The EX58-UD3R is the latest X58 Series motherboards of GIGABYTE, designed from the ground up to unleash the awesome power of Intel's new Core i7 processors. Equipped with a host of new features including the new QPI interface, 3 channel DDR3 support, CrossFireX support, Ultra Durable 3 (Classic) technology and the industry's most extensive range of overclocking features, the EX58-UD3R is bringing excitement back into the high performance motherboard industry.

Features:

* 2 oz PCB design with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
* Supports the newest Intel Core i7 processors in socket LGA1366 with QPI 6.4 GT/s
* Revolution energy saving design with DES Advanced featuring hardware based Dynamic 4-Gear switching
* Supports 3 channel DDR3 2000+ memory
* 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics interface plus PCI-E x4 with ATI CrossFireX support for ultimate graphics performance
* Unique hardware control IC to provide more precision voltage control
* 100% 50,000 hour lifespan Japanese solid capacitors design
* Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
* Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet connection
* Home theater quality 8-channel High Definition Audio

Specifications:

* CPU:
- Support for an Intel Core i7 series processor in the LGA 1366 package (Go to CPU Support List for the latest CPU support )
- L3 cache varies with CPU
* QPI: 4.8GT/s / 6.4GT/s
* Chipset:
- North Bridge: Intel X58 Express Chipset
- South Bridge: Intel ICH10R

* Memory:
- 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
- Dual/3 channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 2000+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Go to Memory Support List for the latest memory support list.)
* Audio:
- Realtek ALC888 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF In/Out
- Support for CD In
* LAN: 1 x Realtek 8111D chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
* Expansion Slots:
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 x16 (The PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- 1 x PCI Express x4 slot
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

* Storage Interface:
South Bridge:
- 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 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
- 2x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD iTE IT8720 chip: 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
* IEEE 1394:
- T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
- Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 via the IEEE 1394a brackets connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers)
* USB: - Integrated in the South Bridge
- 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)
* 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
- 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 3 x system fan headers
- 1 x power fan header
- 1 x North Bridge 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 IEEE 1394a headers
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x power LED header
- 1 x chassis intrusion header
- 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

* Back Panel Connectors:
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 2 x IEEE 1394a port
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 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
* H/W Monitoring:
- System voltage detection
- CPU/System/North Bridge temperature detection
- CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
- CPU overheating warning
- CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
- CPU/System fan speed control
* Form Factor: ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm