MSI Z97-G43

MSI Z97-G43

- Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Core / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
- Supports DDR3-3000(OC) Memory
- USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
- Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
- OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
- Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
- 4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
- Multi-GPU: AMD CrossFire Support
- Command Center: Control & Customize Your PC Settings
- Fast Boot: Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds
- Smart Utilities: Easily Setup & Configure Intel® Technologies

CPU

Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

Main Memory

Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2 400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*(*OC) MHz DRAM, 32GB Max
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4)*

- Supports up to PCIe 2.0 x4 speed.
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots(PCI_E1, PCI_E3)*
3 x PCI slots

* The PCIe 2.0 x16 (PCI_E4) slot will support PCIe 2.0 x2 speed when any PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (PCI_E1/ PCI_E3) has been installed.

Onboard Graphics

1 x VGA port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz
1 x HDMI® port, supports the maximum resolutions of 4096x2160 @24 Hz / 2560x1600 @60 Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz

Multi-GPU Support

Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1.

On-Board SATA

SATAIII controller integrated in Intel® Z97 chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATA ports (SATA1~6) by Z97

RAID
- SATA1~6 ports support Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RAID 0/1/5/10) by Intel Z97
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology*
* Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1.

USB

6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio

Realtek® ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

1 x Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Front Panel Audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 6 x audio jacks
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port

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