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Socket: LGA 2066; Form factor: ATX; Size (mm): 305x243; Chipset: Intel X299; DDR4 (slots): 8; Memory module: DIMM; RAM frequency (MHz): 4266; Max. memory (GB): 128; SATA 3: 8; M.2 connector: 2; U.2 connector: 1; PCIe support: 3.0; CrossFire (AMD); SLI (NVIDIA); Steel PCIe connectors; Sound (channels): 7.1
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MSI X299 RAIDER
Form Factor:ATX
Socket:LGA 2066
Chipset:Intel X299
BIOS:Ami
RAM slots:DDR4 8 sl
RAM form factor:DIMM
RAM clock:4266 MHz
Sound (channels):7.1
Connectors:M.2
Power connector:24-pin
Processor power:8-pin
Clear CMOS button on the rear panel. Eight slots of RAM. Two M.2 slots. Support for SLI/CrossFire graphics card bundles. Overclocking the processor and RAM. Ten USB ports. Good audio subsystem.
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Specifications X299 RAIDER
Main
FeaturesHEDT (High-End DeskTop)
SocketLGA 2066
Form factorATX
Power phases9
VRM heatsink
LED lighting
Lighting syncMSI Mystic Light Sync
Size (HxW)305x243 mm
Chipset
ChipsetIntel X299
BIOSAmi
DualBIOS
UEFI BIOS
RAM
DDR48 slot(s)
Memory moduleDIMM
Operation mode2/4 channel
Max. clock frequency4266 MHz
Max. memory128 GB
XMP
Drive interface
SATA 3 (6Gbps)8
M.2 connector2
M.22xSATA/PCIe 4x
U.2 connector1
Integrated RAID controller / RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 /
Expansion slots
1x PCIe slots1 pcs
PCIe 16x slots4 pcs
PCIe modes16x/16x/8x/4x
PCIe support3.0
CrossFire (AMD)
SLI (NVIDIA)
Steel PCIe connectors
Internal connections
USB-A 2.02 pcs
USB-A 5Gbps2 pcs
USB-C 10Gbps1 psc
Integrated audio
AudiochipRealtek ALC1220
Sound (channels)7.1
Optical S/PDIF
Network interfaces
LAN (RJ-45)1 Gbps
LAN ports1
LAN controllerIntel I219-V
External connections
USB-A 2.04 pcs
USB-A 10Gbps5 pcs
USB-C 10Gbps1 pcs
PS/21
Power connectors
Main power socket24-pin
CPU power8-pin
Fan power connectors5
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Video reviews

Made with the mind

The MSI X299 Raider motherboard, like its predecessor X99A Raider, is made with an emphasis on functionality without overpaying for design, which makes it significantly cheaper than its counterparts. She does not have a motley colour, LED backlighting and a decorative casing of the interface panel. But there are many really useful things.

Plenty of expansion slots

So, eight DIMM-DDR4 slots allow you to install up to 128 GB of RAM in quad-channel mode (only in the case of SkyLake-X processors, not Kaby Lake-X). For dual-channel mode, overclocking of RAM up to 4500 MHz is available (modules with such a high frequency are currently produced only by G.Skill). Processor overclocking, of course, is also supported. A pair of UltraM.2 slots will help build a "reactive" RAID array of two NVMe drives (including Intel Optane SSDs are supported). And four (de facto, three, since two are located close to each other) PCIe x16 slots — a bunch of NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire video cards.

For any task

The absence of video outputs on the rear panel (a feature of all LGA2066 motherboards) made it possible to solder ten USB ports at once, one of which is double-sided type C. A nice bonus is the advanced Audio Boost 4 sound subsystem with a pair of amplifiers for connecting high-impedance headphones. As a result, MSI X299 Raider can be safely advised for building both a work and a gaming PC with not only low-end Basin Falls processors, but even the flagship Core i9 XE.