The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Z68 motherboard supports the latest Sandy Bridge processors as well as the upcoming 22nm Ivy Bridge. The G1.Sniper2 Z68 motherboard is also first to support PCIE3 since Ivy Bridge brings native PCI-E 3.0 support to the Intel platform. For network gaming performance, the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 2 Z68 motherboard is equipped with a Bigfoot Networks Killer e2100 NPU helps offload network traffic from the CPU, freeing it up to perform other computing tasks. For crystal clear audio performance, there is an onboard Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Digital Audio Processor (20K2) with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity and EAX AHD 5.0 Technologies.