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EVGA Z270 FTW – K (132-KS-E277)
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EVGA Glossary of Terms
AC – Alternating Current
ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AHCI – Advanced Host Controller Interface
APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
BCLK – Base Clock (or operating frequency of base system bus)
BIOS - Basic Input Output System
CMOS - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU – Central Processing Unit
DC – Direct Current
DDR - Double Data Rate
DIMM - Dual In-line Memory Module
DMI – Direct Memory Interface
DP – Display Port
DRAM - Dynamic random access memory
DVI – Digital Video Interface
E-LEET/E-LEET X – EVGA motherboard monitoring and tuning software
FIVR – Fully Integrated Voltage Regulator
GHz – Gigahertz
GPIO (Thunderbolt) – General Purpose Input/Output
GPU – Graphics Processing Unit
GUI – Graphical User Interface
HDD - Hard Disk Drive
HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HDR – High Dynamic Range (Lighting)
HPET - High Precision Event Timer
HT – Hyper-Threading
HSF - Heat Sink Fan