Get ready for a mind blowing media experience when you upgrade to a
GIGABYTE P67A-UD4 motherboard. Every component on GIGABYTE P67A-UD4
motherboards is designed and engineered to deliver exceptional
performance and clarity for your computing needs. Powered by the Intel® P67 chipset with support for 2nd Generation Intel®
Core™ processors, GIGABYTE P67A-UD4 enjoy uniquely developed
technologies such as Maximum Power Delivery technology, Dual CPU Power
technology and Ultra Durable 3™ design just to name a few, that ensure a
reliable and enjoyable computing experience.
Maximum Power Delivery
Like the pistons and cylinders of a car engine, the design of the
motherboard Voltage Regulator Module (VRM), component quality and number
of power phases greatly affects motherboard performance. GIGABYTE
engineers were first to realize not only the importance of using the
best quality components for this critical area, but also that with more
power phases, there can be more power available to your CPU. GIGABYTE 6
series motherboards with their new redesigned VRM, promise to deliver
first class system performance and power stability. With only the best
quality components and unique design, incorporating Dual CPU Power and
Power Phase Boost with Multi-gear Switching, your CPU can enjoy better
power than what was available from previous motherboards.
12 Phase Power Design
GIGABYTE's cutting edge 12 phase power VRM design utilizes the
highest caliber components to provide unadulterated, smooth power to the
CPU.
The innovative 12 phase power VRM has been designed and engineered to
deliver fast transient response times through quick and seamless power
delivery during extensive CPU loading variations. In addition, heat from
the VRM is effectively reduced by spreading the load between the 12
power phases, resulting in a cooler, more stable platform.
Dual CPU Power Technology
Imagine a workstation class redundant (duplicated) power design on a
desktop motherboard. GIGABYTE's proprietary Dual CPU Power Technology
allows CPU VRM power phases to split evenly into 2 sets of power engines
that operate in tandem. This allows 1 set of power phases to rest while
the other is active, as opposed to a traditional power design, where
all the power phases are always active. As such GIGABYTE Dual CPU Power
effectively halves the amount of work done by each set of power phases
to significantly increase motherboard durability and reliability.
New 100% Hardware VRD 12 Compliant CPU Power Design
GIGABYTE 6 series motherboards incorporate an Intel® approved
Intersil PWM controller that is VRD 12 (Voltage Regulator Down)
compliant. This means that it offers new features that include SerialVID
(SVID) which transfers power management information between the
processor and voltage regulator controller, allowing more robust and
efficient signaling control between the CPU and PWM controller – hence,
delivering a more energy efficient platform.
Driver MOSFETs - Integration of VRM Components
A traditional Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) consists of a Choke,
Capacitors, MOSFETs and a Driver IC. By incorporating the MOSFETs and
driver IC in accordance with the Intel® Driver-MOSFET
specification, we can achieve higher power transfer and increased
efficiency at higher switching frequencies to satisfy the growing power
requirements of today's processors. Driver-MOSFETs also help to reduce
VRM real estate requirements in the CPU zone.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards boast SuperSpeed USB 3.0
technology made possible through an additional onboard host controller.
With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to
experience a theoretical 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally,
backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of
their legacy USB 2.0 devices.
Turbo USB3.0 – Boosts Performance by Up To 10%
When GIGABYTE's Turbo USB3.0 feature is enabled, it provides the fastest
possible USB3.0 performance by allocating PCIe lanes to directly
connect the CPU and USB 3.0 controller chip. This provides approximately
10% better performance than when it is disabled and USB 3.0 traffic is
directed through the chipset.
Note: Turbo USB 3.0 utilizes 8 PCIe VGA lanes, so it is only possible to
enable it with a single graphics card running at PCIe x8 on P67 chipset
motherboards, or while using Intel® HD Graphics from the CPU (i.e. no VGA card) on H67 chipset motherboards. It is an option for high bandwidth users.
Multi-display support with 2 way SLI™ and 2 way CrossFireX
Flexible graphics capabilities - Up to 2 VGA cards are supported for
either 2 way CrossFireX™ or 2 way SLI™ action, delivering the ultimate
in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest
frame rates without compromising on resolution.
Featuring with two external SATA (Power eSATA) ports in the rear panel
that provide smart setup and hot-plug functionality that allows easier
data backup and content manipulation on external storage devices.
Smart 6 – Smarter PC system Management
Smart QuickBoot
Speeds up booting times.
Smart DualBIOS
Smart personal reminder of PC passwords.
Smart QuickBoost
One-click Overclocking
Smart Recorder
Your PC's Watch Dog
Smart Recovery 2
Allows you to go back in time on your PC and retrieve lost files
Smart TimeLock
Time Controller for your PC.
Dolby Home Theater® - Enjoy a Rich Home Theater Surround Sound Experience
Dolby Home Theater® places listeners in the middle of the
action, giving their PCs a powerful set of tools to deliver a
cinema-style experience in vivid surround sound.
Delivers vivid surround sound for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones
Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience
CPU
Supports 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors in the LGA1155 package
Chipset
Intel® P67 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB
of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will
be less than 4 GB.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Audio
Realtek ALC892 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the
PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8
mode.
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI technology
* The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when ATI CrossFireX™ is enabled.
Storage Interface
Chipset:
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s
channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on
the devices being connected.
Marvell 88SE9128 chip:
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
USB
Chipset:
Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets
connected to the internal USB headers)
2 x Renesas D720200 chips:
Up to 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 on the back panel, 2 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
1 x serial port header
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8728 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control
*Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS
2 x 32 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
