MSI Z97M GAMING - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 1
1-4 Getting Started
Motherboard Specifications
CPU
Support
Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel ® Core™ Processors, and
Intel ® Pentium ® and Celeron ® Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Memory
Support
4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
Supports DDR3 3200(OC)/ 3100(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/
2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/
1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
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Expansion
Slots
2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, supports x16, x8/ x8 modes
2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
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Onboard
Graphics
1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz/ 2560x1600@60Hz
1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096X2304@24Hz/ 2560X1600@60Hz/ 3840X2160@60Hz/
1920X1200@60Hz
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Multi-GPU
Support
Supports 2-Way AMD ® CrossFire TM Technology*
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA ® SLI TM Technology
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
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Storage Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
1x M.2 port*
M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module
M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10Gb/s speed**
M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10***
Supports Intel ® Smart Response Technology, Intel ® Rapid Start
Technology and Intel ® Smart Connect Technology****
2x ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset
2x eSATA 6Gb/s ports (back panel)
* The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST only supports PCIe M.2 SSD with UEFI ROM, does not support Legacy ROM.
*** M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
**** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
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USB Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
6x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
ASMedia ASM1042 chipset
2x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
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Audio Realtek ® ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
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