User manual

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Z87H3-A3X USER MANUAL
CPU
Specifications
• Intel
®
Z87 ChipsetChipset
• Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture
• 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 32 GB
• Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333
MHz SDRAM
Memory
• Supported by Intel
®
Z87 Express Chipset
- 6 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s devices
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 configuration
Expansion
Slots
Storage
• 1 x PS/2 Combo & USB connectors
• 1 x D-sub (VGA port)
• 1 x DVI port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x eSATA port
• 4 x USB 2.0 ports
• 4 x USB 3.0 ports
• 1 x RJ45 LAN connector
• 1 x Audio jacks (1 x line in, 4 x line out, 1 x Optical SPDIF Out)
Rear Panel I/O
LAN • Intel I217-V Gigabit Lan
• Realtek ALC1150 8-Ch High Definition audio CODEC
- Compliant with HD audio specification
Audio
• LGA1150 socket for Intel
®
4
th
Generation Core
TM
Family
processors
• Supports CPU up to 84W, TDP up to 125W
Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest CPU support list.
Note: Please go to ECS website for the latest Memory support list.
AMDCrossFireX
TM
& NVIDIA
®®
®®
®
SLI
TM
Technology
• Supports AMD CrossFireX
TM
Technology
• Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
Technology
• 2 x PCI Express x16 Gen3 slots*
• 4 x PCI Express x1 Gen2 slots
Internal I/O
Connectors &
Headers
• 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
• 2 x 4-pin CPU_FAN connector
• 2 x 4-pin SYS_FAN connectors
• 1 x 3-pin SYS_FAN connector
• 1 x 3-pin PWR_FAN connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional four USB 2.0 ports (Gray
header supports EZ charger)
• 1 x USB 3.0 header supports additional two USB 3.0 ports
Note:
*The PCIEX16_2 slot supports PCI-E Gen 3.0 running at X8 mode
and shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot.
*If installing two graphic cards into PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2
slots, both two slots will run at X8 mode.