GA-MA770-US3 (rev. 2.0) Help
AMD 770 + SB710 Chipset
Ultra Durable 3 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality
for lower working temperature
Revolution energy saving design with Easy Energy Saver technology
Supports AMD Phenom II/ Phenom/ Athlon series processors
Solid capacitors design for CPU VRM
Dual Channel DDR2 1333+ for remarkable system performance
Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface
Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet and IEEE1394
Home theater quality 8-channel High Definition Audio
Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
The GA-MA770-US3 introduces revolutionary
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic technology on AMD platform
with featuring 2 oz copper PCB and further helps to reduce
the system temperature and dramatically enhance the performance.
Based on AMD 770 chipset, the GA-MA770-US3 supports AMD
the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom II, AM2+ Phenom, and so on multi-core
processors, integrated DDR2 memory controller, HyperTransport
3.0 technology links and PCI Express 2.0 graphics interface.
With the innovative GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver technology,
the MA770-US3 is able to provide user friendly computing,
reach the maximum system performance easily while still
able to save the power and environment in real life at the
same time.
Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 4+1 phase
VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 PhenomII series
processors, delivering the great performance enchantment
to system and ultimate scalability hardware expending.
EC AOD-ACC Support
EC AOD-ACC is described as Embedded Controller for AMD OverDrive-
Advanced Clock Calibration, which is the newest feature
comes from AMD SB750/ SB710 SouthBridge chip, destined for
the AMD Black Edition CPU to be overclocked through AMD
OverDrive utility further than was previously possible.
* Please apply sufficient cooling to CPU VRM zone when ACC
function is enabled.
* Please be noticed that GIGABYTEs product warranty
does not cover damages caused by overclocking.
AMD OverDrive Support
The AMD OverDrive utility is provided by AMD, offering
high-end users the ability to maximize the capability, flexibility,
and adjustability of the platforms utilizing AMD processors,
sockets, and chipsets.
* For download site of AMD OverDrive, please visit
AMD official website for details: http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx
** The support condition of this utility may vary by models(chipsets).
Ultra Durable 3 Classic
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards
once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest
quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring
the industrys first consumer desktop motherboard design
to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground
layers, delivering a dramatically lower system temperature,
improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 Classic motherboards are equipped
with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable signature features including
Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time
of more than 50,000 hours, Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs (providing
lower resistance to reduce power consumption and heat generation)
and GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS technology (providing
dual hardware BIOS protection). GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3
Classic motherboards promise to provide the stability, reliability
and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end
processors and other components running today's most demanding
applications and games.
CPU Support for AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors
(Note1): AMD Phenom II X4 processor/ AMD Phenom
II X3 processor/ AMD Phenom FX processor/ AMD Phenom
X4 processor/ AMD Phenom X3 processor/ AMD Athlon
X2 processor/ AMD Athlon processor/ AMD Sempron
X2 processor/ AMD Sempronprocessor
Hyper Transport Bus 5200/2000 MT/s
Chipset North Bridge: AMD 770
South Bridge: AMD SB710
Memory 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB
of system memory (Note2)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 1333(OC)/1066(Note 3)/800 MHz memory modules
Support ECC memory (Note 4)
Audio Realtek ALC888 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN Realtek 8111C/D(L) chip (10/100/1000
Mbit)
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
(PCIE_16)
(The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4 x PCI Express x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface South Bridge:
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33
and up to 2 IDE devices
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s
devices
Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
iTE IT8720 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting
up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394 T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back
panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal
IEEE 1394a headers)
USB Integrated in the South Bridge
Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the
back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal
USB headers)
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