Gigabyte announced a new model based on Intel‘s Z68 chipset. Named GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD, this new motherboard come with few goodies which make this model very attractive for those who want performance in the first place. Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD has an ATX form factor, an Ultra Durable 3 design and has its mSATA slot occupied by a 20GB Intel 311 Series solid state drive. This SSD features single-level cell technology (SSD) and is made specifically to be used with the Smart Response Technology (SRT) available on the Z68. (SRT – users can speed up their system by ‘building’ a hybrid storage system out of an SSD (the 20GB mSATA drive) that will act as cache and a high-capacity HDD). Also, Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD has four DDR3-2133 memory slots, four SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, two PCI-Express x16 slots (SLI and CrossFireX are supported), four USB 3.0 ports (two on the backpanel, two via an onboard header), DualBIOS, Gigabit Ethernet, a FireWire port, 7.1 channel audio and a HDMI output. And, for those who want some hybrid graphic, Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD come with Virtu GPU virtualization software.
