MSI Z68A User Guide - Page 12

Processor Support, Memory Support, USB 3.0 - gd55

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Getting Started Mainboard Specifications Processor Support ■ Intel® CoreTM i7/ CoreTM i5 /CoreTM i3/ Pentium®/ Celeron® processor in the LGA1155 package (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com/service/cpu-support) Chipset ■ Intel® Z68 (B3) chipset Memory Support ■ 4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1600(OC)/ 1333/ 1066 DRAM (32GB Max) ■ Supports Dual-Channel mode (For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com/service/test-report) LAN ■ Supports Gb LAN (10/100/1000) by Realtek® RTL8111E Audio ■ Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC892 ■ Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing ■ Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec SATA ■ 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports - (SATA1~2) by Intel® Z68 - (SATA7~8) by Marvell® 9128 (Z68A-GD65) ■ 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA3~6) by Intel® Z68 RAID ■ SATA1~6 support Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by Intel® Z68, support SSD caching for system acceleration ■ SATA7~8 support RAID 0/ 1 mode by Marvell® SE9128 USB 3.0 ■ 2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 3.0 onboard connector by NEC D720200 BIOS ■ Supports Dual BIOS (Z68A-GD65) ■ Supports Single BIOS (Z68A-GD55) Multi-GPU ■ Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology ■ Supports NVIDIA® SLITM Technology ■ Supports Lucid® VIRTU Technology 1-2

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Gett±ng Started
Ma±nboard Spec±ficat±ons
Processor Support
Intel
®
Core
TM
±7/ Core
TM
±5 /Core
TM
±3/ Pent±um
®
/ Celeron
®
processor ±n the LGA1155
package
(For the latest ±nformat±on about CPU, please v±s±t
http://www.ms±.com/serv±ce/cpu-support)
Ch±pset
Intel
®
Z68 (B3) ch±pset
Memory Support
4 DDR3 DIMMs support DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1600(OC)/ 1333/ 1066 DRAM (32GB
Max)
Supports Dual-Channel mode
(For more ±nformat±on on compat±ble components, please v±s±t
http://www.ms±.com/serv±ce/test-report)
LAN
Supports Gb LAN (10/100/1000) by Realtek
®
RTL8111E
Aud±o
Ch±p ±ntegrated by Realtek
®
ALC892
Flex±ble 8-channel aud±o w±th jack sens±ng
Compl±ant w±th Azal±a 1.0 Spec
SATA
4 SATA 6Gb/s ports
(SATA1~2) by Intel
®
Z68
(SATA7~8) by Marvell
®
9128 (Z68A-GD65)
4 SATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA3~6) by Intel
®
Z68
RAID
SATA1~6 support Intel
®
Rap±d Storage Technology (AHCI/ RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by Intel
®
Z68, support SSD cach±ng for system accelerat±on
SATA7~8 support RAID 0/ 1 mode by Marvell
®
SE9128
USB 3.0
2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 3.0 onboard connector by NEC D720200
BIOS
Supports Dual BIOS (Z68A-GD65)
Supports S±ngle BIOS (Z68A-GD55)
Mult±-GPU
Supports ATI
®
CrossF±reX™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
Technology
Supports Luc±d
®
VIRTU Technology
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