Motherboards come with many specifications.
Gigabyte motherboards come in a variety of formats and specifications for processor socket types, north bridge models, memory slots and the number of expansion slots available.
Socket Specifications
Gigabyte motherboards support AMD sockets, including AM2+ and AM3, along with Intel sockets LGA 775, 1156 and 1366. This allows for a wide variety of processor series to be supported, including the Intel Core 2 and Core i7 series and the Phenom, Athlon and Sempron series from AMD.
Memory
Motherboards can have either two or four memory slots on AMD models and six with Intel. DDR2 and DDR3 speeds are both supported, depending on the price of the model and where the desire for performance lies. The maximum memory allowed ranges from 4GB at the lower end of the price spectrum and 24GB at the higher.
Expansion Ports
PCI and PCI-E slots provided on the motherboard allow for additional features to be added, such as external video cards, sound cards and TV tuners. The number of SATA ports to add hard drives and optical drives varies from four to eight for optimal expansion capabilities.
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