GIGABYTE GA-990FX-Gaming AM3+ Motherboard with M.2 Connectivity Slips In

An article showing up on OC3D reveals the details on Gigabyte’s new AM3+ motherboard.

The motherboard sports new features that’s not normally found on the  AM3+ platform, features such as USB 3.1, an M.2 slot and an upgraded onboard audio. The M.2 slot uses PCI-e 2.0 lanes instead of 3.0 on Intel’s Skylake platform. PCIe 2.0 will still offer an improvement when compared to to SATA III SSDs. The PCIe lanes also supports Gigabyte’s new PCIe Metal Shielding.

Specification:

•  Supports AMD AM3+/ AM3 Processor
•  Dual Channel DDR3, 4 DIMMs
•  Fast USB 3.1 with USB Type-C – The World’s Next Universal Connector
•  PCIe Gen2 x4 M.2 Connectors with up to 20Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe & SATA SSD support)
•  2-Way Graphics Support with Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slots
•  115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier
•  Killer E2200 series Gaming Networks
•  High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with Ambient LED Trace Path Lighting
•  USB DAC-UP ports
•  APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities
•  GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology

Source: OC3D