CPU • Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150

Chipset • Intel® H97 Express Chipset

Main Memory • Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz DRAM, 32GB Max - Dual channel memory architecture - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) - Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Slots • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, supports x16 speed) • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)* • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots • 3 x PCI slots * The PCIe x1 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) will be unavailable when installing an expansion card in the PCI_E4 slot.

On-Board SATA • Intel H97 Express Chipset - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6) - 1 x M.2 port* - M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module - M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10Gb/s speed** - M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module - Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10*** - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology**** * The SATA5 and S

USB • Intel H97 Express Chipset - 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors) - 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio • Realtek® ALC1150 Codec - 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio - Supports S/PDIF output

LAN • 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller* * 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.

Multi-GPU • Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technology* * Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1

Internal I/O Connectors -1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector -1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector -6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors -2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) -1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports) -2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors -3 x 4-pin system fan connectors -1 x Clear CMOS jumper -1 x Front panel audio connector -2 x Sy

Back Panel I/O Ports - 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port - 1 x LAN (RJ45) port - 2 x USB 2.0 ports - 4 x USB 3.0 ports - 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz - 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz - 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,1920x1

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

Mounting • 9 mounting holes.

seperti biasa MSI memakai tema hitam merah dan seekor naga silver yang sangar dibagian depan box. diibagian belakang kita bisa melihat berbagai fitur yg ditawarkan pada motherboard MSI H97 gaming 3 lalu dibagian bawah box hanya menunjukkan kalimat "just game" dan sebuah logo msi.

[img]di dalam box kita bisa melihat motherboard yg terbungkus oleh plastik khusus. selain itu juga terdapat user guide, kartu garansi, CD driver, stiker cabel SATA, dan kebetulan saya mendapatkan free antivirus kaspersky^^ lalu terdapat juga 2 buah SATA cable, I/O shield, door hanger dan MSI badge. namun ada satu perangkat yg saya kurang tau fungsinya (maklum gan newbie huahaha )

motherboard msi H97 gaming 3 memakai tema hitam merah yg sangat populer dikalangan PC gamer. menggunakan PCB berwarna hitam yg sangat didambakan oleh banyak PC gamermotherboard ini mempunyai socket LGA 1150 yg dapat menangani intel generasi 4 dan 5 yang akan datang. motherboard ini juga mempunyai 4 slot DDR3 RAM hingga 32 GB 1600 MHzmotherboard ini juga mendukung crossfire dan m.2 SSD loh^^ terdapat pula Audio Boost 2 yang dilindungin oleh EMI shielding heatsink motherboad yang sangat simple namun mewah I/O port yang mencukupi kebutuhan PC gamer^^