MSI A88X-G43 64GB DDR3 AMD Motherboard

MSI's new Military Class 4 components support you while you are questing, racing, battling and shooting your way to the top. MSI's Military Class 4 components deliver record-breaking stability when you need to keep cool in the heat of battle. The new standard in stability built on a proven technology of high quality components.

AMD A88X Chipset
AMD Socket FM2+ A-Series/Athlon™ Processors
Supports DDR3 Memory
USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
Military Class Essentials: Total Protection for Military Class Motherboards
OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
3 Display Outputs: HDMI/DVI/D-Sub Support
PCI Express Gen 3: World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 Motherboard Brand
Multi-GPU: AMD CrossFire Support
Command Center: Control & Customize Your PC Settings
Fast Boot: Quickly Boot Up & Enter OS in A Few Seconds

Military Class Essentials
The core of Military Class 4 is based on the essentials which increase your stability in the worst conditions. The humidity protection and high temperature protection ensure your system surviving each environment, no matter how harsh. The new structure of the PCB limits EMI radiation. On top of that all the connectors have ESD protection in order to prevent short circuit.

OC Genie 4
OC Genie 4 supercharges your speed experience! When used, OC Genie 4 accelerates your entire system and puts it into overdrive! Tuned by the professional overclockers, OC Genie 4 hands you record-breaking performance on a silver plate.

Click BIOS 4
The MSI Click BIOS 4 is the latest UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 8. Not only reacting faster and running smoother, it also has better mouse support. This is all comes with many cool features, such as Hardware Monitor, Board Explorer, and OC Profile Preview.

Benefits
Optimizations for Latest Windows
Hardware Monitor
Board Explorer
OC Profile Preview

AMD CrossFire
AMD CrossFire is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominatig power, AMD CrossFire technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve graphics performance. AMD CrossFire technology allows you to expand your system's graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system's graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four AMD Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making it the most scalable gaming platform ever. With an AMD CrossFire gaming technology, the traditional graphics limitation exists no more, allowing you to enjoy higher performance as well as visual experience.

World's 1st PCI Express Gen 3 motherboard brand
With ultra-high 32GB/s transfer bandwidth, PCI Express Gen 3 provides a 2X faster transfer rate than the previous generation, this delivers amazing capabilities for true next generation extreme gaming.

Benefits
2X bandwidth
Increased efficiency and compatibility
Extreme performance for current and next gen PCI Express cards

4K UHD Support
Enjoy the awesome 4K UHD video playback now! MSI's 8 series motherboards that equip with HDMI port(s) supports the latest and the most innovative 4K UHD (2160p ultra-high definition) signal outputs to provide an unprecedented visual experience.

USB 3.0
Compared to the 480Mbps provided by traditional USB 2.0, the all-new USB 3.0's 5Gb/s offers 10 times the transfer bandwidth, so transferring a Blu-ray movie takes less than one minute.

Features
10X Faster Than USB 2.0
Up to 5Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
Boost Transfer Rate Between Your PC and External Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s
SATA 6Gb/s provides double the bandwidth of traditional SATA 3Gb/s, and increases the data transfer rate between your motherboard and internal storage devices, such as 7200RPM HDDs, 10000RPM HDDs and SSDs. It's also the current trend for upcoming high-speed internal storage devices to break the existing bottleneck of a PC's performance.

Features
2X Faster Than SATA 3Gb/s
Up to 6Gb/s Data Transfer Bandwidth
Unleash True Performance of New HDDs/SSDs

3 Display Outputs
When combined with today's processors featuring advanced integrated graphics, MSI motherboards equipped with 3 video outputs support 4K monitors and triple display configurations for more efficiency and flexibility of the desktop layout or immersive display of movies and games.

Command Center
Command Center is the next-gen multi-function software platform and allows easy visual adjustment of system settings, automatically tune fans or give complete freedom. It features an integrated unlimited RAM disk. With the Command Center mobile version, you can remote and monitor your PC wirelessly via your iPhone or Android phone.

Benefits
System Settings Adjustment
Fan Curve Tuning
Unlimited RAMDisk
Mobile Control

Fast Boot
No more waiting for entering O/S! MSI Fast Boot helps to make motherboards boot lightning fast. MSI also adds the GO2BIOS button with-in. Simply click it to reset your PC and then go straight to the system BIOS.

Live Update 5
MSI Live Update 5 is a powerful and useful application for updating the latest BIOS and Drivers, saving your time and lowering the risk of updating. End-users can install and run the Live Update 5 software on their computers with the companion CD or downloading the app from the MSI website.

Features
Automatically Detect the BIOS/Driver/VGA/Utility Update
Support Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 32/64bit

M-Flash
Compared to common motherboards which need extra BIOS chips, MSI's M-Flash has a double advantage which doesn't need extra components and secondly, all your BIOS data will be saved in the USB drive. The stored data does not only have backup and upgrade function, moreover, it can also be seen as a portable BIOS chip which is actually able to boot up your PC.

Features
Backup/Restore Your BIOS to/from Any USB Flash Disk
Avoid Unnecessary Repair Due to Accident Failures During The Upgrading Process
Earn more BIOS Lifespan by Reducing Unnecessary Rewriting Process

Technical Details

Model

Brand : MSI
Model : A88X-G43

Specifications

CPU
AMD Socket FM2+ A-Series/Athlon™ Processors

Chipset
AMD A88X Chipset

Main Memory
Support four DDR3 1333/1600/1866/2133 MHz . up to 64GB Max
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)
Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots
2 x PCIe x16 slots
PCI_E2 supports PCIe 3.0 x16 speed*
PCI_E5 supports PCIe 2.0 x4 speed
3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots

On-Board SATA
SATAIII controller integrated in AMD A88X chipset
Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
Supports eight SATAIII ports (SATA1~8) by A88X

RAID
SATA1~8 support AMD Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10) by AMD A88X

USB
AMD A88X Chipset
4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio
Realtek® ALC892 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
Realtek® RTL8111E Gigabit LAN controller

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

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
4 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x USB 3.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
1 x Graphics card  port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560 x1600 @ 60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@ 24Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x2160@ 30Hz, 36bpp*/ 1920x1200@ 120Hz, 36bpp and 1920x1200@ 60Hz, 36bpp
1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

Multi-GPU Support
Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology*

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
12.0 in. x 8.9 in. (30.5 cm x 22.5 cm) ATX Form Factor

Mounting
9 mounting holes