MSI 970 GAMING Socket AM3+ 7.1-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard CPU Supports AMDFXTM/ Phenom II/ Athlon II & Sempron processors for the AM3/ AM3+ socket Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only Hyper Transport Bus Hyper Transport 3.0 supporting speed up to 4.8GT/s Chipset AMD 970 & SB950 Chipset Main Memory 4 x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB Supports DDR3 2133 (OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz Dual channel memory architecture Slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 16 slots PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x 16 speed PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x 8 speed 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 slots 2 x PCI slots Multi-GPU Supports 2-Way AMD Cross Fire Technology* Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology* Supports Windows 7 & Windows 8/ 8.1 On-Board SATA AMD SB950 Chipset 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5 & RAID 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) AMD SB950 Chipset 14x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports (8 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors) VIA VL806 Chipset 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector)* These USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports do not support M-Flash recovery function Audio Realtek ALC1150 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output LAN Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller* 1 x LAN port on the backpanel The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7 & Windows 8/8.1 currently. The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor. Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connector 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors 2 x 3-pin system fan connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x System panel connectors 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Serial port connector 1 x S/PDIF-Out connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x Slow mode booting switch Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports 1 x Optical S/PDIF-Out connector 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 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