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| Brand | Gigabyte |
| Item Weight | 998 g |
| Product Dimensions | 35 x 25 x 6 cm |
| Item model number | GA-Z68AP-D3 |
| RAM Size | 32768 MB |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
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| ASIN | B0054X4I4M |
| Best Sellers Rank | 17,382 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 1.4 Kg |
| Date First Available | 10 Jun 2011 |
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Type:HD Audio (8-channel), Compliant Standards:High Definition Audio, Audio Codec:Realtek ALC889, Expansion Slot(s):1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 240-pin ( 1.5 V ) ¦ 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ¦ 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 ¦ 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 ¦ 2 x PCI, Internal Interfaces:6 x USB 2.0, Storage Interfaces:SATA-300 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 4 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 ¦ SATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5, Power Connectors:4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector, Interfaces:1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse ¦ 4 x USB 2.0 ¦ 1 x serial ¦ 1 x parallel ¦ 1 x TOSLINK ¦ 2 x USB 3.0 ¦ 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack ¦ 1 x microphone - mini-jack ¦ 1 x HDMI, BIOS Type:Award, Hardware Monitoring:CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage, CPU overheating protection, power supply fan tachometer, BIOS Features:DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 1.0b support, SMBIOS 2.4 support, Touch BIOS, Xpress BIOS Rescue, Hardware Features:DualBIOS, Q-Flash, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Smart 6, GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD), AutoGreen, 3x USB Power Boost, On/Off Charge, GIGABYTE Turbo XHD, Lucid Virtu, Voltage Regulator Down 12 (VRD) compliant, AMD CrossFireX technology support, Network Controller:Realtek RTL8111E, Network Interfaces:Gigabit Ethernet, Width:30.5 cm, Compliant Standards:Plug and Play, ACPI 1.0b, Energy-Related Products (ErP) Lot 6, Software Included:Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, Xpress Recovery 2, Q-Share, Cloud OC, EasyTune, Depth:21.5 cm, Compatible with Windows 7:"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reli
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By L. Wisener
Amazon Verified Purchase
I spent many late nights researching motherboards, trying to decide which was best, gave the latest options and so on.
I am building a new pc rather than just buy off the shelf which I normally do, I wanted more control over my machine as I use it for all the usual home tasks and some MMO gaming such as WoW and SWTOR.
Make no mistake, there are lots of boards out there offering similiar, more, the best, you wont get better and price tags to match. This was a cheaper option than many, however what I did establish is that this has everything I need. Socket 1155, USB3 sockets for the future, SSD slot on the motherboard if I need an SSD drive.
From what I have trawled through on the net this board is everything most people will ever need and more, unless you have very specific needs then you will know exactly what you want, but if you dont then this is perfect. The software is great the layout of the board is very good and the documentation is almost childs play when it comes to finding out where you need to plug everything into.
I installed the processor and its fan in under 10 mins from opening the box and I have never built a pc before so I am no expert, in fact my hand was shaking installing the processor thinking I would break it!
I really cant say much more than that, great price in comparison to others, far more features than I would ever require both on the board on in terms of software.
For reference my build was:
Gigabyte motherboard
Nivida GT650 Ti video
Asus sound card
I3 2100 Processor
8GB Corsair memory
It might not be the best out there but I can run games like WoW and SWTOR on full settings and it does not even flicker :)
I am building a new pc rather than just buy off the shelf which I normally do, I wanted more control over my machine as I use it for all the usual home tasks and some MMO gaming such as WoW and SWTOR.
Make no mistake, there are lots of boards out there offering similiar, more, the best, you wont get better and price tags to match. This was a cheaper option than many, however what I did establish is that this has everything I need. Socket 1155, USB3 sockets for the future, SSD slot on the motherboard if I need an SSD drive.
From what I have trawled through on the net this board is everything most people will ever need and more, unless you have very specific needs then you will know exactly what you want, but if you dont then this is perfect. The software is great the layout of the board is very good and the documentation is almost childs play when it comes to finding out where you need to plug everything into.
I installed the processor and its fan in under 10 mins from opening the box and I have never built a pc before so I am no expert, in fact my hand was shaking installing the processor thinking I would break it!
I really cant say much more than that, great price in comparison to others, far more features than I would ever require both on the board on in terms of software.
For reference my build was:
Gigabyte motherboard
Nivida GT650 Ti video
Asus sound card
I3 2100 Processor
8GB Corsair memory
It might not be the best out there but I can run games like WoW and SWTOR on full settings and it does not even flicker :)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Giggles
Amazon Verified Purchase
i bought this motherboard and installed it. it worked fine and then after 2 days i got stuck in a reeboot loop. i tried to fix it myself buti couldnt do it. i gave it to the local computer center and they couldn't do anything about it either (that cost me forty quid). so i did some research and it turns out this model of board has been known to have this fault. i wouldn't buy it again and i dont recommend it but it was good while it lasted. i sent it back and got a refund. all's well that ends well. :)
Chris Downie
Chris Downie
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Kaio
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Amazon Verified Purchase
I always build my home desktop PC and I chose this motherboard for a more up-to-date hardware with reasonable CPU power. My last motherboard was also Gigabyte (model GA-EP35-DS4, rev. 2.1) which served me nearly five years with ultimate reliability. Nothing wrong with my old motherboard but like any hardware system, features evolve and there comes a time when only the latest motherboards support new features and requirements. For this build, Quad Core and SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) are essential requirements which means a minimum of Intel i5 CPU - and for this I picked the Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0). The choice of motherboard was then an easy one - Gigabyte brand, LGA 1155 Socket, et cetera. This motherboard provided everything I was looking for, and many more, including support for over-clocking (OC) of unlocked CPUs such as the i5-3570K (which are suffixed with the letter K).
There was also a pleasant surprise: although Amazon listed this motherboard as Rev 1.0, what I received was actually the latest Rev 2.0 motherboard. The differences between the two (as far as I can establish) are:
(i) the PCIe x16 slots for Rev 2.0 conform to the latest PCI Express Standard 3.0 (I think Standard 2.0 for Rev 1.0 motherboard); and
(ii) one of the 3Gbps SATA connectors in Rev 1.0 motherboard is now replaced by mSATA (Mini-SATA) connector, intended for the SSD.... Read more ›
There was also a pleasant surprise: although Amazon listed this motherboard as Rev 1.0, what I received was actually the latest Rev 2.0 motherboard. The differences between the two (as far as I can establish) are:
(i) the PCIe x16 slots for Rev 2.0 conform to the latest PCI Express Standard 3.0 (I think Standard 2.0 for Rev 1.0 motherboard); and
(ii) one of the 3Gbps SATA connectors in Rev 1.0 motherboard is now replaced by mSATA (Mini-SATA) connector, intended for the SSD.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Man8
Sytem Set-up Coolmaster Cosmos S Full tower case, i7 2600k, 2X 4870 crossfired GPU, 750watts PSU, H80 CPU cooler, 8GB RAM with ZALMAN cooler, Blueray CD-ROM, Asus Xonar D2 audio, Alfa WIFI dongle etc...I have this Motherboard for a month now and it's perfect for my Gaming and able to put all my components perfectly. the Motherboard looks fantastic, capacitors & heat sink look high quality and its cheap to use with i7 CPU and Dual Graphic cards. I will recommend this motherboard to all worth buying it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an excellent motherboard. Comes with lots of features and free software for overclocking, bios features, free norton. Touch Bios is great because you can control the bios features from withing windows. Easy to install CPU, Ram. PCIE Slots have little levers you press to release the graphics card which is very usefull when removing graphics cards alot. very easy to install with instructions step by step included. Comes with a booklet with everything you need to know. Only thing about it is it didnt fit in my case perfectly. The Case said it can fit Atx Motherboards, and Im assuming this is and atx motherboard. It still fits in just afew screws at the edge didnt line up. Overall great motherboard and def worth the purchase! :D
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to scratch, but why?
I usually write reviews that praise Gigabyte motherboards, because on the whole, they are very good motherboards. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Craig Broughton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Recieved Revision 2.0 - Overclocks Locked Ivy Bridge Core i5.
Hi there. Here's my feedback for this motherboard (Z68AP-D3), which I purchased for a mere £50 here from Amazon.co. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Emil
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Extremely good value for money, was shocked at how big the motherboard actually was it made me realize just how bad i needed this upgrade, sped my computer up nicely along with the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by James
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little Mobo
Bought this for my first Desktop build, linked it to a i5-2500K, 16GB of Ram, 1 HDD, 1SSD, ATI 6850 Graphics Card, Blu-Ray Drive and a Card Reader, and it doesn't skip a beat. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dave
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit too barebones.
I bought 2 of these boards.
My fault, I did not read all the specs carefully enough.
I installed the boards in new cases which have front USB 3 connections. Read more
My fault, I did not read all the specs carefully enough.
I installed the boards in new cases which have front USB 3 connections. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Colin Pape
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Mobo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok,so after reading the reviews and everyone's comments i decided to get this mobo...................How happy am i!!!!!! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. L. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spot on.
Not sure how to review this, Its everything you can expect from a decent motherboard, It has plenty of BIOS options, it's easy to setup and use, Has a decent enough manual and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mark Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Motherboard
Hello,
This is my first ever build and everything went smoothly with this motherboard, the manual was detailed and easy to follow. Read more
This is my first ever build and everything went smoothly with this motherboard, the manual was detailed and easy to follow. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little motherboard
Bought this to upgrade my machine, works brilliantly, only problem I had was windows 7 not recognising the usb 3 sockets on setup, had to temporarily disable them while windows... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. P. Best
2.0 out of 5 stars
Troubled BIOS
This is not a permenant review but temporary in light of a more full review later and when I have time to explain the issues I've had with this board. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mark G. Hopewell
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