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*ELITE / Gaming 3
*ELITE / Gaming 3
''(In order of best to worst).''
''(In order of best to worst).''
*For motherboards like the <u>B450 AORUS M</u>, the ''''M'''<nowiki/>' just denotes that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
*For motherboards like the <u>B450 AORUS M</u>, the ''''M'''<nowiki/>' just denotes that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board, it is a tier lower than the Elite line.
==Non-Aorus Motherboards==
Gigabyte uses a special naming system for their other motherboards, it consists of three parts separated by ''hyphens (-).'' For example the <u>GA-B550M-DS3H</u>.


== UD Motherboards ==
The UD (Ultra Durable) line of boards are named in 2 parts: First is the chipset and form factor, and the second is the suffix.


The <u>first part</u>, '''GA''', simply denotes that the motherboard is manufactured by Gigabyte
The first part denotes the chipset, and an '''M''' indicates that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] form factor, while an '''I or N''' indicates that it is '''[[Mini ITX]]'''


The <u>second part</u> indicates the chipset that the motherboard uses, in this case AMD '''B550'''
The second part is an elaborate albeit somewhat confusing designation of features on-board. The following list shows the explanation of the suffixes:
{| class="wikitable"
!Suffix
!Break Up
!Explanation
|-
| colspan="1" |S
| colspan="1" |S
| colspan="1" |Standard PCIe 3.0 - One x1 slot
|-
| colspan="1" |S2
| colspan="1" |S2
| colspan="1" |Standard PCIe 3.0 - Two x1 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |H
| colspan="1" |H
| colspan="1" |S2 + HDMI port
|-
| colspan="1" |S2H
| colspan="1" |S2
2H
| colspan="1" |S2 = Two x1 slots
2 extra display ports (HDMI + VGA + DVI-D)
|-
| colspan="1" |S2PH
| colspan="1" |S2
2P


The <u>third part</u> denotes the feature set of the motherboard (See below)
H
===1<sup>st</sup> segment abbreviations:===
| colspan="1" |S2 = Two x1 slots
*If ''''M'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
2P = 2x PCI
*If ''''I'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Mini ITX|'''Mini ITX''']] board.
 
===2<sup>nd</sup> segment abbreviations (Unused on recent boards):===
H = HDMI and VGA
*'''E''' - (Dynamic Energy Saver) - Energy saving features
|-
*'''T''' - Only DDR3 SDRAM support
| colspan="1" |S2V
*'''C''' - Both DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM support
| colspan="1" |S
*No '''T''' or '''C''' abbreviations mean that the motherboard only has DDR2 SDRAM support.
2V
===3<sup>rd</sup> segment abbreviations:===
| colspan="1" |S = One x1 slot
*'''D''' ('''D'''urability) - Indicates that the motherboard uses only solid state capacitors.
2V = DVI-D
*'''UD''' ('''U'''ltra '''D'''urable 3) - Introduces 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
|-
*'''USB3''' – Indicates that the motherboard features Ultra Durable 3 and '''USB 3.0''' support
| colspan="1" |DS2
*'''S2''' ('''S'''mart, '''S'''afe) - Various features such as Q-Flash BIOS etc.
| colspan="1" |DS2
*'''S3''' ('''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but includes overclocking features.
| colspan="1" |DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
*'''S4''' ('''S'''ilent Pipe, '''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but uses heat pipe cooling.
|-
*'''S5''' (CrossFire, '''S'''ilent Pipe, '''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but with CrossFire support.
| colspan="1" |DS2V
*'''Q6''' ('''Q'''uad BIOS, '''Q'''uad Cooling, '''Q'''uad E-SATA2, '''Q'''uad Triple Phase, '''Q'''uad-Core Optimized, '''Q'''uad DDR2 Slots) - Indicates quad-core optimization.
| colspan="1" |DS
===4<sup>th</sup> segment abbreviations:===
2V
*'''R''' - 2 extra SATAII ports and possibly RAID support. May have FireWire port. May not have ATI CrossFire support. (i.e; <u>GA-P35-DS3R</u>)
| colspan="1" |DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
*'''G''' - Solid capacitors for the CPU Volt Regulator Module.
2V = DVI-D
*'''H''' - HDMI port.
|-
*'''L''' - Probably "Lite". Fewer SATAII ports. No RAID support. No FireWire ports. No ATI CrossFire support. Heatsink cooling. (i.e <u>GA-P35-DS3L</u>). It could also indicate Gigabit LAN (as in <u>GA-G31M-S2L</u>, versus <u>GA-G31M-S2C</u> which has support for 10/100Mbps Ethernet).
| colspan="1" |D2V
*'''P''' - Silent Pipe, RAID, Extra PCI Express slots, extra SATAII ports. (i.e; <u>GA-EP45-DS3P</u>)
| colspan="1" |D2
2V
| colspan="1" |D2= Two x1 slots
2V = DVI-D
|-
| colspan="1" |D3
| colspan="1" |D3
| colspan="1" |Minimum 3 PCI in any combination
|-
| colspan="1" |D3P
| colspan="1" |D3
P
| colspan="1" |D3 = 3 PCI
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)
|-
| colspan="1" |DS3H
| colspan="1" |DS3
H
| colspan="1" |DS3 = Two x16 slots
H = HDMI
|-
| colspan="1" |D3H
| colspan="1" |D3
H
| colspan="1" |D3 = 3 PCI
H = HDMI
|-
| colspan="1" |HD2
| colspan="1" |HD2
| colspan="1" |Any combination of 3 PCI + no M.2 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |HD3
| colspan="1" |HD3
| colspan="1" |Any combination of 3 PCI + M.2 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |HD3P
| colspan="1" |HD3
P
| colspan="1" |HD3 = 3 PCI + M.2 slots
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)
|-
| colspan="1" |D3V
| colspan="1" |D3
V
| colspan="1" |D3 = Minimum 3 PCI
V = DVI-D
|}
For example, <u>B550M DS3H</u>. First part denotes that it has a '''B550''' chipset, and is a '''Micro ATX''' form factor. The second part; '''DS3H''' breaks down into '''DS3 = Two x16 slots''' and '''H = HDMI'''
 
== Sources ==
https://nomoreviews.com/gigabyte-motherboard/
 
https://www.gigabyte.com

Revision as of 13:28, 21 August 2021

Aorus Motherboards[edit | edit source]

Gigabyte uses a tier system of naming for their Aorus line of boards, they are placed after the chipset code and 'Aorus'. For example the X570 AORUS MASTER. They are:

  • XTREME / Gaming 9
  • MASTER / Gaming 7
  • ULTRA / Gaming 5
  • PRO / Ultra Gaming
  • ELITE / Gaming 3

(In order of best to worst).

  • For motherboards like the B450 AORUS M, the 'M' just denotes that it is a Micro ATX board, it is a tier lower than the Elite line.

UD Motherboards[edit | edit source]

The UD (Ultra Durable) line of boards are named in 2 parts: First is the chipset and form factor, and the second is the suffix.

The first part denotes the chipset, and an M indicates that it is a Micro ATX form factor, while an I or N indicates that it is Mini ITX

The second part is an elaborate albeit somewhat confusing designation of features on-board. The following list shows the explanation of the suffixes:

Suffix Break Up Explanation
S S Standard PCIe 3.0 - One x1 slot
S2 S2 Standard PCIe 3.0 - Two x1 slots
H H S2 + HDMI port
S2H S2

2H

S2 = Two x1 slots

2 extra display ports (HDMI + VGA + DVI-D)

S2PH S2

2P

H

S2 = Two x1 slots

2P = 2x PCI

H = HDMI and VGA

S2V S

2V

S = One x1 slot

2V = DVI-D

DS2 DS2 DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
DS2V DS

2V

DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots

2V = DVI-D

D2V D2

2V

D2= Two x1 slots

2V = DVI-D

D3 D3 Minimum 3 PCI in any combination
D3P D3

P

D3 = 3 PCI

P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)

DS3H DS3

H

DS3 = Two x16 slots

H = HDMI

D3H D3

H

D3 = 3 PCI

H = HDMI

HD2 HD2 Any combination of 3 PCI + no M.2 slots
HD3 HD3 Any combination of 3 PCI + M.2 slots
HD3P HD3

P

HD3 = 3 PCI + M.2 slots

P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)

D3V D3

V

D3 = Minimum 3 PCI

V = DVI-D

For example, B550M DS3H. First part denotes that it has a B550 chipset, and is a Micro ATX form factor. The second part; DS3H breaks down into DS3 = Two x16 slots and H = HDMI

Sources[edit | edit source]

https://nomoreviews.com/gigabyte-motherboard/

https://www.gigabyte.com

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

High Definition Multimedia Interface

Video Graphics Array

Digital Visual Interface

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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