| Processor Support and Chipset Type |
- Supports all 65/45nm Intel LGA775 processors (Conroe or later)
- Quad-Core ready
- Northbridge: Intel P45
- 800/1066/1333MHz front side bus
- PCI Express 2.0 x16 for graphics
- Southbridge: Intel ICH10R
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| Storage |
- Intel ICH10R Southbridge
- 6 x SATA 3.0Gbps interface
- Intel Matrix Storage Technology
- Support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- JMicron 362 chip
- 2 x SATA 3.0Gbps ports
- 1 x eSATA port
- JMicron 363 chip
- 1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.)
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| Audio |
- Intel High Definition Audio
- Realtek ALC888 Audio CODEC
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| Networking |
Realtek 8111C Gigabit Ethernet |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) |
- JMicron 381 FireWire controller
- Up to 2 x IEEE 1394a ports @ 400 Mbps speed (1 x rear, 1 x front)
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| Rear I/O |
- 1 x Floppy connector
- 1 x Ultra ATA IDE connector
- 8 x SATA connectors
- 1 x eSATA port
- 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 x rear, 6 x header)
- 2 x FireWire-400 ports (1 x header, 1 x rear)
- 1 x RJ45 LAN port
- 8-Channel Audio I/O ports
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
- 1 x Clear CMOS switch
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
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| Expansion Slots |
- 2 x PCIe x16 slots (PCI Express 2.0)- configured as one x16 or two x8 slots
- 2 x PCIe x1 slot, (PCI Express 1.0)
- 2 x PCI slots, PCI 2.3 compliant
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| Other Features |
- MSI DrDOS
- MSI DualCore Center
- MSI GreenPower
- MSI RapidBoost
- MSI XpressCool
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| Form Factor |
ATX Form Factor, 12" x 9.6"(30.5 x 24.4cm) |