CPU
• Supports Intel® Sandy Bridge processors in LGA1155 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset
• Intel® Z68 (B3) Chipset

Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/1866*/2133*(OC) DRAM, 32GB Max
- Supports 1GB/ 2GB/ 4GB/ 8GB DRAM size
- Supports Dual channel mode

Slots
• 2 PCI Express gen3 x16 slots
- PCI_E1 supports up to PCIE x16 speed
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIE x4 speed
• 2 PCIE gen2 x1 slots

On-Board SATA
• SATAII controller integrated in Intel® Z68 (B3) chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAII ports (SATA3~6) by Z68 (B3) PCH

• SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® Z68 (B3) chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA1~2) by Z68 (B3) PCH
- SATA1~6 ports support Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (AHCI / RAID 0/1/5/10) by Intel® Z68 (B3)

USB 3.0
• 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 Realtek 8111E.

Internal I/O Connectors
• ATX 24-Pin power connector
• 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
• Front panel audio connector
• Front panel connector
• 1 x chasis intrusion connector
• 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
• 4 x Serial ATAII connectors
• 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x TPM module connector
• 1 x SPDIF-out connector
• 1 x Serial port connector
• 1 x Parallel port connector

Back Panel I/O Ports
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard port
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports
• 6 x USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x VGA port
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
• 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
MSI Reminds You...
• VGA, HDMI, DVI-D ports can only work with CPUs with GPUs core inside.

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

Dimension
• 24.4cm(L) x 24.3cm(W) M-ATX Form Factor

Mounting
• 8 mounting holes.