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Intel I7 960+GIGABYTE X58-USB3 Combo @ 25900/-
Intel® Core™ i7-960 Processor
Specs
Essentials
Launch Date- Q4'09
Processor Number- i7-960
# of Cores- 4
# of Threads- 8
Clock Speed- 3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency- 3.46 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache- 8 MB
Bus/Core Ratio- 24
Intel® QPI Speed- 4.8 GT/s
# of QPI Links- 1
Instruction Set- 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions- SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available- No
Lithography- 45 nm
Max TDP- 130 W
VID Voltage Range- 0.800V-1.375V
Tray 1ku Budgetary Price- $294.00
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size(dependent on memory type)- 24 GB
Memory Types- DDR3-800/1066
# of Memory Channels- 3
Max Memory Bandwidth- 25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions- 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported- No
Graphics Specifications
Integrated Graphics- No
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration- 1
TCASE- 67.9°C
Package Size- 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size- 263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors- 731 million
Sockets Supported- FCLGA1366
Halogen Free Options Available- Yes
Advanced Technologie
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology- Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology- Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)- Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology- No
AES New Instructions- No
Intel® 64- Yes
Idle States- Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology- Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching- No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies- No
Execute Disable Bit- Yes
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3
Specs :
CPU
1. Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.)
2. L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI
1. 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset
1. North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
1. 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1)
2. Dual/3 channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Audio
1. Realtek ALC892 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. 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) (Note 2)
(The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1) (Note 3)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
4. 1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for ATI CrossFireXâ„¢/NVIDIA SLI technology
Technology (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots only.)
Storage Interface South Bridge:
1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
USB Integrated in the South Bridge:
1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC chip:
1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
* USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 3 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
7. 1 x North Bridge fan header
8. 1 x front panel header
9. 1 x front panel audio header
10. 1 x CD In connector
11. 1 x S/PDIF In header
12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
13. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 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/North Bridge temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)
BIOS
1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOSâ„¢
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 (Note 5)
8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saverâ„¢ 2
9. Support for Smart 6â„¢
10. Support for Auto Green
11. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
12. Support for ON/OFF Charge
13. Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Intel® Core™ i7-960 Processor
Specs
Essentials
Launch Date- Q4'09
Processor Number- i7-960
# of Cores- 4
# of Threads- 8
Clock Speed- 3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency- 3.46 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache- 8 MB
Bus/Core Ratio- 24
Intel® QPI Speed- 4.8 GT/s
# of QPI Links- 1
Instruction Set- 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions- SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available- No
Lithography- 45 nm
Max TDP- 130 W
VID Voltage Range- 0.800V-1.375V
Tray 1ku Budgetary Price- $294.00
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size(dependent on memory type)- 24 GB
Memory Types- DDR3-800/1066
# of Memory Channels- 3
Max Memory Bandwidth- 25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions- 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported- No
Graphics Specifications
Integrated Graphics- No
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration- 1
TCASE- 67.9°C
Package Size- 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size- 263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors- 731 million
Sockets Supported- FCLGA1366
Halogen Free Options Available- Yes
Advanced Technologie
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology- Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology- Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)- Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology- No
AES New Instructions- No
Intel® 64- Yes
Idle States- Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology- Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching- No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies- No
Execute Disable Bit- Yes
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3
Specs :
CPU
1. Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.)
2. L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI
1. 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset
1. North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset
2. South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R
Memory
1. 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1)
2. Dual/3 channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Audio
1. Realtek ALC892 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. 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2) (Note 2)
(The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1) (Note 3)
3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
4. 1 x PCI slot
Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for ATI CrossFireXâ„¢/NVIDIA SLI technology
Technology (The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots only.)
Storage Interface South Bridge:
1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
USB Integrated in the South Bridge:
1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC chip:
1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
* USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 3 x system fan headers
6. 1 x power fan header
7. 1 x North Bridge fan header
8. 1 x front panel header
9. 1 x front panel audio header
10. 1 x CD In connector
11. 1 x S/PDIF In header
12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
13. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
14. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
4. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 1 x RJ-45 port
7. 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/North Bridge temperature detection
3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
4. CPU overheating warning
5. CPU fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)
BIOS
1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOSâ„¢
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 (Note 5)
8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saverâ„¢ 2
9. Support for Smart 6â„¢
10. Support for Auto Green
11. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
12. Support for ON/OFF Charge
13. Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
1. Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm