MSI Z97-G43 GAMING User Manual

Chapter 1
1-4Getting Started
Motherboard Speci󰘰cations
CPU
Support
Supports 4
th
and 5
th
Generation Intel
®
Core™ Processors, and Intel
®
Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Memory
Support
4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
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-bu󰘯ered memory
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Pro󰘰le (XMP)
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Expansion
Slots
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 speed
1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, supports up to PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
3x PCI slots
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Onboard
Graphics
1x VGA port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz
1x HDMI
®
port, supports the maximum resolutions of
4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/
1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp
1x DVI-D port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz
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Multi-GPU
Support
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire
TM
Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
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Storage Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset
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*
* Supports Intel
®
Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
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Audio Realtek
®
ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High De󰘰nition Audio
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USB Intel Z97 Express Chipset
4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB 3.0 connector)
10x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
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LAN 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller
* 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 Z97-G43 GAMING Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z97
Form Factor	ATX
Socket	LGA 1150
Max Memory	32GB
PCI Express x16	2
PCI Express x1	2
SATA 6Gb/s	6
SATA Express	1
LAN	Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller
Memory Slots	4
Memory Standard	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
M.2	1 x M.2
USB 3.0	4 x USB 3.0
USB 2.0	8 x USB 2.0
Audio	Realtek ALC1150
RAID Support	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
Multi-GPU Support	NVIDIA SLI, AMD CrossFire