Review Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170-HD3

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^®Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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 DDR4 3466(O.C.) /3400(O.C.) /3333(O.C.) /3300(O.C.) /3200(O.C.) /3000(O.C.) /2800(O.C.) /2666(O.C.) /2400(O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules
4. Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
4. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
5. Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

1. Realtek^® ALC887 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. Realtek^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * 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)
3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots

1. Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology

1. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
2. 3 x SATA Express connectors
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

1. 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
2. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
4. 3 x SATA Express connectors
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 3 x system fan headers
8. 1 x front panel header
9. 1 x front panel audio header
10. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
11. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
13. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
14. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
15. 1 x serial port header
16. 1 x parallel port header
17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

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)

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection
4. CPU/System 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.

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

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Smart Switch
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology
3. cFosSpeed

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/7

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.9cm

1. GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 motherboard
2. Two SATA cables
3. Motherboard driver disk
4. I/O Shield
5. User’s Manual
6. One G Connector