GIGABYTE P55-UD6 (P55 Express) Motherboard

 

The P55-UD6 hosts tons of cool features, courtesy of the Intel P55 chipset and other third-party chips. One of the biggest improvements noticed with this particular board was the 24 phase power VRM design that should give extreme users unparalleled overclocking ability as well as lower temps to reach higher overclocks with LGA 1156 processors. Another feature that stood out to me on this unique board is Gigabyte's Smart 6 suite that includes six software utilities for giving users easier access to system management on their PCs.

Features

    Industry leading 24 phase power VRM design for optimum power efficiency and thermal solution
    Leading quality standard of Ultra Durable™ 3 technology with 2oz copper PCB design
    Innovative Smart 6 technology for Smarter PC management
    Support Intel® Core™ i7/ Core™ i5 processors with LGA 1156 socket
    New Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 technology enables best energy efficiency
    Support both ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI for ultimate graphics performance
    Smart TPM provides 2048 bits key via Bluetooth cellphone
    Smart DualLAN with Intelligent LAN port auto-switching
    XHD technology accelerating hard drive performance with ease
    AutoGreen technology Greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone
    Integrated eSATA/USB combo connectors for enhanced storage flexibility
    Patented GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ technology delivering highest level failure protection
    Supports Dolby Home Theater audio to create a stunning surround sound listening experience
   Onboard debug LED simplifies motherboard troubleshooting
   The Precision OV provides more precision voltage control for system
   Compatible with Windows 7 to deliver the best operation experience

 CPU   

   Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package
    L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset  

    Intel® P55 Express Chipset

Memory  

   1. 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
   2. Dual channel memory architecture
   3. Support for DDR3 2600+/2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
   4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
   5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Audio  

   1. Realtek ALC889A codec
   2. High Definition Audio
   3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   4. Support for Dolby® Home Theater
   5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
   6. Support for CD In

LAN   
   1. 2 x RTL8111D chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
   2. Support for Teaming
   3. Support for Smart Dual LAN

Expansion Slots  
   1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1)
   2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1) (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
   3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1)
   4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   5. 2 x PCI slots

USB  
   1. Integrated in the Chipset
   2. Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (10 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors  
   1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
   2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
   3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
   4. 1 x IDE connector
   5. 10 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
   6. 1 x CPU fan header
   7. 3 x system fan headers
   8. 1 x power fan header
   9. 1 x Chipset fan header
  10. 1 x front panel header
  11. 1 x front panel audio header
  12. 1 x CD In connector
  13. 1 x S/PDIF In header
  14. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
  15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  16. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
  17. 1 x serial port header
  18. 1 x clearing CMOS button
  19. 1 x power button
  20. 1 x reset button

Back Panel Connectors   
   1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
   2. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
   3. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
   4. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports
   5. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
   6. 2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors
   7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
   8. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller   

   1. iTE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring   

   1. System voltage detection
   2. CPU/System temperature detection
   3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
   4. CPU overheating warning
   5. CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
   6. CPU/System fan speed control

BIOS   

   1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
   2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
   3. Support for DualBIOS™
   4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features   

   1. Support for @BIOS
   2. Support for Q-Flash
   3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
   4. Support for Download Center
   5. Support for Xpress Install
   6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
   7. Support for EasyTune
   8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
   9. Support Smart TPM
  10. Support for Smart 6™
  11. Support for Q-Share


Form Factor   

   1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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