MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON

MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon

CARBON MEETS GODLIKE
Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer is used extensively the world of car racing and aerospace technology, where lightweight & strength is most important. The CARBON motherboards black scheme combines great looks with sophistication that is sure to make your pc stand out in looks and performance.

CPU

Supports New Intel® Core i7 Processors Extreme Edition for LGA 2011-3 Socket
Support lntel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
* Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

Intel® X99 Express Chipset

Main Memory

Support eight DDR4 DIMMs 2133/2200(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)/2666(OC) /2750(OC)/2800(OC)/3000(OC)/3110(OC)/333 3(OC)/3400(OC)DRAM (128GB Max)

- Supports Quad-Channel mode
- Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Supports RDIMM 1Rx8 memory module(Operates in non-ECC mode)

Slots

5 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1~E4, PCI_E6), support up to 4-way mode
- 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x0/ x0
- 2-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x0*, x16/ x0/ x0/ x8/ x0**
- 3-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x0**
- 4-way mode: x8/ x8/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x4**

* For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes
** For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes

Multi-GPU Support

Supports 4-Way AMD® CrossFire Technology*
Supports 4-Way NVIDIA® SLI Technology (For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes)
Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI Technology (For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes)
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

Storage

Intel X99 Express Chipset
10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 x ports compatible with 1 x SATA Express port)*
- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- SATA7~10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)

1 x SATA Express port*
1 x M. 2 port, supports M. 2 SATA 6Gb/s module* or M. 2 PCIe module up to 32Gb/s speed**
- M. 2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- M. 2 PCIe module does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

* The SATA Express port or SATA5~6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M. 2 (Gen2 x2 mode) module in the M. 2 port.
** Intel RST does not support PCIe M. 2 SSD with Legacy ROM.

USB

Intel X99 Express Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (JUSB3)*)
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on the back panel
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port on the back panel

ASMedia ASM1042AE Chipset
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (JUSB4)

* Internal JUSB3 connector supports MSI Super Charger.

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

2 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN controller

WIreless LAN

Killer Wireless 1535 module.
- Supports 2x2 802. 11a/b/g/n/ac with advanced features
- Supports 20/40 MHz at 2.4 GHz and 20/40/80 MHz at 5GHz

Bluetooth

Killer Wireless 1535 module.
- Supports Bluetooth v4.0 (includes BLE* and Bluetooth 3.0+HS)

* BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy

Internal I/O 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
- 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x M. 2 connector
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 9 x V-Check connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x Reset button
- 1 x OC Genie button
- 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
- 1 x OC Genie mode switch
- 1 x Audio selection switch
- 1 x Slow mode switch
- 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
- 1 x Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- 2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
- 1 x 6.3mm Gold-plated stereo headphone jack
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks

BIOS

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

Dimension

12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
E-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

9 mounting holes