MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon Motherboard

CPU

• Supports New Intel® Core™ i7 Processors Extreme Edition for LGA 2011-3 Socket
• Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® X99 Express Chipset

Main Memory

• Supports eight DDR4 DIMMs*
• Supports Quad-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Supports RDIMM 1Rx8 memory module(Operates in non-ECC mode)

* 2133/2200(OC), 2400(OC), 2600(OC), 2666(OC), 2750(OC), 2800(OC), 3000(OC), 3110(OC), 3333(OC), 3400(OC)DRAM (128GB Max)

Slots

• 5 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1~E4, PCI_E6), support up to 4-way mode
• 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x0/ x0
• 2-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x0*, x16/ x0/ x0/ x8/ x0**
• 3-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x0**
• 4-way mode: x8/ x8/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x4**

* For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes

** For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes

Multi-GPU Support

• Supports 4-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology*
• Supports 4-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes)
• Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes)

* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

Storage

• Intel X99 Express Chipset
• 10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 x ports compatible with 1 x SATA Express port)*
• SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
• SATA7~10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)
• 1 x SATA Express port*
• 1 x M.2 port, supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module* or M.2 PCIe module up to 32Gb/s speed**
• M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
• M.2 PCIe module does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

* The SATA Express port or SATA5~6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 (Gen2 x2 mode) module in the M.2 port.

** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM.

USB

• 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports through the internal USB connector
• 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on the back panel
• ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset
• 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 ports(1 Type-A/1-Type-C) on the back panel 
• ASMedia ASM1042AE Chipset
• 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports through the internal USB connector

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN 

• 2 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN controller

Wireless LAN

• Killer Wireless 1535 module.
• Supports 2x2 802. 11a/b/g/n/ac with advanced features
• Supports 20/40 MHz at 2.4 GHz and 20/40/80 MHz at 5GHz

Bluetooth

• Killer Wireless 1535 module.
• Supports Bluetooth v4.0 (includes BLE* and Bluetooth 3.0+HS)

* BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x M.2 connector
• 1 x SATA Express connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
• 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
• 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1 x Front panel audio connector
• 2 x System panel connectors
• 1 x TPM module connector
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 9 x V-Check connectors
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Power button
• 1 x Reset button
• 1 x OC Genie button
• 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
• 1 x OC Genie mode switch
• 1 x Audio selection switch
• 1 x Slow mode switch
• 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
• 1 x Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

• 1 x PS/2 port
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
• 2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
• 1 x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jack
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
• 5 x OFC audio jacks

BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. 

Dimension

• 12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm) 
• E-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes

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