Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
(Some Intel® Core™ processors require a graphic card, please refer "CPU support List" for more information.)
Chipset
Intel® H61 Express Chipset
Memory
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
* Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor:
1 x D-Sub port
Audio
Realtek audio codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1 x Atheros GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI slots
Storage Interface Chipset:
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
USB Chipset:
Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 x CPU fan header
2 x system fan headers
1 x power fan header
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x serial port
1 x D-Sub port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8728 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS
2 x 32 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Cloud OC
Support for 3TB+ Unlock
Support for TouchBIOS
Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/Vista/XP
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm
Remark
Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

Model
Brand
MSI
Model
H61M-P31/W8

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1155
CPU Type
Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1155)

Chipsets
Chipset
Intel H61

Memory
Number of Memory Slots
2×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express x1
1 x PCI Express x1

Storage Devices
SATA 3Gb/s
4 x SATA 3Gb/s

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC887
Audio Channels
8 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
2
Video Ports
D-Sub + DVI
USB 1.1/2.0
6 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports
3 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
4 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors
ATX 24-Pin power connector
4-pin ATX 12V power connector
CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
Front panel audio connector
Front panel connector
1 x chasis intrusion connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Serial port connector
1 x Parallel port connector

Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
8.9" x 6.81"
Power Pin
24 Pin

Features
Features
OC Genie II: Auto OC to boost performance in 1 sec

ClickBIOS Concept: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface

Support VGA & DVI-D output

IGP Supports DirectX 11, Shader Model 5.0, OCL 1.1 and OpenGL 3.1

*The DirectX 11 effect is only supported with the 3rd Gen Intel processors for LGA 1155 socket

Intel H61
VIA VT1708B
Realtek RTL8111E network
Core i7/Core i5/Core i3
LGA 1155
CPU TDP(Thermal Design Power) 95 watt max
2×DDR3 DIMM
8GB
DDR3 1333/1066MHz
PCI-E x1 PCI-E X16
1×PCI-E X1
2×PCI
4×SATA II
I/O
USB 8×USB2.
HDMI 1×HDMI
1×VGA
1×DVI
PS/2
1×RJ45
Micro ATX
24.4×21.0cm