Gigabyte B360M AORUS GAMING 3 LGA 1151 DDR4 mATX Motherboard Review

• Features   Supports 8th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 New Hybrid Digital PWM Design Intel® CNVi 802.11ac Wave2 2T2R WIFI Upgradable High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 X4/X2 & SATA interface RGB FUSION with Digital LED Light Show design Intel® Native USB 3.1 Gen2 USB Type-A Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software CEC 2019 Ready, Save the Power as Easy as One Click Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design Ultra DurableTM 25KV ESD and 15KV Surge LAN Protection Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready   Overview   Soar Free With WIFI Intel CNVi WIFI Upgrade kit The Intel CNVi WIFI Upgrade kit offers an easy way to upgrade Intel CNVi WIFI Upgradeable motherboards with new and faster Gigabit WIFI connectivity without having to upgrade to a whole new system.   Dual NVMe PCIe Gen3 M.2 slots (x4 , x2) GIGABYTE Motherboards are focused on delivering M.2 technology to enthusiasts who want to maximize their system’s potential.   Dual-Mode M.2 Slot Design GIGABYTE Motherboards are built with dual M.2 slots. This configuration is designed for flexibility and adaptation to fit most users' and gamers' requests.   Intel ® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Networking Intel ® GbE LAN features cFosSpeed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency and maintain low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in crowded LAN environments.   Specification   CPU       Support for 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset  Intel® B360 Express Chipset Memory               4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules * To support 2666 MHz or XMP memory, you must install an 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5 processor. (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics            Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support: 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. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Audio     Realtek® ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN        Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 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. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for an Intel® CNVi wireless module only (CNVI) Storage Interface             Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x2 SSD support) (M2P_16G) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready Multi-Graphics Technology          Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies USB        Chipset: 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) * The CNVi connector shares bandwidth with the F_USB2 header. When a Wi-Fi module is populated in the CNVi connector, one of the USB 2.0/1.1 ports routed to the F_USB2 header becomes unavailable. Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 2 x digital LED strip headers 2 x digital LED strip power select jumpers 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only) 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors   1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks I/O Controller     iTE® I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring               Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Overheating warning Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. BIOS      2 x 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features               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 Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge Platform Power Management RGB Fusion Smart Backup Smart Keyboard Smart TimeLock Smart HUD System Information Viewer USB Blocker V-Tuner Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software              Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed Operating System            Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor        Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 23.0cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
• Product codes:
• B360M AORUS GAMING 3

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