MSI X99A TOMAHAWK

MSI X99A TOMAHAWK

NON-STOP GAMING
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MYSTIC LIGHT EXTENSION
Dedicated HEADER for 4-PIN RGB-STRIP & LIGHTING CONTROL

Designed for anyone who simply wants to have a perfectly stylish gaming rig. With MSI's Mystic Light Extension header, it provides the most intuitive way to control the fascinated LED strip without the ordinary controller. Just install the standard 12V RGB strips onto the 4-pin Mystic Light Extension RGB-strip header, then control your lighting to any style you want. Extend the Mystic Light to whole gaming rig and your gaming room.

CPU

Supports New Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition for LGA2011-3 Socket
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*
* This function will be supported depend on the CPU.

Chipset

Intel X99 Chipset

Main Memory

8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB*
- Supports DDR4 3333(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2200(OC)/ 2133 MHz
Quad channel memory architecture
Supports ECC/ non-ECC un-buffered memory
Supports DDR4 RDIMM Memory
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support depends on the individual CPU physical characteristics
* For the latest information about memory, please visit http://www. msi. com

Slots

3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
- Support x16, x16/x16, x8/x16/x8 with the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes.
- Support x16, x16/x8, x8/x8/x8 with the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes.
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

Multi-GPU

Supports 3-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
Supports 3-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology

USB

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

ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back panel

Intel X99 Chipset
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB 3.1 connectors
- 8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

Storage

Intel X99 Chipset
10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 ports from SATAe port)
- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- SATA7~10 only support IDE mode and AHCI mode

1 x M. 2 slot (Key M)*
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

1 x U. 2 port */ **
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage

1 x SATAe port* (compatible with 2 SATA ports)*
Supports up to PCIe 2.0x2

Supports Intel Smart Response Technology**

* SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing M. 2 SATA storage in M. 2 slot (for 40-lanes CPU only). SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing M. 2 storage device in M. 2 port (for 28-lanes CPU only).
** This function will be supported depend on the CPU.
*For 40-lanes CPU, it supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
*For 28-lanes CPU(i7-5820K / i7-6800K), it supports up to PCIe 2.0 x2 and SATA 6Gb/s

Audio

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

LAN

1x Intel I218LM Gigabit LAN controller
1 x Intel I210AT Gigabit LAN controller
- Supports Intel LAN Teaming Technology

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 10x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1x SATA Express connector
- 1x M. 2 slot
- 1x U. 2 port
- 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
- 3x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1x Front panel audio connector
- 2x Front panel connectors
- 1x TPM module connector
- 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x Power button
- 1x Reset button
- 1x Multi-BIOS switch
- 1x RGB LED connector
- 1x Slow mode booting jumper

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 4 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 Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks

Dimension

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

Mounting

9 mounting holes