MSI Motherboard X79A-GD65 (8D)

Description

CPU Support: Supports Intel® Socket 2011 Core™ i7 Processors

Chipset: Intel® X79

Main Memory:
Supports eight unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1800*/2133*/2400* (OC) DRAM, 128GB Max
Supports Quad channel mode

Slots:
3 PCI Express gen3 x16 slots
– PCI_E1 & PCI_E4 support up to PCIE x16 speed
– PCI_E6 supports up to PCIE x8 speed
2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
– PCI_E2 & PCI_E5 support up to PCIE x1 speed
1 PCIE x1 slot

On-board SATA:
SATAII controller integrated in Intel® X79 chipset
– Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
– Supports four SATAII ports (SATA3~6) by X79
SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® X79 chipset
– Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
– Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA1~2) by X79
SATAIII controller integrated in ASMedia® ASM 1061 chipset
– Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
– Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA7~8)
RAID
– SATA1~2 ports support Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (AHCI / RAID 0/1) by Intel X79
– SATA3~6 ports support Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (AHCI / RAID 0/1/5/10) by Intel X79

USB3.0:
1 USB 3.0 internal connector by NEC® D720200
2 USB 3.0 rear I/O ports by NEC® D720200

Audio:
Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC892
Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec

LAN: Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Intel 82579

IEEE1394 / FireWire:
VIA® VT6315N chipset
– Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
– Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors:
ATX 24-Pin power connector
8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4-PIN Power connector
CPU x 1 / System x 4 FAN connectors
Front panel audio connector
Front panel connector
1 x chasis intrusion connector
2 x USB 2.0 connectors
1 x USB 3.0 connectors
4 x Serial ATAII connectors
4 x Serial ATAIII connectors
1 x IEEE1394 connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Power button
1 x OC Genie button
2 x Direct OC buttons
1 x Multi BIOS switch
1 x Voice Genie connector
1 x MultiConnect Panel connector

Back Panel I/O Ports:
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard port
1 x Clear CMOS button
1 x Coaxial SPDIF port
1 x Optical SPDIF port
1 x IEEE1394 port
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
8 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x USB 3.0 ports
1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

BIOS:
Provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically
Provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications

Form Factor: ATX

Dimensions: 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W)