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Processor Support, Memory Support, IEEE 1394, USB 3.0

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Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors in an LGA 2011 socket (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/service/cpu-support) Chipset ■ Intel® X79 chipset Memory Support ■ 8x DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2400*(OC)/ 2133*(OC)/ 1800*(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DRAM (128GB Max) ■ Supports Quad-Channel mode, two DIMMs per channel (*OC = OverClocking, for more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/service/test-report) LAN ■ Supports LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Intel® 82579 IEEE 1394 ■ Integrated chip by VIA® VT6315N ■ Supports 1x IEEE 1394 port (back panel) & 1x IEEE 1394 connector Audio ■ Integrated HD audio codec by Realtek® ALC892 ■ 8-channel audio with jack sensing SATA ■ 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~2) by Intel® X79 ■ 4x SATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA3~6) by Intel® X79 ■ 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~8) by ASMedia® ASM1061 RAID ■ SATA1~2 support Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1) ■ SATA3~6 support Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) USB 3.0 ■ 2x USB 3.0 rear IO ports by NEC D720200 ■ 1x USB 3.0 onboard connector by NEC D720200 Multi-GPU ■ Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology ■ Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology 1-4

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Gett±ng Started
Ma±nboard Spec±ficat±ons
Processor Support
2nd Generat±on Intel
®
Core™ ±7 Processors ±n an LGA 2011 socket
(For the latest ±nformat±on about CPU, please v±s±t
http://www.ms±.com/serv±ce/cpu-support)
Ch±pset
Intel
®
X79 ch±pset
Memory Support
8x DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2400*(OC)/ 2133*(OC)/ 1800*(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/
1066 DRAM (128GB Max)
Supports Quad-Channel mode, two DIMMs per channel
(*OC = OverClock±ng, for more ±nformat±on on compat±ble components, please v±s±t
http://www.ms±.com/serv±ce/test-report)
LAN
Supports LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Intel
®
82579
IEEE 1394
Integrated ch±p by VIA
®
VT6315N
Supports 1x IEEE 1394 port (back panel) & 1x IEEE 1394 connector
Aud±o
Integrated HD aud±o codec by Realtek
®
ALC892
8-channel aud±o w±th jack sens±ng
SATA
2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~2) by Intel
®
X79
4x SATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA3~6) by Intel
®
X79
2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~8) by ASMed±a
®
ASM1061
RAID
SATA1~2 support Intel
®
Rap±d Storage Technology enterpr±se (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1)
SATA3~6 support Intel
®
Rap±d Storage Technology enterpr±se (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/
10)
USB 3.0
2x USB 3.0 rear IO ports by NEC D720200
1x USB 3.0 onboard connector by NEC D720200
Mult±-GPU
Supports ATI
®
CrossF±reX™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI™ Technology
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