Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Motherboard Intel Core Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Express SATA RAID ATX LAN (rev. 1.0

Summary

Featuring several state-of-the-art onboard solutions from industry leaders including Creative and Bigfoot Networks, as well as several unique GIGABYTE features, the G1.Sniper 2 motherboard is unlike any current gaming motherboard on the market. With the ultimate in multi-GPU support, dedicated on-board audio and advanced networking, GIGABYTE has brought out some incredibly big guns to the party, so lock & load soldiers, and get ready to unleash some mass gaming destruction. Being able to hear where your enemy is located before you see them can put you at a distinct advantage in most gaming situations. That is why GIGABYTE has rigged the G1.Sniper 2 motherboard with the industry\'s most advanced audio solutions all onboard; giving you the highest caliber audio experience. GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 is the world\'s only gaming motherboard to feature Creative\'s top-of-the-line Soundblaster Digital Audio Processor (20K2) onboard with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 technologies, allowing you to experience sound in your gaming world exactly as you would in real life. Navigating through the BIOS to change system settings can be a daunting task for users not familiar with control \'F\'functions and mouse-less navigation. While some EFI BIOS try to address this with a mouse friendly environment, many implementations still lack a certain ease-of-use necessary for most people. With GIGABYTE Touch BIOS, GIGABYTE engineers have completely re-imagined how users can interact with their BIOS, allowing for a more intuitive user experience. In fact, with a touch screen monitor, GIGABYTE Touch BIOS is as easy to use as most apps on your iPhone.

Description

Enjoy audio from your PC through your home theater with Dolby Digital Live. A real-time encoding technology, Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for transport and playback through a home theater system. With it, your PC can be hooked up to your Dolby Digital-equipped audio/video receiver or digital speaker system via a single digital connection, eliminating the confusion of multiple cables and ensuring the integrity of the audio signal. DTS Connect is the perfect solution to enhance your entertainment experience using your home theater\'s Audio/Video Receiver. DTS Connect is comprised of two DTS technologies including DTS Neo: PC which takes 2-channel (stereo) audio and transforms it into a full-bandwidth matrix of your speaker layout (up to 7.1 channels) and DTS Interactive which encodes digital audio sources into DTS Digital Surround, which can then stream out to your Audio/Video Receiver using a S/PDIF connection. Specially designed for gamers, GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 utilize a high capacity amplifier which is able to drive 150O loads, allowing gamers to enjoy a fuller range of dynamic sound with crisper details and less distortion when using high quality professional headphones. The amplifier also features wide band-width, low noise, high slew rate and low distortion, making it ideal for professional audio usage. In addition, GIGABYTE has equipped G1.Sniper 2 motherboard with 4 additional amplifiers onboard for the centre/sub woofer, rear speaker, side surround and line out. GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 motherboard utilizes the highest quality Nichicon MUSE ES series and MW series Bi-Polarized audio capacitors at each channel layout. These professional audio capacitors deliver the highest quality sound resolution and sound expansion to create the most realistic sound effects for professional gamers.

Features

Specifications

• CPU

Installed Processors (Max)-0 (1)
Processor-( ) (L1 Cache) (L2 Cache) (L3 Cache)
Supported Processor Manufacturer-Intel
Supported Processors-Intel Core i7 processors • Intel Core i5 processors • Intel Core i3 processors • Intel Pentium processors • Intel Celeron processors
Socket-Socket 1155

• Motherboard

Chipset-Intel \r Z68 Express
Input/Output Controller-iTE IT8728
RAID Supported-Yes \r Chipset: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
SATA Supported-Yes

• Rear Panel I/O Ports

HDMI Port-1 x HDMI
S/PDIF Port-1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
Audio Line Out Ports-5 x Audio Jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out • Rear Speaker Out • Side Speaker Out • Line In/Mic In, Line Out)
Keyboard/Mouse Combo Port-1 x PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse Port
RJ-45 Ports-1 x RJ-45 Port
USB Ports-7 x USB 2.0 • 2 x USB 3.0
eSATA Ports-2 x eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo

• Internal I/O Connectors

SATA Connectors-4 x SATA 6Gb/s • 3 x SATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Connectors-1 x S/PDIF out Header
USB Connectors-3 x USB 2.0 • 1 x USB 3.0
Serial Connectors-1 x Serial Port Header
Cooling Fan Support-1 x CPU Fan • 4 x System Fan
Front Panel Connectors-1 x front panel header • 1 x front panel audio header
TPM Header-1 x TPM Header
Power Connector Port-1 x 24-pin ATX • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V
Other Connectors-1 x heatsink LED power connector • 1 x CPU overclocking button header

• Expansion

AGP Slots--
PCI Slots-2 slot(s)\r- PCI
PCI-X Slots--
PCI Express Slots-4 slot(s)\r- , 1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x16(x8 mode) \r, 2 x PCI Express x1

• Memory

Maximum Memory-32 GB\r 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133 MHz\r DDR3
Memory Expansion Options-4 x 1.5V DDR 3 DIMM

• Sound

Integrated Sound-1 x Creative CA20K2 chip • Support for Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect • Support for X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX Advanced HD 5.0 technologies • High Definition Audio • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel • Support for S/PDIF Out

• Network

Integrated Network-1 x Bigfoot Killer E2100 Chip
Network Speeds Supported-10/100/1000 Mbps

• System Requirements

Operating Systems Supported-Microsoft Windows 7 • Vista • XP

• System

BIOS-2 x 32 Mbit flash • Use of licensed AWARD BIOS • Support for DualBIOS • PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Special Features-Support for @BIOS • Support for Q-Flash • Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue • Support for Download Center • Support for Xpress Install • Support for Xpress Recovery2 • Support for EasyTune (Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.) • Support for Dynamic Energy Saver 2 • Support for Smart 6 • Support for Auto Green • Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) • Support for ON/OFF Charge • Support for Cloud OC • Support for 3TB+ Unlock • Support for TouchBIOS • Support for Q-Share
Jumpers-Clear CMOS jumper

• Environmental

Environmental-Operating Temperature - Humidity

• Physical

Form Factor-ATX
Dimensions-30.5 cm\r(W) x 26.4 cm\r(L) - Weight

Warranty

Unless otherwise stated it the product description, products come with a minimum 1 year RTB* warranty. Certain products have an increased warranty period please contact us if you wish to confirm warranty terms/duration.

*Warranty terms for certain products may require you to return your item directly to the manufacturer/supplier.