Description
MSI gaming motherboards are designed to provide gamers with best-in-class features and technology. Backed by the imposing looks of MSI's Dragon, each motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection.
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Reward your ears with true quality
Get ready for ear-drum shattering sound, with MSI Audio Boost 2! With Audio Boost 2 the highest audio quality is delivered with the use of Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 so you can enjoy crystal clear sound and music through 8-channel HD Audio. -
Isolated audio PCB
With traditional onboard audio the signal is distorted by electromagnetic signals from the rest of the PCB. Audio Boost 2 acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a red LED path. Less interference gives you a more clear audio signal. -
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Thanks to Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones or speakers. -
EMI shielding
To shield the audio core from EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) caused by other add-in cards the audio chip is protected by a high-grade EMI cover with backlight illumination. -
Dual headhpone amplifiers
Prepare for an eargasm. The built-in dual headphone amplifier rewards your high quality headphone with the most amazing studio level sound quality up to 600O delivered from your gaming PC. -
High quality audio capacitors
With the use of professional Nichicon Japanese capacitors, specially designed for audio purposes, MSI GAMING motherboards provide the highest possible audio signal filtering. Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- MSI 990FXA Gaming - motherboard - ATX - Socket AM3+ - AMD 990FX
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- AMD 990FX / AMD SB950
- Processor Socket
- 1 x Socket AM3+
- Compatible Processors
- Sempron, Athlon II, Phenom II, FX
- Max RAM Size
- 32 GB
- RAM Supported
- 4 DIMM slots - DDR3
- Storage Ports
- 6 x SATA-600 (RAID)
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 2 x USB 3.1 + 8 x USB 2.0 + (2 x USB 3.0 + 6 x USB 2.0 via headers)
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detailed Specification
General
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- AMD 990FX / AMD SB950
- Processor Socket
- Socket AM3+
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Sempron, Athlon II, Phenom II, FX
Supported RAM
- Max Size
- 32 GB
- Technology
- DDR3
- Bus Clock
- 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz (O.C.)
- Features
- Dual channel memory architecture
Audio
- Type
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- Audio Codec
- Realtek ALC1150
- Compliant Standards
- High Definition Audio, Sound Blaster Cinema 2
LAN
- Network Controller
- Killer Gaming E2205
- Network Interfaces
- Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots
- 1 x CPU , 4 x DIMM 240-pin , 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) , 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 , 1 x PCI
- Storage Interfaces
- AMD SB950: SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 devices - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5
- Interfaces
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 1 x TOSLINK , 8 x USB 2.0 , 2 x USB 3.1 , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack
- Internal Interfaces
- 1 x audio - header , 6 x USB 2.0 - header , 1 x serial - header , 1 x SPDIF out - header , 2 x USB 3.0 - header
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
- BIOS Features
- MSI ClickBIOS 4
- Hardware Features
- NVIDIA 2-way SLI Technology Support, AMD 3-way CrossFireX technology support, MSI Military Class IV, OC Genie 4, MSI Gaming Device Port, MSI Audio Boost 2, dual headphone amplifiers
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories
- "Do-Not-Disturb" door hanger, case badge, cable labels
- Software Included
- MSI Command Center, RAMdisk, MSI Live Update 6
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Depth
- 24.4 cm
