Specifications / Delivery

CPU	Intel Socket 1155
Chipset	Intel Z77
Memory	4 x DIMM max 32 GB, DDR3 2666 (OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Dual Channel
Multi-GPU	NVIDIA 4-Way (8x, 8x, 8x, 8x), 3-Way (16x, 8x, 8x), 2-Way (16x, 16x) SLI AMD 4-Way (8x, 8x, 8x, 8x), 3-Way (16x, 8x, 8x), 2-Way (16x, 16x) CorssFireX
Slots	2 x PCI-Express 3.0/2.0 x16 @ x16 2 x PCI-Express 3.0/2.0 x16 @ x8 2 x PCI-Express 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
Audio	Creative CA00132 Chip (Creative Recon3D)
Storage	2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s (Intel Chipset, RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1) 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s (Intel Chipset, RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1, JBOD) 1 x mSATA2 3.0 Gb/s (The fifth SATA2 connector will become unavailable when a mSATA device is installed) 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s (2x Marvell 88SE9172, RAID 0, 1)
LAN	1 x Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1) 1 x Intel GbE LAN phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
I/O internal	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x PCIe power connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x mSATA connector 1 x CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x power button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x reset button Voltage measurement points 1 x BIOS switch 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
I/O Back Panel	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DisplayPort 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)
Bundle
Formfactor	E-ATX (30.5cm x 26.4 cm)
Warranty	5 years
On Manufacturer's Website	Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3
BIOS	2 x Bios (64 Mbit flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS)

Uboxing the G1.Sniper 3 shows an awful lot of accessories. Next to a complete set of SATA (6x SATA and 2x eSATA) cables one will find a quad SLI bridge, a triple SLI bridge, a CrossFire bridge, an SLI bridge as well as a 3.5 inch front mount panel with two USB 3.0 ports and a Molex out and two eSATA ports with appropriate cables that belongs to this set. Furhtermore there are the different manuals, the wireless LAN and bluetooth expansion card as well as software and drivers on DVD.

Features

3D Power	Meanwhile Gigabyte also makes use of digital power designs on their motherboards. What it does is that it controls the flow of power to both CPU and memory. Gigabyte in this case promises maximum stability.
3D BIOS	With their X79 motherboards Gigabyte introduced their interpretation of a UEFI-BIOS. With the Z77 boards you get the same 3D BIOS. Using a new Gigabyte board you can choose from a 3D Mode or the Advanced Mode. In 3D Mode one can see a picture of the board in BIOS. If you hover over the different areas you can select them and afterwards change the related settings. On the other hand there is the more standard advanced mode which come with a well-known tab based user interface.
PCI Epxress 3.0	The G1.Sniper 3 already has PCI-Express 3.0 Support onboard. Therefore this board is ready for upcoming GPU generations that need even more bandwidth.
Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi	The motherboard also includes an exclusive PCIe expansion card that offers support for the latest Bluetooth 4.0 and IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity. The Bluetooth 4.0 standard includes Smart Ready technology that is debuting on mobile devices including the Apple iPhone 4s. This means that transferring important content from your smart phone or tablet is easier and faster than ever.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 11 - SiSoft Sandra 1
Page 2 - Specifications / Delivery	Page 12 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 3 - Layout	Page 13 - UC Bench
Page 4 - Connectors and I/O	Page 14 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 5 - BIOS	Page 15 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 6 - Test setup	Page 16 - Games
Page 7 - 3D Mark 11	Page 17 - Power Consumption
Page 8 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 18 - Performance Rating
Page 9 - 3D Mark 2001 SE	Page 19 - Conclusion
Page 10 - PC Mark 7

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