Processor

Supports Intel^® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for LGA2066 Socket

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® X299 Chipset

Memory

Intel^® Core™ X-series Processors (6-core above CPU 78XX/79XX)

• 8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 256GB
• Quad channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 4-channels DDR4
  • X-series processor support DDR4 4133+(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2667/2400/2133 MHz

Intel^® Core™ X-series Processors (4 core CPU i7-7740X/i5-7640X)

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
• Dual channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 2-channels DDR4
  • X-series processor support DDR4 4500+(OC)/4400(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4200(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2667/2400/2133 MHz
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots

• 4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
  • Support x16/ x4/ x16/ x8 mode with the 44-lane CPU.
  • Support x16/ x4/ x8/ x0,x8/ x4/ x8/ x8 modes with the 28-lane CPU.
  • Support x8/ x0/ x8/ x0, x8/ x4/ x4/ x0 modes with the 16-lane CPU.
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

1. Please refer to manual for PCIe 3.0 bandwidth table.

Multi-GPU

• Supports 3-Way AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology

Storage

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
• 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)¹
  • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
  • M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready²
• 1 x U.2 port¹
  • Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
• Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology³

1. M.2 slots, U.2 port and SATA ports share the bandwidth. Please refer to page 39 for details
2. Please refer to page 132 for Intel^® Optane™ Memory Configuration
3. The functions will be supported depend on the CPU.

RAID

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices¹

1. M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie. Please refer to manual for M.2 PCIe SSD RAID.

USB

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth^®

Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 module

• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M2_3(Key-E) slot.
• Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz,5GHz) up to 867 Mbps speed.
• Supports Bluetooth^® 4.1

Audio

Dual Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN controller

Internal connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M x2, Key E x1)
• 1 x U.2 port
• 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1 x 4-pin Water Pump connector
• 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1 x Front panel audio connector
• 2 x Front panel connectors
• 1 x TPM module connector
• 1 x Virtual RAID on CPU connector
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Slow mode booting jumper
• 1 x GAME BOOST knob
• 1 x Power button
• 1 x Reset button
• 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
• 1 x RGB LED connector
• 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

Back panel ports

Dimensions

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
• ATX Form Factor

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Box content

1. MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
2. These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.