[review] Gigabyte B75-D3V

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1155 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Some Intel^® Core™ processors require a graphic card, please refer “CPU support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® B75 Express Chipset

1. 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
   * Due to 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 4 GB.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2200(OC)/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
   * To support DDR3 1600 MHz, you must install an Intel 22nm CPU.
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
   * To support XMP memory, you must install an Intel 22nm CPU.

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

1. 1 x D-Sub port
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

1. Realtek ALC887 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

1. Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
   (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
   * The PCI Express x16 slot supports up to PCI Express 2.0 standard when an Intel 32nm (Sandy Bridge) CPU is installed.
2. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3. 1 x PCI slot

1. 1 x SATA 6Gb/s connector (SATA3 0) supporting up to 1 SATA 6Gb/s device
2. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 1~5) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices

1. Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
   * In Windows XP, the Intel USB 3.0 ports can support up to USB 2.0 transfer speed.
2. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x SATA 6Gb/s connector
4. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 1 x system fan header
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
10. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
11. 1 x serial port header
12. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x parallel port
3. 1 x D-Sub port
4. 1 x DVI-D port
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

1. iTE I/O Controller Chip

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 CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a

1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install
4. Support for Xpress Recovery2
5. Support for Auto Green
6. Support for ON/OFF Charge
7. Support for Q-Share
8. Support for LAN Optimizer (Intelligent optimization network management tool)

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Rapid Start Technology
3. Intel^® Smart Connect Technology
4. Intel^® Small Business Advantage

1. Support for Microsoft^® Windows 8/7/XP

1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 17.4cm

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 SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.