MSI A88X-G45 User Manual

Chapter 1
1-4Getting Started
Motherboard Speci󰘰cations
CPU
Support
AMD Socket FM2+/ FM2 A-Series/Athlon™ Processors■
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Memory
Support
4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
Supports DDR3 2400 (OC)/ 2133/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports non-ECC, un-bu󰘯ered memory
Supports AMD Memory Pro󰘰le (AMP)
Supports Extreme Memory Pro󰘰le (XMP)
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Expansion
Slots
3x PCIe x16 slots
PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 speed*
PCI_E5 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x8 speed*
PCI_E6 supports PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
3x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots**
1x PCI slot
* Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0
** Only PCI_E3 is available, if PCI_E3 and PCI_E4 had been installed.
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Graphics 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz, 24bpp
1x DVI-D port, supporting the maximum resolutions of
2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
1x HDMI port, supporting the maximum resolutions of
4096x2160@24Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x2160@30Hz, 36bpp*/
1920x1200@120Hz, 36bpp and 1920x1200@60Hz, 36bpp
1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24HZ, 24bpp**
* Only support when using an FM2+ APU.
** The DisplayPort does not support "Hot-plug".
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Multi-GPU
Support
Supports 3-Way AMD
®
CrossFire
TM
Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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Storage AMD
®
A88X Chipset
8x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID 10
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USB AMD
®
A88X Chipset
4x USB 3.0 ports (2 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)
VIA VL805 Chipset
4x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel*
* These USB 3.0 ports do not support M-Flash recovery function.
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Audio Realtek
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ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High De󰘰nition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
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LAN Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*
1x LAN port on the backpanel
* 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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MSI A88X-G45 Specifications

General

Brand	MSI
Model	A88X-G45
Category	Motherboard
Language	English