CPU
- Supports 3rd Gen Intel Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1155 socket
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
 
Chipset
- Intel H77 Chipset
 
Main Memory
- Support four DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333/1600/1800*/2000*/2200*/2400* MHz(OC, 22nm CPU required) DRAM(32GB Max)
- Supports Dual-Channel mode, two DIMMs per channel

Slots
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 speed
- 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
- 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
- 3 x PCI slots
 
On-Board SATA
- SATAIII controller integrated in Intel H77 chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA1~2) by H77

- SATAII controller integrated in Intel H77 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAII ports (SATA3~6) by  H77

- RAID
- SATA1~6 support Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by Intel H77
 
USB 3.0
- 2 x USB 3.0 rear IO ports by Intel H77
- 1 x USB 3.0 onboard connector by Intel H77
 
Audio
- Chipset integrated by Realtek ALC887
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
 
LAN
- Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111E
 
Internal I/O Connectors
- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 4 FAN connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 4 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x TPM Module connector
- 1 x Front Panel Audio connector
- 1 x Front Panel connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Voice Genie connector (optional)
- 1 x MultiConnect Panel connector (optional)
 
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 3 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x HDMI port with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @60Hz
- 1 x VGA port with max. resolution up to 2048x1536 @75Hz

MSI Reminds You...
- This mainboard supports dual-display function by two onboard graphics output ports.
- To reach the 8-channel sound effect, the 7th and 8th channels must be outputted from front panel.

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.
 
Dimension
- 30.5cm(L) x 21.6cm(W) ATX Form Factor

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