Product details
The MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon is a superlative motherboard. The features include: Intel X99 chipset with LGA2011-3 socket, support for up to 128Gb Quad Channel DDR4-3466, ultra fast Turbo M.2 and U.2PCI
Express 3.0 x4 memory connectivity for up to 32Gb/s, 2x state-of-the-art USB 3.1 with 10GB/s USB speed (1x Type A and 1x Type C), 9x USB 3.0, 10x SATA 6Gb/s, Audio Boost 3 Pro and Nahimic Sound Enhancer, 3-way SLI and Crossfire support, 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, RGB LED lighting and Mystic Light app for numerous lighting effects with over 2,000 colors.
With the extremely lavish assembly of the mainboard, the optics must of course also be correspondingly opulent. And it does: MSI has given the X99A Gaming Pro Carbon a circuit board with a black PCB, on which generously dimensioned coolers sit, which are additionally illuminated by LEDs and thus surround the mainboard with a stylish light. All memory slots and connectors are also covered in black in the same way.
In order to make the overclocking of all components as easy as possible, the MSI Click BIOS 4 can be operated comfortably with a mouse or can be configured in detail via the MSI Command Center and the MSI Gaming App directly under Windows. A multitude of protection functions continuously monitor all board voltages so that even with too optimistic settings the components will not suffer any damage. Extreme overclockers, who like to handle liquid nitrogen in their spare time, will be pleased to know that MSI has left a lot of space around the socket by moving some components to make isolation easier. Gamers will be pleased that this also guarantees a lot of free space for XXL air coolers.
With the extremely lavish assembly of the mainboard, the optics must of course also be correspondingly opulent. And it does: MSI has given the X99A Gaming Pro Carbon a circuit board with a black PCB, on which generously dimensioned coolers sit, which are additionally illuminated by LEDs and thus surround the mainboard with a stylish light. All memory slots and connectors are also covered in black in the same way.
In order to make the overclocking of all components as easy as possible, the MSI Click BIOS 4 can be operated comfortably with a mouse or can be configured in detail via the MSI Command Center and the MSI Gaming App directly under Windows. A multitude of protection functions continuously monitor all board voltages so that even with too optimistic settings the components will not suffer any damage. Extreme overclockers, who like to handle liquid nitrogen in their spare time, will be pleased to know that MSI has left a lot of space around the socket by moving some components to make isolation easier. Gamers will be pleased that this also guarantees a lot of free space for XXL air coolers.
| Processor family | Core i7 6th Gen |
| Memory type | DDR4-RAM |
| Internal connection options | S-ATA III (10x) |
| Peripheral connections | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1x) |
| Item number | 5807248 |
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| Manufacturer no. | 7A20-003R |
| Release date | 6/22/2016 |
| Form factor | ATX |
| Processor socket | LGA 2011-v3 |
| Chipset | Intel X99 |
| Mainboard features | Clear CMOS Button |
| Peripheral connections | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1x) |
| BIOS type | UEFI |
| Processor family | Core i7 6th Gen |
| Memory form factor | DIMM |
| Number of pins | 288 x |
| Number of memory modules (RAM) | 8 x |
| Max. memory (RAM) | 128 GB |
| Memory chip | DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666, DDR4-2800, DDR4-3000, DDR4-3300, DDR4-3466 |
| Max. RAM OC | 3466 MHz |
| Supported memory speed | 2133 MHz, 2400 MHz, 2666 MHz, 2933 MHz, 3000 MHz, 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR4-RAM |
| Channel architecture | 4 |
| Multi-GPU technology | AMD 3-Way CrossFireX, AMD CrossfireX, NVIDIA SLI, NVIDIA Tri-SLI |
| Network connections | RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet (1x) |
| Ethernet controller brand | Intel |
| Ethernet controller | Intel I218V |
| Max. port speed | 1 Gbit/s |
| Chip | Realtek ALC1150 |
| Audio channel | 7.1 Channel |
| Audio Connections | USB (4x) |
| Internal connection options | S-ATA III (10x) |
| Expansion slot | PCI Express x1 (2x) |
| Number of fan connector | 5 |
| Power connectors | 24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V |
| Scope of delivery | User manual |
| Length | 305 mm |
| Width | 244 mm |
| Length | 35.20 cm |
| Width | 27 cm |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Weight | 2.80 kg |
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