Description

The ASRock A960GC-GS FX micro ATX motherboard. Compatible with both AM2+ and AM3+ CPU’s and DDR2 and DDR3 memory (dependent on the CPU). Packed with ASRock Xfast and OC features. With onboard graphics.

Key Features:

CPU
Support for Socket AM3+ processors
Support for Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
Support for Socket AM2+ / AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon X2 Dual-Core / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
Supports 8-Core CPU
Supports AMD OverDrive with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration)
Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset
Northbridge: AMD 760G
Southbridge: AMD SB710

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3/DDR2 Memory Technology*
2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots**
Supports DDR3 1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB***
2 x DDR2 DIMM Slots****
Supports DDR2 1066*****/800/667/533 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 8GB***

*DDR3 and DDR2 are supported separately.

**DDR3 memory is only supported by installing AM3/AM3+ CPU.

***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

****DDR2 memory is only supported by installing AM2/AM2+/AM3 CPU.

*****Support with AM3 / AM2+ CPU.

BIOS
16Mb AMI legal BIOS
Supports “Plug and Play”
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage multi-adjustment

Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon 3000 graphics
DX10 class iGPU, Pixel Shader 4.0
Max. shared memory 512MB
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2048×1536 @ 60Hz

Audio
5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Realtek RTL8111G
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports LAN Cable Detection
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
2 x PCI Slots

Storage
6 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector
1 x ATA133 IDE Connector (Supports 2 x IDE devices)
1 x Floppy Connector
1 x IR Header
1 x Print Port Header
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector
1 x CD In Header
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x SPDIF Out Connector
3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 x Serial Port: COM1
1 x D-Sub Port
4 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
HD Audio Jack: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature
ASRock OC Tuner
ASRock Intelligent Energy Saver
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock OC DNA
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast USB
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock X-Boost
Hybrid Booster:
CPU Frequency Stepless Control
ASRock U-COP
Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
ASRock AM2 Boost: ASRock Patented Technology to boost memory performance up to 12.5%

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables

Hardware Monitor
CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
CPU Quiet Fan
CPU/Chassis/Power Fan multi-speed control
CASE OPEN detection
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor

OS
Microsoft Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit / XP / XP Media Center / XP 64-bit compliant

Certifications
FCC, CE, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)