MSI AMD 990FXA Gaming AM3+/AM3 SB950 SATA3 USB 3.1 ATX Motherboard

Model

Brand

MSI

Series

MSI Gaming

Model

990FXA-GAMING

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+/ AM3

CPU Type

AMD FX/ Phenom II/ Athlon II and Sempron

Chipsets

Chipset

AMD 990FX & SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16

3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots
- PCI_E2, PCI_E5 support up to PCIe 2.0 x16 speed
- PCI_E4 supports up to PCIe 2.0 x4 speed

PCI Express x1

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

PCI Slots

1 x PCI Slot

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset

Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*
- 1 x LAN port on the backpanel

* The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1 currently. The supported drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by vendor.

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

RJ45

1 x RJ45

USB 3.1

2 x USB 3.1

USB 1.1/2.0

8 x USB 2.0

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical

Audio Ports

6 x OFC audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.0 connector

Other Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
2 x 3-pin system fan connectors
1 x Front panel audio connector
2 x Front panel connectors
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
1 x TPM module connector
1 x Serial port connector
1 x S/PDIF-Out connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Slow mode booting switch

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions (W x L)

12.0" x 9.6"

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Supports AMD FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors for AM3+ socket

Supports DDR3-2133(OC) Memory

USB 3.1 + SATA 6Gb/s

Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality

Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag

OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second

Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System

NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire Support

Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience

Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices