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CPU 

• Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150

Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel^® Z97 Express Chipset

Main Memory

• Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) MHz DRAM, 32GB Max
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
• 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz/ 2560x1600@60 Hz

• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@24Hz/ 2560x1600@60Hz/ 3840x2160@60Hz/1920x1200@60Hz

Multi-GPU Support

• Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire Technology*
• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI Technology

* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1.

On-Board SATA

• Intel Z97 Express Chipset
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
• 1 x 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****

• ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset
• - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~8)

* The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with 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

USB

• Intel Z97 Express Chipset
• 4 x USB 3.0 ports available through the internal USB connectors
• 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors*)

• ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset
• 6 x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

• ASMedia ASM1142 chipset
• 2 x USB 3.1 ports on the back panel

* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.
 

Audio

• Realtek^® ALC1150 Codec
• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

• CMedia CM6631A (for JAUD1)
• USB 2.0 High speed audio

LAN

• 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*

* The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1 currently. The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor.

Wireless LAN

• Killer Wireless 1525 module.
• Supports 2x2 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with advanced features
• Supports 20/40MHz at 2.4GHz and 20/ 40/ 80MHz at 5GHz

 
Bluetooth

• Killer Wireless 1525 module.
• Supports Bluetooth v4.1

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin AT x main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin AT x 12V power connector
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x M.2 port
• 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.0 ports)
• 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
• 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1 x TPM module connector
• 1 x Front panel audio connector
• 1 x Direct audio power connector
• 2 x System panel connectors
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 9 x V-Check connectors
• 1 x Power button
• 1 x Reset button
• 1 x OC Genie button
• 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
• 1 x Slow mode booting jumper
• 1 x Audio power switch
• 1 x Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module connector
• 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 6 x USB 3.0 ports
• 2 x USB 3.1 ports
• 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF-Out connector
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 6 x OFC audio jacks

BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. 

Dimension

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.