MSI Z87-XPOWER Motherboard Specifications, Chapter, 2400OC/ 2200OC/ 2133OC/ 2000OC/ 1866OC/ 1600

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	■ 5x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E2, PCI_E3, PCI_E5, PCI_E7)*
Slots	- The operating mode will be x0/ x16/ x0/ x0/ x0, x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/
	x0, x8/ x0/ x8/ x16/ x0 or x8/ x0/ x8/ x8/ x8.*

-Support for installing up to 4 PCIe x16 expansion cards.

■2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

*For a single expansion card installation with optimum performance, using the PCI_E2 slot is recommended.

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 4-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology
Support	■ Supports 4-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**
	■ 2x ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset
	- 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~10)
	* 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)*

■2x ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset

-8x 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 output

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