CPU • Supports Intel® i5 / i7 based processors in LGA1156 package. Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. |
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Chipset
• Intel® P55 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec. - 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s. - PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC. - ACPI 2.0 compliant. - Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10. - Integrated AHCI controller. |
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Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2000*/2133* (OC) DRAM, 16GB Max - Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size - Supports Dual channel mode
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Slots • 2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots - If two graphics cards are installed at PCI_E2 & PCI_E4 slots, these two PCIE x16 lanes will auto arrange from x16/ x0 to x8/ x8 - supports ATI® Crossfire™ & NVIDIA SLI • 1 PCI Express gen2 x4 slot • 2 PCI Express gen2 x1 slots • 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface |
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On-Board IDE/SATA
• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron® 363. - Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes. - Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.
• SATAII controller integrated in Intel P55/JMicron® 363 chipset - Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed. - Supports six SATAII ports by P55 - Supports one SATAII port by JMicron 363. - Supports one eSATA / USB combo port by JMicron 363. - Supports AHCI controller with AHCI / SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by P55. MSI Reminds You... • The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk. | |
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Audio • Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC889 - Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing - Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec - Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec |
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LAN • Supports two PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111DL. |
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IEEE1394 / FireWire• VIA® VT6315N chipset- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1) - Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps. |
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Internal I/O Connectors - ATX 24-Pin power connector - 8-pin ATX 12V power connector - CPU / System x 3 FAN connectors - CD-in connector - Front panel audio connector - Front panel connector - 1 x chasis intrusion connector - 3 x USB 2.0 connectors - 7 x Serial ATAII connectors - 1 x ATA133 connector - 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port - 1 x Power Button - 1 x Clear CMOS jumper - 1 x SPDIF-out connector - 1 x TPM module connector - 1 x OC Genie Button - 2 x Base Clock Control Buttons MSI Reminds You... • The floppy disk cable will be optional. | |
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Back Panel I/O Ports - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x eSATA / USB Combo port - 1 x IEEE1394 port - 7 x USB 2.0 ports - 2 x RJ45 LAN Jacks - 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack - 1 x Optical SPDIF-out - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF-out |
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BIOS • The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically. • The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications. |
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Dimension • 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor Mounting • 9 mounting holes. |