MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition Socket LGA1151 HDMI Display Port 7.1-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard CPU: Supports 6th Gen Intel Core&trade i 3/i 5/i 7 processors, & Intel Pentium & Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151 Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. Chipset: Intel Z170 Chipset Main Memory 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB Supports DDR4 4000 (OC)-2DIMM/3866 (OC)-4DIMM/3600 (OC)/ 3200 (OC)/ 3000 (OC)/ 2800 (OC)/ 2600 (OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz Dual channel memory architecture Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs Slots 4 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 slots (support x 16/0/0/x 4, x 8/0/x 8/x 4 or x 8/x 4/x 4/x 4 modes) 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 1 slots Onboard Graphics 2 x HDMI ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz 1 x Display Port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x 2304@60 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz, 3840x 2160@60 Hz, 1920x 1200@60 Hz Multi-GPU Supports 4-Way AMD Cross Fire™ Technology Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Storage Intel Z170 Express Chipset 6x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* (SATA1~6) 2x M.2 ports Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 & SATA 6 Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card** 2x SATAe ports (PCIe 3.0 x 2)*** Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors ASMedia ASM1061 chipset 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (SATA7~8) M.2, SATA & SATAe ports maximum support 1x M.2 SSDs + 6x SATAs or 2x M.2 SSDs + 1x SATAe HDD + 2x SATA HDDs. The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately. SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA. RAID Intel Z170 Chipset Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 & RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID 0 & RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with UEFI BIOS USB (Universal Serial Bus) ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 (Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 10 Gbps) ports on the back panel Intel Z170 Express Chipset 7x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (Super Speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 1 internal port, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector) 7x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors) Audio Realtek ALC1150 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output LAN: 1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 6-pin ATX 12V power connector* 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 connector (supports additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 port 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x Front panel connectors 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x OC DASHBOARD connector 1 x GAME BOOST button 1 x Power button 1 x Reset button 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button 1 x HOTKEY switch 1 x PCIe Cease Fire switch 1 x Multi-BIOS switch 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED Provides additional power to PCIe x 16 slots Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports 1 x HOTKEY port 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ port 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x HDMI ports 1 x Display Port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 ports 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector 5 x OFC audio jacks BIOS The motherboard BIOS provides " Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices & 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