MSI x99-A Raider + Intel I7-6800K

CPU

• Supports New Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition for LGA2011-3 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)/3000(OC)/3110(OC)/3333(OC) MHz, up to 128GB Max.
- Supports Quad-Channel mode
- Supports UDIMM ECC/ RDIMM memory modules
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

• Hyper DIMM support depends on the individual CPU physical characteristics

Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E1,3,5), support up to 3-way mode
- 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0
- 2-way mode: x16/ x16/ x0*, 16/ x8/ x0
- 3-way mode: x8/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x8

• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots(PCI_E2,4)

• For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes

For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes


Multi-GPU Support

• Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology*

• Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

On-Board SATA

• Intel® X99 Express Chipset
• 10 x 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 Key M Socket supports type 2280/2260/2242 storage devices in both PCIE Gen3 x4 & SATA mode
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- M.2 PCIe interface 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 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 3.0 connectors*)
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

• ASMedia ASM1142
- 2x USB 3.1 ports on the back panel

• Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.

Audio

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


LAN

• 1 x Intel I218 Gigabit LAN


Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x 24-pin AT x main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin AT x 12V power connector
- 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 1 x M.2 connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connectors (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 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
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Slow mode booting jumper
- 1 x Multi-BIOS switch


Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
-2 x USB 3.1 ports
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 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.



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