Supports AMD Socket FM2+/FM2 A-Series/ Athlon™ Processors Supports XMP/AMP DDR3 Memory 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 + 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s Audio Boost: Reward Your Ears with True Quality Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag Military Class 4: finest top quality & Stability Military Class Essentials: Total Protection for Military Class Motherboards OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System PCI Express Gen 3: World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 Motherboard Brand Multi-GPU: AMD Cross Fire Support Sound Blaster Cinema: Realistic Surround Sound Experience Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices Smart Fan Control: Optimize All Fan Speed As You Wish Command Center: Control & Customize Your PC Settings Fast Boot: Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds Specifications CPU AMD Socket FM2+/ FM2 A-Series/ Athlon™ Processors * Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. Chipset AMD A88X Chipset Main Memory 4 x DDR3 memory slots support up to 64GB Supports DDR3 1333/ 1600/ 1866/ 2133/ 2400 (OC) MHz Dual channel memory architecture Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * For the support status of AMP/XMP memory modules, please take MSI’s Memory Support list as reference. Slots 2 x PCIe x 16 slots PCI_E1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x 16 speed* PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x 8 speed* 2 x PCIe 2.0 x 1 slots * Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0 Graphics 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200 @60 Hz, 24bpp 1 x DVI-D port, supporting the maximum resolutions of 2560x 1600@60 Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz, 24bpp 1 x HDMI port, supporting the maximum resolutions of 4096x 2160@24 Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x 2160@30 Hz, 36bpp*/1920x 1200@120 Hz, 36bpp & 1920x 1200@60 Hz, 36bpp 1 x Display Port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24HZ, 24bpp** ** The Display Port does not support " Hot-plug". On-Board SATA AMD A88X Chipset 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5 & RAID 10 USB (Universal Serial Bus) AMD A88X 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) connectors) 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors) VIA VL806 Chipset 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports on the back panel* * 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 currently. The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor. Internal I/O Connectors 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 8 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 (supports additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports) 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 2 x 4-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 Clear CMOS jumper 1 x OC Genie button 1 x Power button 1 x Reset button 1 x OC Genie mode switch 1 x Slow mode booting switch Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports 1 x VGA port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x Display Port 1 x Optical S/PDIF-Out connector 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x OFC audio jackss * This platform supports dual-display function (HDMI+VGA, HDMI+DVI, VGA+DVI) & triple-display function (HDMI+VGA+DVI) Dimension 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) Micro-ATX Form Factor 6 mounting holes