Hi Same motherboard as posted earlier today via Amazon , this deal is with Ebuyer , BUT it is ** In Stock , unlike the Amazon deal which is not back in stock until the 23rd of April ** Same price , or cheaper if you use the 2 % quidco !!! making it around £53.89 Delivered.
Free delivery option
Plus 2 % Quidco....I've just ordered one this morning , payment has been processed !
Full Description of the features of the motherboard , cut and pasted below :-
Gigabyte Z97-D3H Socket LGA 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
CPU Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset
Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a 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 the size of the physical memory installed.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor:
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected]
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected]
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] or [email protected]
* Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
Realtek® ALC1150 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration in BIOS Setup to x4. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more information.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and the PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for AMD CrossFire technology
Storage Interface
Chipset:
1 x M.2 PCIe connector
(Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support)
1 x SATA Express connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
(M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.)
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
USB
Chipset:
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x M.2 PCIe connector
1 x SATA Express connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
3 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x serial port header
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
I/O Controller
iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
CPU/System overheating warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS
2 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
EZ Setup
Fast Boot
ON/OFF Charge
Smart TimeLock
Smart Recovery 2
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Smart Switch
Support for Xpress Install
Operating System Support for Windows 8.1/8/7
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm
Top comments
Just Wondering
19 Apr 163#8
I doudt it will work with a q6600 , that I believe would require a 775 board.
All comments (28)
robodan918
19 Apr 16#1
good for those who need something to run their ix-4xxx
bad for anyone who needs M.2 NVMe at full speed, thunderbolt, UCB 3.1, etc
Just Wondering to robodan918
19 Apr 16#2
sure but , that would cost a few pounds more , I do not yet have a M2 , but I do have SSD which is pretty much fast enough for me ,
sure but , that would cost a few pounds more , I do not yet have a M2 , but I do have SSD which is pretty much fast enough for me , which is the cheapest board you can find that supports those particular buyers who needs M.2 NVMe at full speed, thunderbolt, UCB 3.1, etc ?
Optimus_Toaster to robodan918
19 Apr 161#3
Someone that needs NVME, Thunderbolt and USB 3.1 won't have a budget of £55.
This is a great board for the price.
jh787
19 Apr 16#4
It says support for Intel Pentium.. Does that mean I can install a quad core Pentium processor (2.5ghz) ?
I thought the New processor sockets were different?
xela333 to jh787
19 Apr 16#5
Intel Pentium line has been going for 20 years, every generation has them.
Which cpu do you mean? There are no quad core Pentium processors that you can slot into a motherboard
moneybag to jh787
19 Apr 161#20
Pentium G3258, G3460 etc..
eggmanpete
19 Apr 16#6
Nvme SSDs are supported though... It has pcie3 4x to the M.2 slot
jh787
19 Apr 161#7
Q6600 I think
Just Wondering
19 Apr 163#8
I doudt it will work with a q6600 , that I believe would require a 775 board.
strange
19 Apr 161#9
£58.76 @ scan if you live near otherwise plus postage. in stock
Just Wondering to strange
19 Apr 16#11
Still a bit cheaper at ebuyer though plus free shipping ,but not bad if you need it today and can go and collect
Noclouds
19 Apr 16#10
Gigabyte are often good for things like a Thunderbolt header, etc, for those who want to add Thunderbolt at a later date but even though this is very much a budget-centric board that lacks quite a few features like a Thunderbolt header and USB 3.1 (at the time, I kept holding out for Gigabyte releasing a USB 3.1 revision, like ASUS and others were with some of their popular Z97 boards) and the bios not the most informative if you're looking to overclock, the features that it does have are mainly high quality versions, compared to some of the competition, few compromises or corners cut to meet its price, which is even better, now, at £55. Though being one of those middle child boards that got neglected by a lot of reviewers, it was particularly popular on the forums, often partnered with the G3258 and hitting some great overclocks, though latterly quad core became the mantra with gamers and even Tom's shifted over to i3 cpus in their budget gaming build challenges for i3's hyper threading for generally smoother game play in some games. The motherboard itself has remained a popular choice with system builders for quite a few years, now. I was tempted at one point but when I looked into retro fitting some of the features that I want, like a type A and type C USB 3.1 card, etc, the price with those features included has me holding off for something else, where I can keep the PCI-E slots free. Good board, though, especially if you can score a good deal on a Haswell i3/i5/i7, though such deals seem to be frustratingly few and far between, at the moment. Heat added for ebuyer having it in stock!
xela333
19 Apr 161#12
That's not a Pentium and it also a very old processor. You need to make sure that the socket, which this motherboard is 1150, matches the cpu, which the q6600 is 775. So well not work. You are not really going to be able to buy a new motherboard for that processor, they do not make them anymore. You need a second hand Intel socket 775 motherboard
Tyranicus66
19 Apr 161#13
You can also BSEL Mod the q6600 for a bit of extra speed / life even on a locked chip. Worth looking it up.
picked up the P-D3 about a year ago for a quid more. what's the difference between that and the M-D3H? Is it just size (this one is micro atx)?
Just Wondering to upset brown pant
19 Apr 16#18
I think the d3h has better VRM....
GoogleCab
19 Apr 161#19
Looks like it, 3+1 phase on the D3P versus the 4 phase power supply on the D3H model.
Freddy5150
19 Apr 161#21
Just a word of caution. There are major reliability issues with these boards specifically RAM slots. So, although they are nice and cheap, it may be better to go for something a little better if you don't want the hassle of having to RMA. Something like an Asus z97a for example.
Just Wondering to Freddy5150
19 Apr 16#22
Do you have a link for this information, as generally very good reviews on Amazon and Reevoo
miaomiaobaubau
19 Apr 16#23
I know, anyway if anyone can find any, Currys/pcword got the asus maximus VII ranger at the reduced price of £65 each. I got 2 3 weeks ago
Just Wondering
19 Apr 16#24
Wow a £145 mb for 65 ,do you have a receipt ?
Zzha
19 Apr 16#25
What is the difference between the "D3H and "HD3" versions? The latter was the one on sale at Amazon but is more expensive at ebuyer
Freddy5150
20 Apr 161#26
if you type gigabyte z97 into Amazon you will notice that quite a few varients of the Z97 Gigabyte boards (different model numbers and different prices) all appear to have 190 reviews each which are identical. They are not specific to the board in the post. You are reading reviews of the better/ more expensive boards. Plenty of info on the net about memory problems and never ending boot loops with this board if you are a regular on any of the forums. I understand that a beta Bios has been released in an attempt to try and address this problem but it appears that quite a few people are still suffering from random shut downs, cold start boot loops and dimm failures. It's cheap for a reason.
Just Wondering
20 Apr 161#27
Those reviews go back a couple of years ,do you have a link to the required fix for the beta BIOS ,as I can find nothing about this on Gigabytes site ,just a link to the news would be really helpful
miaomiaobaubau
20 Apr 16#28
Of course I do, it is not a £145 board anymore, history already but at £65 could not resist. It is end of line and I saw that dropping from the original price to £104 first ,then around £89 and now at least £64 if not even less if you find any. I was lucky to find it as the ticket was still showing £89 but once I had it scanned I could not resist and bought the last 2 during the sunday Logitech wheel bargain.
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Opening post
Free delivery option
Plus 2 % Quidco....I've just ordered one this morning , payment has been processed !
Full Description of the features of the motherboard , cut and pasted below :-
Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H Socket 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard Product Description
Gigabyte Z97-D3H Socket LGA 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
CPU Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package
L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset
Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a 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 the size of the physical memory installed.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor:
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected]
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected]
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] or [email protected]
* Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
Realtek® ALC1150 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration in BIOS Setup to x4. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Peripherals," for more information.)
2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and the PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI slots
Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for AMD CrossFire technology
Storage Interface
Chipset:
1 x M.2 PCIe connector
(Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support)
1 x SATA Express connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
(M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA3 4/5 connectors will become unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed.)
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
USB
Chipset:
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x M.2 PCIe connector
1 x SATA Express connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x CPU fan header
1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
3 x system fan headers
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x serial port header
1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
I/O Controller
iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
CPU/System overheating warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS
2 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
EZ Setup
Fast Boot
ON/OFF Charge
Smart TimeLock
Smart Recovery 2
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Smart Switch
Support for Xpress Install
Operating System Support for Windows 8.1/8/7
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm
Top comments
All comments (28)
bad for anyone who needs M.2 NVMe at full speed, thunderbolt, UCB 3.1, etc
sure but , that would cost a few pounds more , I do not yet have a M2 , but I do have SSD which is pretty much fast enough for me , which is the cheapest board you can find that supports those particular buyers who needs M.2 NVMe at full speed, thunderbolt, UCB 3.1, etc ?
This is a great board for the price.
I thought the New processor sockets were different?
Intel Pentium line has been going for 20 years, every generation has them.
Which cpu do you mean? There are no quad core Pentium processors that you can slot into a motherboard
That's not a Pentium and it also a very old processor. You need to make sure that the socket, which this motherboard is 1150, matches the cpu, which the q6600 is 775. So well not work. You are not really going to be able to buy a new motherboard for that processor, they do not make them anymore. You need a second hand Intel socket 775 motherboard
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=z97+sli
It's 8 years old and requires socket LGA775 so not this board.
http://ark.intel.com/products/29765/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-8M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB