MSI 990FXA User Guide - Page 12

Processor Support, HyperTransport, Memory Support, IEEE 1394, USB 3.0

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Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ AMD® PhenomTM II X6/ X4/ X3/ X2, AthlonTM II X4/ X3/ X2 and SempronTM processor in the AM3+ package. (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/service/cpusupport/) HyperTransport ■ HyperTransport™ 3.0, supports up to 5.2 GT/s Chipset ■ North Bridge: AMD® 990FX chipset ■ South Bridge: AMD® SB950 chipset Memory Support ■ DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 1800 *(OC)/ 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066 SDRAM (total 32 GB Max) ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs, supports Dual-Channel mode *(OC means OverClocking, for more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=testreport) LAN ■ Supports PCIE Gb LAN (10/100/1000) by Realtek® RTL8111E IEEE 1394 ■ Chip integrated by VIA® VT6315N ■ 2 IEEE 1394 ports Audio ■ HD audio codec integrated by Realtek® ALC892 ■ Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing SATA ■ 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6) by AMD® SB950 ■ 2 eSATA/ USB Combo ports by JMicron® JMB362 ■ Supports hot plug & asynchronous notification USB 3.0 ■ 2 USB 3.0 ports (back panel) and 1 USB 3.0 connector by NEC D720200 RAID ■ SATA1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10 mode by AMD® SB950 1-2

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Gett±ng Started
Ma±nboard Spec±ficat±ons
Processor Support
AMD
®
Phenom
TM
II X6/ X4/ X3/ X2, Athlon
TM
II X4/ X3/ X2 and Sempron
TM
processor
±n the AM3+ package.
(For the latest ±nformat±on about CPU, please v±s±t http://www.ms±.com/serv±ce/cpu-
support/)
HyperTransport
HyperTransport™ 3.0, supports up to 5.2 GT/s
Ch±pset
North Br±dge: AMD
®
990FX ch±pset
South Br±dge: AMD
®
SB950 ch±pset
Memory Support
DDR3 2133 *(OC)/ 1800 *(OC)/ 1600 *(OC)/ 1333/ 1066 SDRAM (total 32 GB Max)
4 DDR3 DIMMs, supports Dual-Channel mode
*(OC means OverClock±ng, for more ±nformat±on on compat±ble components, please
v±s±t http://www.ms±.com/±ndex.php?func=testreport)
LAN
Supports PCIE Gb LAN (10/100/1000) by Realtek
®
RTL8111E
IEEE 1394
Ch±p ±ntegrated by VIA
®
VT6315N
2 IEEE 1394 ports
Aud±o
HD aud±o codec ±ntegrated by Realtek
®
ALC892
Flex±ble 8-channel aud±o w±th jack sens±ng
SATA
6 SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6) by AMD
®
SB950
2 eSATA/ USB Combo ports by JM±cron
®
JMB362
Supports hot plug & asynchronous not±ficat±on
USB 3.0
2 USB 3.0 ports (back panel) and 1 USB 3.0 connector by NEC D720200
RAID
SATA1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10 mode by AMD
®
SB950