MSI X299 CREATION

PROCESSOR

Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for LGA2066 Socket

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel® X299 Chipset

MEMORY

• 8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB
• Quad channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 4-channels DDR42
  • X-series processor support DDR4 4200(OC)/ 4100(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz1
• Dual channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 2-channels DDR42
  • X-series processor support DDR4 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz1
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Please refer to Compatibility for more information on compatible memory
• Please refer the DIMM Slots section for more details.

SLOTS

• 4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
  • Support x16/x0/x16/x8, x8/x8/x16/x8 mode with the 44-lane CPU.1
  • Support x16/x0/x8/x4, x8/x8/x8/x4 mode with the 28-lane CPU.1
  • Support x8/x0/x4/x4 mode with the 16-lane CPU.1
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

MULTI-GPU

• Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
• Supports AMD CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE

Intel® X299 Chipset

• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports1,2
• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 & M2_2 support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices3
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready for M2_1, M2_2 slots4
• 1 x U.2 port
  • Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
• The SATA1 connector will be unavailable when a SATA M.2 SSD has been installed in the M.2_1 slot.
• The SATA2 connector will be unavailable when a SATA M.2 SSD has been installed in the M.2_2 slot.
• M2_3 slot and PCIe slots share the bandwidth.
• Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Intel® X299 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

AUDIO

Realtek® ALC1220 Codecs

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
• 1 x Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN controller

WIRELESS

Intel® Wireless-AC 9260

• Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps
• Supports Bluetooth® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 3x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 1x flat 4-pin ATX 12V power connector1
• 8x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1x U.2 port
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
• 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
• 4x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 2x 4-pin extend system fan connectors
• 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connector
• 1x Virtual RAID on CPU connector
• 1x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector
• Provides additional power to PCIe x16 slots

BACK PANEL PORTS

DIMENSIONS

• 12 in. x 10.7 in. (30.5 cm x 27.2 cm)
• E-ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING

9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

Support for Windows® 10 64-bit

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