Description
🛠️ Gigabyte B360 HD3 Motherboard (Intel B360)
🧠 Platform & CPU Support
Chipset: Intel B360 Express — mainstream 300‑series chipset from Intel.
CPU Socket: LGA1151 (Socket H4) — for Intel 8th & 9th Gen CPUs (Core i3/ i5/ i7, Pentium, Celeron).
✔ Supports both 8th Gen (Coffee Lake) and 9th Gen Intel processors.
❗ Note: It does not support newer CPU families (10th Gen and later) — only 8th/9th Gen CPUs that fit the LGA1151‑300 platform.
💾 Memory (RAM)
Memory Type: DDR4 only (Standard desktop memory).
DIMM Slots: 4 × DDR4 slots — Dual‑channel architecture.
Max Capacity: Up to 64 GB total.
Supported Speeds: DDR4‑2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz (depends on CPU and settings).
❗ DDR3 RAM (like older 2 GB/4 GB DDR3 sticks) will not work — the board only accepts DDR4 modules.
📦 Expansion & Storage
PCIe Slots:
• 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16 (full speed for a GPU)
• 1 × PCIe 3.0 ×16 (x4 mode)
• 4 × PCIe 3.0 ×1 slots
Storage:
• 2 × M.2 slots supporting PCIe / SATA SSDs
• 6 × SATA 6 Gb/s ports for drives/SSDs
Multi‑GPU Support: AMD CrossFire™ supported (2‑way etc.).
📺 Graphics & I/O
Integrated Graphics Outputs: Supported when CPU has integrated graphics:
• VGA (D‑Sub), DVI‑D, HDMI (up to 4K)
USB: USB 3.1 Gen2 Type‑A, multiple USB 3.1 Gen1 and USB 2.0 ports.
LAN: Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek).
Audio: Realtek ALC892 7.1‑channel.
📌 Compatibility Summary
Feature Specification
Socket LGA1151 (Intel 8th & 9th Gen)
Chipset Intel B360 Express
Memory Type DDR4 only
DIMM Slots 4 × DDR4
Max RAM 64 GB
PCIe Slots x16 + additional PCIe slots
Storage 2 × M.2 + 6 × SATA 6 Gb/s
LAN Gigabit Ethernet