MSI X58A-GD65 Intel Turbo Boost Monitor

CPU
- Supports Intel i7 based processors in LGA1366 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset
- Intel X58 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
- Intel ICH10R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.

Main Memory
- Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
- Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size
- Supports x8 / x16 data lines per DIMM
- Supports up to 3 channel mode

Slots
- 3 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- supports ATI Crossfire
- 2 PCI Express gen2 x1 slots
- 2 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

On-Board SATA
- SATAII controller integrated in ICH10R/Marvell SE9128/JMicron JMB362 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R (SATA1~6)
- Supports two SATAIII ports by Marvell SE9128 (SATA7~8)
- Supports two eSATA ports by JMicron JMB362.
- SATA1~6 support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH10R.
- SATA7~8 support SATA RAID 0/1 by Marvell SE9128.
- eSATA1~2 support SATA RAID 0/1 & JBOD mode by JMicron JMB362.

MSI Reminds You...
- The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

USB 3.0
- 2 USB 3.0 ports by NEC uPD720200F1

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 8111DL.

IEEE1394 / FireWire
- VIA VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors
- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 
- CPU x 1 / System x 3 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 6 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port
- 1 x Reset Button
- 1 x Power Button
- 1 x Overclock Switch
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
MSI Reminds You...
- The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 1 x Claer CMOS button
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF-out
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 2 x eSATA ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 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 


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