru yaitu AMD A88X FM2+. Tentu saja, selain menghadirkan feature standar sebuah motherboard AMD A88X FM2+, Gigabyte juga menanamkan sejumlah feature khas seri G1.Killer di motherboard ini. Ingin tahu performa dan feature unik motherboard ini? Simak ulasan lengkapnya di bawah ini.
Spesifikasi
APU
FM2+ Socket:
AMD A series processors
AMD Athlon™ series processors
(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)
Chipset
AMD A88X
Memory
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Onboard Graphics
APU with integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 8000/7000 series graphics:
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560×1600
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160
Audio
Realtek® ALC898 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
Realtek® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology
Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology
Storage Interface
Chipset:
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD
USB
Chipset:
4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
9 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (5 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x APU fan header
3 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x serial port header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
2 x gain control switches
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
5 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)