MSI H97M-G43 - 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/ H97 Express Chipset
Memory
Support
■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
■ Z97M-G43 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
■ H97M-G43 supports DDR3 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
■ Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ Supports Intel ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Expansion
Slots
■ 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1, supports x16 speed)
■ 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*
* Two PCIe x1 slots can not be used simultaneously. When installing an expansion card in one
of pcie 2.0 x1 slots, another slot will be unavailable.
Onboard
Graphics
■ 1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
■ 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 AMD ® CrossFire TM Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage ■ Intel Z97/ H97 Express Chipset
- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
- 1x 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.
** Intel RST only supports PCIe M.2 SSD with UEFI ROM, does not support Legacy 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/ H97 Express Chipset
- 6x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
- 8x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available
through the internal USB connectors*)
* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.
Audio ■ Realtek ® ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output