MSI Z68A-G45 (G3) - Z68A-G45 (G3)

CPU • Supports Intel® Core i7 / Core i5 / Core i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® 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 gen3×16 slots

• PCI_E2 supports up to PCIE x16 speed
• PCI_E5 supports up to PCIE x8 speed

• 3 PCI Express gen2×1 slots • 2 PCI 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
• SATA3~6 ports support Intel Rapid Storage Technology (AHCI / RAID 0/1/5/10) by Intel Z68 (B3)

• SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® Z68 (B3) chipset

• Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
• Supports two SATAIII ports (SATA1~2) by Z68 (B3) PCH
• SATA1~2 ports support Intel Rapid Storage Technology (AHCI / RAID 0/1) 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 • 8-pin ATX 12V power connector • CPU x 1 / System x 4 FAN connectors • Front panel audio connector • Front panel connector • 1 x chasis intrusion connector • 4 x USB 2.0 connectors • 1 x USB 3.0 connector • 4 x Serial ATAII connectors • 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper • 1 x SPDIF-out connector • 1 x TPM module connector • 1 x Serial port connector • 1 x DLED3 connector

Back Panel I/O Ports • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard port • 2 x USB 3.0 ports • 1 x Clear CMOS button • 1 x Coaxial SPDIF-out port • 1 x Optical SPDIF-out port • 4 x USB 2.0 ports • 1 x HDMI port • 1 x Graphics Card port • 1 x DVI-D port • 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack • 1×6 in 1 audio jack

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 • 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting • 9 mounting holes.