MSI Z87 User Guide - Page 18

Chapter 1 Motherboard Specifications CPU Support Chipset Memory Support Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Multi-GPU Support Storage USB Audio LAN ■ 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket ■ Intel® Z87 Express Chipset (Z87-G43) ■ Intel® H87 Express Chipset (H87-G43)* ■ Intel® B85 Express Chipset (B85-G43)* * Supports Intel® SBA. ■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB ■ Supports DDR3 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz - OC is for Z87-G43 only. ■ Dual channel memory architecture ■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory ■ Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) ■ 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot ■ 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot - Supports up to PCIe 2.0 x4 speed. ■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots ■ 3x PCI slots ■ 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60Hz ■ 1x HDMI® port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp ■ 1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60Hz ■ Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFireTM Technology* * Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8. ■ Intel Z87/ H87/ B85 Express Chipset - 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6) (Z87-G43/ H87-G43) - 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~4) (B85-G43) - 2x SATA 3Gb/s ports (SATA5~6) (B85-G43) - Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (For Z87-G43/ H87-G43) - Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology* * Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8. ■ Intel Z87/ H87/ B85 Express Chipset - 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors) - 10x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) ■ Realtek® ALC892 Codec - 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio ■ 1x Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller Getting Started 1-4