MSI® AMD A88X-G43 chipset Motherboard

CPU
¿ AMD Socket FM2+ A-Series/Athlon¿ Processors*
* Also support FM2 A-Series/Athlon¿ Processors

Chipset
¿ AMD A88X Chipset

Main Memory
¿ Support four DDR3 1333/1600/1866/2133 MHz . up to 64GB Max
- Supports Dual-Channel mode
- Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)
- Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* For the support status of AMP/XMP memory modules, please take MSI¿s Memory Support list as reference.

Slots
¿ 2 x PCIe x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports PCIe 3.0 x16 speed*
- PCI_E5 supports PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
¿ 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
¿ 2 x PCI slots
* Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0

On-Board SATA
¿ SATAIII controller integrated in AMD A88X chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports eight SATAIII ports (SATA1~8) by A88X

¿ RAID
- SATA1~8 support AMD Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by AMD A88X

USB
¿ AMD A88X Chipset
- 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio
¿ Realtek® ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
¿ Realtek® RTL8111E Gigabit LAN controller

Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 8 x Serial ATAIII connectors
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
- 1 x Front Panel Audio connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector

Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x Graphics card port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz, 24bpp
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560 x1600 @60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x2160@30Hz, 36bpp*/ 1920x1200@120Hz, 36bpp and 1920x1200@60Hz, 36bpp
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
*Only Support when using an FM2+ APU

This platform supports dual-display and triple-display function
HDMI+VGA HDMI+DVI VGA+DVI HDMI+VGA+DVI
Extend mode
(Extend the desktop to
the other monitors)

Clone mode
(Monitors have the same
screen)

Multi-GPU Support
¿ Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.

BIOS
¿ The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
¿ The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.

Dimension
¿ 12.0 in. x 8.9 in. (30.5 cm x 22.5 cm) ATX Form Factor

Mounting
¿ 9 mounting holes