Motherboard Specifications - MSI A88X-G43 Series User Manual

Motherboard Specifications

CPU ■ AMD Socket FM2+ A-Series/Athlon™ Processors*
Support
* Also support FM2 A-Series/Athlon™ Processors
Chipset ■ AMD A88X
Memory ■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 64GB
■ Supports DDR3 2133/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333 MHz
Support
■ Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)
■ Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Expansion ■ 2x PCIe x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports PCIe 3.0 x16 speed*
Slots
- PCI_E5 supports PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
■ 3x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
■ 2x PCI slots
* Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0
Graphics ■ 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz, 24bpp
■ 1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of
2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x2160@30Hz, 36bpp*/
1920x1200@120Hz, 36bpp and 1920x1200@60Hz, 36bpp
* Only support when using an FM2+ APU
Multi-GPU ■ Supports 2-Way AMD
Support
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Storage ■ AMD A88X Chipset
- 8x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
USB ■ AMD A88X Chipset
- 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
Audio ■ Realtek
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output
LAN ■ Realtek
Back Panel ■ 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
■ 1x LAN (RJ45) port
Connectors
■ 4x USB 2.0 ports
■ 2x USB 3.0 ports
■ 1x VGA port
■ 1x DVI-D port
■ 1x HDMI port
■ 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
■ 6x audio jacks
Getting Started
CrossFire
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ALC892 Codec
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RTL8111E Gigabit LAN controller
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Technology*
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