Gigabyte H370 HD3, Intel H370 motherboard - socket 1151 [H370 HD3]

 The new features compared to the direct predecessor include, for example, the native support of up to four USB 3.1 and 3.0 ports for the first time, so that no additional chips need to be used. In addition, Intel Optane, SATA RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) and up to two of the extremely fast PCIe M.2 SSDs are supported.

The features of the Gigabyte H370 HD3 at a glance:
2x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x4) & 3x PCIe x1
1x USB 3.1 Type A & 1x USB 3.0 Type C
Total 7x USB 3.0 & 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
2x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / x2) / 6x SATA 6G
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2.666 MHz
RGB LED header for control via RGB Fusion
The Gigabyte H370 HD3 in detail
The Gigabyte H370 HD3 ATX motherboard for the Intel Core processors of the 8000 series has a total of two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other is connected with four data lines. The board supports AMD's CrossFire technology and offers the option of installing multiple graphics cards. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the board also has four PCIe x1 slots and one M.2 slot for an Intel CNVi WLAN module.

Up to 64 GB RAM can be operated in the four DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM in fast dual-channel mode. RAM modules up to a 6666 MHz memory clock are supported by the Coffee Lake CPUs. Furthermore, the motherboard offers an M.2 slot, which is connected to the chipset via four PCIe 3.0 lanes and support the extremely fast NVMe SSDs. The NVMe protocol allows a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs! Another M.2 slot is connected via PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA. Six SATA 6G ports also allow you to connect to conventional drives such as SSDs, HDDs and optical drives.

The Gigabyte H370 HD3 has a particularly thin and double-sided plug-in USB 3.0 Type C port and a USB 3.1 Type A port on the I / O panel. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps! Four USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect additional peripherals. A LAN socket for the Intel i219V LAN chip and audio outputs for the Realtek ALC887 audio codec are also located on the I / O panel. The external connection repertoire is rounded off by an HDMI, DVI-D and D-Sub connection for image reproduction via the integrated graphics unit of the processor.

Internally, the mainboard can be equipped with one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 headers, one S / PDIF Out, one Clear CMOS and one TPM header, as well as a serial and parallel port connector and a Thunderbolt add-on. come up with a card connector. In addition to a 4-pin header for CPU cooler, the board provides three 4-pin headers for case fans. The special features of the Gigabyte H370 HD3 include the RGB header for controlling via RGB Fusion.

Technical details:
Format:
ATX
chipset:
Intel H370
Base:
1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th-generation CPUs ("Coffee Lake"))
R.A.M:
4x DDR4 (Coffee Lake: DDR4-2.666, 64GB max)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1x PCIe 3.0x16
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
4x PCIe x1
1x M.2 for an Intel CNVi wireless module
Internal connections:
6x SATA 6G
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280)
2x USB 3.0 (one header)
4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
1x 4-pin CPU cooler header
3x 4-pin fan headers
1x RGB header
1x front panel header
1x front panel audio header
1x serial port connector
1x parallel port connector
1x Thunderbolt add-on card connector
1x S / PDIF-out header
1x clear CMOS jumper
1x TPM header
External connections:
1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
1x USB 3.1 (Type A)
1x USB 3.0 (Type C)
4x USB 3.0 (Type A)
2x USB 2.0
1x HDMI
1x DVI-D
1x D-sub (VGA)
1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
6x audio (Realtek ALC887 codec)
Power supply:
1x 24 pin ATX
1x 8-pin ATX 12V
1x 6-pin PCIe connector