PROCESSOR

• Supports Intel^® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for LGA2066 Socket
• This motherboard supports Intel ^® Core™ i7-7740X and i5-7640X processors only.

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® X299 Chipset

MEMORY

Intel^® Core™ X-series Processors (4 core CPU i7-7740X/i5-7640X)

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
• Quad channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 4-channels DDR4
  • X-series processor support DDR4 4133+(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3800(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200(OC)/3000(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2667/2400/2133 MHz
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

SLOTS

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
  • Support x16/ x0/ x0, x8/ x8/ x0 or x8, x4, x4 mode with the 16-lane CPU.

MULTI-GPU

• Supports NVIDIA^® SLI^™ Technology
• Supports AMD^® CrossFire^™ Technology

STORAGE

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
• 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)¹
  • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
  • M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
  • Supports Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology²

1. M.2 slots and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSD + 8x SATA HDD. Please refer to user manual for M.2 & SATA Combination table.
2.  Please refer to user manual for Intel^® Optane^™ Memory Configuration.

RAID

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices¹

1. M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie.

USB

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x Intel^® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x 6-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 1 x M.2 slot (Key E)
• 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
• 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1 x 4-pin Water Pump connector
• 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1 x Front panel audio connector
• 2 x Front panel connectors
• 1 x TPM module connector
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
• 1 x RGB LED connector
• 1 x Power Button

BACK PANEL PORTS

DIMENSIONS

• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
• m-ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING

8 mounting holes

BOX CONTENT

1. MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the