MSI Z87-MPOWER-MAX manual Motherboard Specifications

Chapter 1

Motherboard Specifications

CPU	■ 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® /
Support	Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
Chipset	■ Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
Memory	■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
Support	■ Supports DDR3 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/
	2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/
	1066 MHz

■Dual channel memory architecture

■Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

■Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Expansion	■ 3x	PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
Slots	■ 4x	PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*

* The PCI_E6 slot will be unavailable when install an expansion card in the PCI_E3 slot.

Onboard	■ 2x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of
Graphics	4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/
	1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp

■1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 3840x2160@60Hz, 24bpp

Multi-GPU	■ Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology*
Support	■ Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLITM Technology
	■ Supports Lucidlogix® Virtu MVP 2*
	* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Storage	■ Intel Z87 Express Chipset
	- 1x mSATA 6Gb/s port*
	- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)*
	- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
	- Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start
	Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology**
	■ ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset
	- 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~8)
	* The SATA5 port will be unavailable when install a SSD in the mSATA port.
	** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8.

USB ■ Intel Z87 Express Chipset

-4x USB 3.0 ports (available through the internal USB connectors)

-6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors*)

■ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset

-4x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

■Renesas uPD720202 Chipset

-2x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.

Audio ■ Realtek® ALC1150 Codec

-7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

-Supports S/PDIF Input

-Supports S/PDIF output

LAN ■ 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*

*The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 8 currently.The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor.

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