MSI Z97S SLI KRAIT EDITION Manual - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 1
1-4 Getting Started
Motherboard Specifications
CPU
Support
■ Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel ® Core™ Processors, and
Intel ® Pentium ® and Celeron ® Processors for Socket LGA1150
Chipset ■ Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
Memory
Support
■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
■ Supports DDR3 3200(OC)/ 3100(OC)/ 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
Slots
■ 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E2 & PCI_E5)
- Supports x16/ x0 or x8/ x8 mode
■ 3x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
■ 2x PCI slots
Onboard
Graphics
■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz/ 2560x1600@60 Hz
■ 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of
1920x1200@60Hz
■ 1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of
1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU
Support
■ Supports 2-Way AMD ® CrossFire TM Technology*
■ Supports 2-Way NVIDIA ® SLI TM Technology
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage ■ Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
■ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2x ports reserved for SATA Express port)*
- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
■ 1x SATA Express port*
■ 1x M.2 port, supports up to 10Gb/s speed**
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and
RAID 10.
■ Supports Intel ® Smart Response Technology, Intel ® Rapid Start
Technology and Intel ® Smart Connect Technology***
* The SATA Express port or SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a
module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM.
*** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
USB ■ Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
- 6x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB 3.0 connector)
- 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)