Undisputed Innovation Leadership

Continuously Delivering Top Notch Technologies

Delivering World’s Best
Innovation Only from GIGABYTE
World’s 1st On/Off
World’
Charge Technology

Innovative Onboard
Accelerated technologies

World’s 1st 2oz

World’
Copper PCB Motherboard
World’s 1st Easy Energy
World’
Saving Technology

World’s 1st Low RDS(on),

World’ RDS(on),
Ferrite Core, Solid Cap
Motherboard
World’s 1st All Solid
World’
Capacitor Motherboard
Setting Industry Quality
Standards Year by Year
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Next Generation AM3+ Black Socket

1. Supports next generation

of 32nm AM3+ FX series
CPU

2. Faster data link between

CPU and PWM – 3.4MHz
from 0.4MHz

3. More efficient power load

line with better power
supply efficiency

4. Supports higher current –

from 110A to 145A
32% increase

5. Backwards compatibility to
support current AM3
PhenomII / Athlon II CPU

6. Improved heatsink/ cooler

retention clips for more
efficient air flow
Three Way Multi-GPU Support
 Ultimate Graphics Configuration

990FXA-UD5 offers the best 3D gaming experience ever

with the ultimate multi-GPU CrossFire X and SLI support

Note: The above pictures are for reference only.

5 PCI Express Gen 2.0 Slots on an ATX!
Maximum Graphics Support
305mm
• True ATX Form Factor

• 305mm x 244mm

• 5 PCIe Gen 2.0 slots

PCIE x

PCIE x
PCIE x
PCIE x

PCIE x

• Fits a broad range of

standard mid-tower
8 4 16 4 8 chassis
/x

8
 Designed for Maximum Overclocking

Born to be Unlocked:
All AMD FX Series processors are ‘unlocked’
and designed to be overclocked straight out of
the box

Hardware Over Voltage Control ICs:

Offers more options for system
overclocking compared to standard
GPIO controller
GIGABYTE Unique Features for O. C.

1 2
• Hardware Over Voltage Control IC

• Provides more voltage control

options for CPU, Chipset & memory
1 2 than before

• HW linear real time voltage control,

with no delay compared to previous
GPIO controller

• Finer stepping of 10 mV min

(0.001V)

All GIGABYTE 900series motherboards

are equipped with OV control ICs
 The Ultimate AMD Gaming Motherboard
Ultimate AMD Processing:
Supports forthcoming AMD FX-Series CPUs
Up to 8 Unlocked “Bulldozer” cores
Highly Overclockable

Ultimate Discrete Graphics platform:

Supports Multi-GPU setups inc:
2-way, 3-way and 4-way
ATI Crossfire X™ / SLI™
Driver MOSFETs
 Driver MOSFETs

Traditional HOT!
MOSFET

Higher power loss

PWM Lower power efficiency

Driver MOSFET

PWM

- Lower power loss!

The advantages of Driver - Higher power efficiency!
MOSFETs include: - Lower temperature!
- Smaller footprint
Driver MOSFETs

3 in 1 package
reduces
mounting area
by 50%!

Higher phase count enables optimum

power delivery and more stable
voltage

Delivers higher power transfer rate

Increased efficiency at higher

switching frequencies
Driver MOSFETs vs. Traditional MOSFETs
220 220

HOT
!
20 20
* Temperatures are measured under 85A electronic load on CPU Vcore in a 4+1phase power VRM

Driver MOSFET Traditional MOSFET

MOSFET Choke Hi-MOS Low-MOS Choke
Phase NB 82.5 70.8 127 132.4 104.7
Phase 1 115.3 89 193.6 171.6 132
Phase 2 118.6 91.9 177.1 154.0 134
Phase 3 124.6 100.1 216.4 193.5 143.7
Phase 4 118.5 92.9 207.3 166.1 144.4
Average 111.9 88.94 184.3 173.9 131.8
Temp 55% lower!! Temp 48% lower!!
 Driver MOSFETs

Better Power Efficiency

Driver-MOSFETs are able to achieve higher power transfer

and increased efficiency at higher switching frequencies
to satisfy the growing power requirements of today’s
processors
 Driver MOSFETs

The most advanced

component in the power VRM

Maintains ultra low operating temperature

Provides high OC and computing performance

Excellent energy-saving characteristics

Driver MOSFETs offer faster, smoother transfer of current while

maintaining stable voltage under heavy loading
 2x Copper PCB Design Benefits

Lower Better Power

Temperature Efficiency

2X Lower Lower EMI

Impedance

Better Better
Overclocking ESD Protection

All GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 3 series motherboards

enjoy the 2X copper PCB
High Quality Motherboards MUST HAVE

50,000 hr. Japanese

Solid Capacitors Longer Life time

Driver Mos Lower Temperature

Ferrite Core
Chokes Lower Power Loss

2oz Copper
PCB Lower Impedance

Durable™
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ 3 Motherboards lead
the industry for quality standards
 Extreme Cooling Solution

High performance sintered

copper heat pipe, designed for
ultra efficient thermal
conductivity

Heat-pipe design enables Large-Area heat sink rapidly

better conductivity away transfers heat from components
from heat source to enable effective heat removal
 DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support
(Hybrid EFI Technology)

Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS

platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+
HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both
worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility
that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.

GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers

BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS
ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless
recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.
In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive
booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a
single hard drive.
 Powerful Audio Technologies

• DOLBY Support
Delivers vivid surround sound for music, movies, and
games, using two to eight speakers or any set of
headphones

• ALC889 Codec
High-performance DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) with
108 dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality

• Blu-ray Support
Enables high quality Full Rate Lossless Audio for Content
Protected media
 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback

GIGABYTE strongly believes that in 2011, HD audio playback is a standard

specification, and as such, we have made Blu-ray audio playback a standard
for all of our motherboards.

All of GIGABYTE's 2011 motherboards feature higher capability audio solution

with 108dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback quality to deliver high-
performance, multi-channel HD audio. SNR is a comparison of the amount of
signal to the amount of noise such as hiss present in the signal (expressed in
Decibels). A higher SNR equals a better audio experience. For example,
108dB, is a high audio specification, as this means the audio signal is 108dB
higher than the level of the noise.
GIGABYTE 333 Technology
GIGABYTE 333 Technology
Featuring SuperSpeed USB3.0 from USB3.0 host
controller with superfast data transfer rate of up to
5 Gbps

Featuring high speed SATA3 6Gbps storage interface

from AMD SB950 with superfast 4x speed with RAID
0, 1, 5, 10 support

Featuring 3X USB Power Boost through a unique

hardware design for greater USB device compatibility
and stability
More USB 3.0 Leadership from the
No. 1 USB 3.0 Motherboard Brand
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
5 Gbps transfer rate from USB 3.0
host controller

10X FASTER
5 Gbps speed USB 3.0 offers 10x performance gain over USB 2.0

Instant Connect
Sync-N-Go technology to minimize user wait-time

Optimized Power Efficiency

No device polling and lower active and idle power requirements

USB 2.0 backwards compatibility

Devices interoperate with USB 2.0 platforms;
Hosts support legacy USB 2.0 devices
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Up to 5 Gbps transfer rates = No More Waiting!

With USB 3.0, transferring a 25GB HD movie is no longer a pain…

14 minutes drops to only 70 seconds!
 Unprecedented Connectivity with 4 USB 3.0 Ports

Supports 6 USB3.0 Ports

990FX
in rear I/O panel
PCIE Gen2 x1, 5Gb/s Chip PCIE Gen2 x1, 5Gb/s

USB 3.0 USB 3.0

controller controller

USB3.0 3
4
1 2

Additional USB 3.0 Pin Headers

provide 2 easy access front ports
 Up to 2x Faster than SATA 2,
Up to 4x faster with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
 SATA 3 - 6Gbps Support

Provides the latest AMD SB950 NATIVE high

speed SATA 6Gbps storage offering 6 ports with
superfast 4x speed with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support

SB950
10 x SATA 3 Ports for Superfast Data Access

Marvell Marvell AMD

SE9172 SE9172 SB950
Chip Chip chip

8 x SATA 3 ports
on board for
7 flexible internal
data storage
8 5
9 6 3 1
4
10 2

9 10

Power eSATA
eSATA 3 (6Gbps) port
 Better Performance with SATA 6Gbps
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 Test

350 332.5

300 126%
Faster!!
250 228

200 58%
Faster!!
147 144.1
150
SB950S SB950S
SATA2 ATA3 SATA2 ATA3
100
Sequential Read Sequential Write
SATA2 SATA3

SATA2 HDD: WD 2TB SATA2

SATA3 HDD: Micron 256G C300 SSD
 Better Performance With SATA 6Gbps
PC Mark Vantage 1.0.2.0 - HDD Test

36719
34000 5X Faster!!

26000

18000

10000 6269
SATA3
SATA2 SB950
2000
(Score) PC Mark Vantage (HDD Test)

SATA2 SATA3

SATA2 HDD: WD 2TB SATA2

SATA3 HDD: Micron 256G C300 SSD
 World Breaking SATA3 Performance!
3 SATA3 SSDs in RAID 0!
800
700 675.8698.9
638.2 100% 623.9
600 93% Faster! 571.9 176%
Faster! Faster!
500 83%
442 153%
Faster! Faster!
400 349.6 95%
Faster!
300 226.3
200
(MB/Sec)

Sequential Read Sequential Write

SSDx1 SSDx2 SSDx3 SSDx4
SATA3 SSD HDD:
Micron 256G C300 by CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 test
 Turbo XHD

Automatically Detects 2 new SATA3 HDDs

Boosts HDD Performance by up to 4X

 Turbo XHD
No RAID setup required

Step 1:
Automatically
detects the 2 Served
new SATA 3 by SB950

HDD during boot up

Step 2:
Select ‘Yes’ when power on to
continue with automatic
RAID configuration
 Turbo XHD
Compared with setting RAID 0 up manually…

Turbo XHD- Full Automatic RAID 0 Manual RAID 0

Just hit the “Y” to make things easy!

 Turbo XHD
Turbo XHD significantly boosts HDD performance!

700 691.5
8.4X
600
Better!
500
400
1X
300 Better!
200 148.9
100 73.6
Normal Turbo XHD Turbo XHD
0
(MB/s)
HD Tune Pro (ave transfer rate)
SATA2 HDD*1 SATA2 HDD*2(RAID0) SATA3 SSD*2(RAID0)

Turbo XHD RAID 0 Mode by SATA2 HDD 160G x2/ SATA3 SSD 256G x2 vs
SATA2 HDD 160G x1 normal mode
Utmost Compatibility with
3x USB Power Boost
 3x USB Power Boost
Offers USB devices Enough Power

Featuring 3x normal USB power

through a unique hardware design

USB port power delivery comparison

Better!

Better!

Standard
Standard
• Each USB port has its own dedicated power fuse
• Prevents unwanted USB port failure
• Safe guards important data during transfer
 3x USB Power Boost
Up to 4x Lower Resistance from dedicated USB port fuses!

Better Performance! Better Compatibility!

Each USB port protected by Lower resistance fuses
dedicated fuse (up to 4x lower)
to ensure lower voltage drop!

USB 3.0 USB 3.0 AMD

Chip Chip SB950
Chipset

USB3.0
 3x USB Power Boost
3X Power Boost for all USB ports
through unique hardware design

Better protection via dedicated fuse on each port

More stable, less power spikes

Better USB device compatibility

Supports more USB devices through a USB hub

Support power hungry USB devices

No longer require 2 USB cables for USB external
DVD-RW, HDD that consumes lots of power

Before Now Better!

Needs 2 USB ports 1 USB port is !
to provide power enough!
 GIGABYTE ON/OFF Charge

Delivers the best recharging capabilities for

iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

• Enables FAST Charge for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch devices

• GIGABYTE 3X USB power provides sufficient charging power
• Supports charging in working state, standby, and power off mode
Charge Your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Anytime

• Supports high speed iPhone/iPad/iPod

Touch charging from any USB port
• Charge when your PC is turned off
• Shortens the charging time by up to 40%!
 On/Off Charge Comparison

Traditional Motherboards Motherboards with On/Off Charge

WIN !
Slow Fast
Charge Charge

System On System On

WIN !
Fast
NO Charging Charge

System Off System Off

 Great I/O Connectivity
Total of 2 eSATA ports and 10 USB ports in rear I/O panel

10 USB ports (USB 3.0 x2+USB2.0 x8)+ Power eSATA x2

GIGABYTE Cloud OC
World’s 1st Internet-based Overclocking Tool

Cloud OC
User Interface

GIGABYTE Motherboards
Online devices

Overclocking without boundaries

 Cloud OC: Features and Benefits

What is Cloud OC :
Cloud OC allows users to ‘Remotely’ control
their PC via ANY device with a web browser
Users can use either Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth or
any other protocol to establish an internet
connection or PAN (personal area network)
link to the motherboard.

The benefits of Cloud OC :

1. Able to monitor system hardware status
while running benchmarks in full screen
mode
2.Real-time OC on the fly, even mid
benchmark!
3. Remotely control system power states:
shut down, restart, suspend, and hibernate
GIGABYTE AutoGreen
 GIGABYTE AutoGreen
Effortless power saving

Configure your
Bluetooth cell phone

To enable AutoGreen function, simply pair your Bluetooth Enabled

mobile device with Bluetooth dongle using the AutoGreen user interface
GIGABYTE AutoGreen
Effortless power saving

Step away from your computer

with your Bluetooth device, and
AutoGreen will automatically put
your PC into power savings mode

As soon as your Bluetooth device

is within range again, AutoGreen
will automatically wake your PC
 990FXA-UD5 Key Features 1

8+2 power phase with Ultra Durable 3

design for AM3+ 8core CPU support

Supports new 32nm FX™ series

processors with socket AM3+

4 USB3.0 ports with superfast transfer

rates of up to 5 Gbps

2 Power eSATA ports for enhanced

storage flexibility

5 PCIe 2.0 graphic interfaces support

both 3 way ATI CrossFireX & 3 way
NVIDIA SLI technology

2 1394a ports for expanding function

usage (1 onboard, 1 on rear)
990FXA-UD5 Key Features 2

Precision OV provides more precise

voltage control for CPU, Chipset and
memory

Support for dual channel DDR3 memory

10 SATA3 6Gb/s ports with RAID (8

onboard, 2 on rear as eSATA)

Integrated 108dB SNR ALC889 8-ch HD

audio CODEC for high quality Blu-ray
contents playback

GIGABYTE Patented DualBIOS™

Technology with booting support for
3TB+ (terabytes) hard drives
 990FXA-UD5 Specification
Processor
AMD FX™ series processors
with socket AM3+
Chipset
AMD 990FX+SB950 Chipset
2 x ETron USB 3.0 controller
2 x Marvell SE9172 SATA 3 controller
T.I IEEE 1394 controller
RTL8111E GbE LAN controller
8 Channel ALC889 Audio controller
Memory
Supports 2 Channel DDR3 with 4 DIMM slots
Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slots (@x16,x16)
3 x PCI Express x16 slots (@x8,x4,x4)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
1 x PCI slot
Form Factor
ATX (305x244mm)
Internal I/O Connectors
6 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors
(RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 by SB950)
2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors
(RAID 0, 1 by SE9172)
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors (supports 2 ports by
ETRON)
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (supports 6 ports by
SB950)
1 x S/PDIF Out header
Rear I/O Connectors
2 x eSATA connectors
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x GbE LAN port
1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
6 x audio jacks