MSI Intel Z97 Gaming 3 Socket 1150 Motherboard

CPU
• Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset
• Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

Main Memory
• Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) MHz DRAM, 32GB Max
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Slots
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, supports x16 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)*
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots
* The PCIe x1 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) will be unavailable when installing an expansion card in the PCI_E4 slot.

On-Board SATA
• Intel Z97 Express Chipset
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
- 1 x M.2 port*
- M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module
- M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10Gb/s speed**
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10***
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology****
* The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port.
** M.2 PCIe interface only supports UEFI option ROM, NOT support legacy option ROM.
*** M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
**** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

USB
• Intel Z97 Express Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

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

LAN
• 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*
* The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 currently. The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor.

Multi-GPU
• Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.

Internal I/O Connectors
-1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
-1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
-6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
-2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
-1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
-2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
-3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
-1 x Clear CMOS jumper
-1 x Front panel audio connector
-2 x System panel connectors
-1 x TPM module connector
-1 x Serial port connector
-1 x Parallel port connector
-1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
-1 x Direct audio power connector
-1 x Audio power switch

Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
- 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,1920x1200@60Hz
- 6 x OFC audio jacks
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

This platform supports dual-display function and triple-display function
VGA + DVI-D /
VGA + HDMI /
DVI-D + HDMI /
DVI-D + DisplayPort /
HDMI + DisplayPort
VGA + DVI-D + HDMI /
DVI-D + HDMI + DisplayPort
Extend mode
(Extend the desktop to the second
and third monitor)
Clone mode
(Monitors have the same screen)

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 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ATX Form Factor

Mounting
• 9 mounting holes.