Description
H97 GAMING 3: RE-ARM YOURSELF
- Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
- Supports DDR3-1600 Memory
- M.2 + USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
- Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality
- Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag
- USB Audio Power: Surve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
- XSplit Gamecaster: Show off Your Skills and Achievements
- Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
- OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
- Gaming App: Boost Your Frame Rate
- Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
- Multi-GPU: 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
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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 MSI is delivering the high audio quality 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 sound card by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a red LED path. Less interference gives you a more clear audio signal. -
Direct audio power
Enjoy a heavy caliber audio experience with direct audio power. A dedicated power input to Audio Boost 2 allows for a more powerful and stable power delivery, resulting in a more explosive and pure sound experience. -
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Thanks to Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones or speakers. Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 enables you to clearly hear specific sounds in gaming environments. Hear your enemies perfectly, make your ears a decisive tool to finish on top. -
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 600 O delivered from your gaming PC. Tired of having to connect your headset in difficult to reach places? MSI Gaming motherboard is designed to be easy to use, featuring front and rear audio outputs fueled by Audio Boost 2. -
High quality audio capacitors
With the use of professional Nichicon Japanese capacitors, specially designed for audio purposes, MSI Gaming motherboard provides the high audio signal filtering. Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism. -
Golden audio connectors
With golden audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion. -
USB audio power
When connecting multiple USB devices, most motherboards will be unable to deliver a strong 5 V power signal to all USB ports. This is highly noticeable with high-quality external USB DACs where sound quality degrades as the motherboard is unable to deliver a perfect USB signal. -
OC Genie 4
OC Genie is the world's first built-in hardware overclocking technology on motherboards. With this one-second overclocking option MSI is giving you even more performance. Just hit the button and your PC gets another adrenalin shot. Delivering up to 20% of free extra performance for the CPU, memory and iGPU. -
Optimized for multiple graphics cards
Get up to 2 PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, with optimal placement for better fitting and airflow. That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the high frame rate jumping off from your screen when running a NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire gaming setup.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- MSI H97 GAMING 3 - motherboard - ATX - LGA1150 Socket - H97
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel H97 Express
- Processor Socket
- 1 x LGA1150 Socket
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- Max RAM Size
- 32 GB
- RAM Supported
- 4 DIMM slots - DDR3, non-ECC, unbuffered
- Storage Ports
- 6 x SATA-600 (RAID), 1 x SATA-600
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 + 2 x USB 2.0 + (2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0 via headers)
- Max Allocated RAM Size
- 1760 MB
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detailed Specification
General
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel H97 Express
- Processor Socket
- LGA1150 Socket
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
Supported RAM
- Max Size
- 32 GB
- Technology
- DDR3
- Bus Clock
- 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- Registered or Buffered
- Unbuffered
- Features
- Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
Graphics
- Max Allocated RAM Size
- 1760 MB
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 , 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) , 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (auto turn-off if PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot is occupied) , 3 x PCI
- Storage Interfaces
- SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA, 1 x M.2 - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5
- RAID Features
- Intel Smart Response Technology
- Interfaces
- 1 x DisplayPort , 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 1 x DVI-D , 4 x USB 3.0 , 2 x USB 2.0 , 1 x VGA , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack , 1 x HDMI , 1 x TOSLINK
- Internal Interfaces
- 4 x USB 2.0 - header , 2 x USB 3.0 - header , 1 x audio - header , 1 x serial - header , 1 x parallel - header
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
- BIOS Features
- DMI support, UEFI BIOS, MSI ClickBIOS 4
- Hardware Features
- Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, Intel Smart Response Technology, Super Ferrite Choke (SFC), AMD CrossFireX technology support, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Nichicon High-end Audio Capacitors, MSI Military Class IV, OC Genie 4, Clear CMOS Button, EMI shielding cover, MSI Gaming Device Port, MSI Audio Boost 2, MSI Guard-Pro, dual headphone amplifiers
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories
- I/O back plate, "Do-Not-Disturb" door hanger, case badge, cable labels
- Software Included
- MSI Command Center, RAMdisk, MSI Live Update 6, MSI Gaming App
- 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.
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Depth
- 24.4 cm