SOLID CAP
With their aluminum core design and Japanese made quality, Solid CAPs are made for high-end design motherboard. Not only do Solid CAPs could provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work firmly for over-10-year.
HUMIDITY PROTECTION
Reduction in moisture absorption helps prevent "Conductive Anodic Filament". Untreated PCB's can have 10x higher failure rate.
HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
All key components used in MSI motherboards have all passed military testing ensuring stable operation in the harshest environments.
CIRCUIT PROTECTION
Carefully selected materials, multiple PCB layers and shielding result in the best circuit protection for our GAMING motherboards.
ESD PROTECTION
Each and every I/O port is protected against the hazards of Electro Static Discharge.
EMI PROTECTION
All MSI motherboards comply with strict American FCC regulations and reduce the impact of Electromagnetic Interference.
Optimized for multiple graphics cards
CrossFire support
This motherboard supports CrossFire. Optimal PCI-Express slot placement allows for better fitting and airflow.
That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping from your screen when running an AMD CrossFire setup.
Prevent damage!
Worried about damaging the PCI-Express slot or your graphics card because of the weight?
MSI Steel Armor
Steel Armor has more solder points on the PCB for more strength and protects the PCI-Express signals against electromagnetic interference for a stutter-free gaming experience and higher GPU overclocking.
Others
No strengthening
MSI Steel Armor
Reinforced, heavy soldered connections
THE ALL NEW, AWARD-WINNING CLICK BIOS 5
Explore the greatly improved, award-winning CLICK BIOS 5 and use it to tune your system to maximum performance to get the most out of your games. MSI CLICK BIOS 5 is the next generation UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 10.
Control your system in two modes: EZ mode, for the most used settings and functions. Advanced mode for more detailed settings and fine-tuning options to boost your systems performance.
- Variety of options to boost your game performance
- Next gen UEFI BIOS with award winning design
- High-resolution multi language scalable font
- Easy to use
- Advanced overclocking
OTHERS
Low res, non-scalable
CLICK BIOS 5
Sharp, hi-res, scalable design
OBS STREAMING SOFTWARE
Share your gaming achievements with the world! Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is worlds most popular open source software for video recording and live streaming. Show your friends your gaming progress live.
Multiple profiles
Add different profiles, each of them with its own settings. Easy to use OBS for anyone, in any situation.
Plenty of plugins
Allowing developers to create their own unique plugins and complete control of their streaming experience.
Optimized video quality
OBS records videos using small file size,but with perfect image and sound quality, without lag.
Easy to share
Live streaming to your favorite video sharing websites such as Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox and many more.
Webcam supported
OBS supports almost any webcam. DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc).
OVERCLOCKING MADE EASY
Outperform your competition with the MSI GAMING APP which allows simultaneous control of both your Motherboard and Graphics Card's overclocking.
Simply select your preferred mode with the click of a button:
/ Silent / Gaming / OC /
ON-SCREEN SPEED & TEMPERATURES
Real-time monitor GPU Core, DRAM Frequency, GPU & CPU Temperatures and much more, in game or in other fullscreen applications, customizable to your preference.
CPU-Z MSI GAMING EDITION
MSI has worked closely with CPUID to develop this special edition of CPU-Z featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon. Use CPU-Z to gather key information on the main devices of your system, such as your CPU speed, Memory speed and timings, motherboard BIOS version and much more.
SSD not fast enough? Try MSI RAMDisk!
Get an unlimited RAMDisk for free (worth $35) with MSI GAMING motherboards. RAMDisk allows you to create a virtual drive from your system memory, enabling speeds up to 25x faster than a modern SSD. You can load complete games, speed up your browser or your page file significantly increasing system performance! You even increase your SSD's lifespan by using RAMDisk as it reduces unnecessary read and write operations to your SSD.
Speed up system performance
Speed up games, apps and browser
Increase SSD lifespan
25x Faster
$35 Value
LEGACY DVI / VGA VIDEO SUPPORT
To support professional monitors, TV's, beamers and other displays, this MSI motherboard features DVI and a VGA video output. No matter what screen type you want to connect, using a dedicated graphics card or an onboard connector, MSI motherboards have you covered.
DVI-D
VGA-OUT
PACKAGE CONTENT
What's in the box? Check it out for yourself! Besides an abundance of necessary cables and connectors, a stylish all black GAMING I/O shield.
FRONT SIDE OF I/O PANEL
- I/O Panel Ports Label
- Dark coating
BACK SIDE OF I/O PANEL
Force Absorbing Layer (NEW)
Aluminium Interference Shielding
Steel Shielding
Connectivity
Be sure to take full advantage of all the GAMING weapons by connecting your devices to the optimized ports.
- Mouse/Keyboard
- VGA port
- USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- LAN
- Clear CMOS
- Audio Connectors
- USB 2.0 ports
- DVI-D port
- HDMI
- USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- Optioal S/PDIF-Out
Specifications
Socket: 1151
CPU (Max Support): i7
Chipset: Intel® Z170 Express
DDR4 Memory: 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Memory Channel: Dual
DIMM Slots: 4
Max Memory (GB): 64
PCI-Ex16: 2
PCI-E Gen: Gen3
PCI-Ex1: 2
SATA Express: 1
SATAIII: 6
M.2 port: 1
RAID: 0/1/5/10
TPM (header): 1
LAN: 10/100/1000*1
USB 3.1 ports(Front): 4(Gen1)
USB 3.1 ports (Rear): 4(Gen1)
USB 2.0 ports (Front): 2
USB 2.0 ports (Rear): 2
Audio ports (Rear): 5+Optical SPDIF
VGA: 1
HDMI: 1
DVI: 1
DirectX: DX12
Form Factor: M-ATX
CrossFire: Y
CPU
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151
* Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
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 Chipset
Intel Z170 Chipset
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Main Memory
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
- Supports DDR4 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
- ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
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Slots2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x4)* 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots 1 x M.2 Wi-Fi module slot * The PCI_E4 slot will only run PCIe 3.0 x2 speed when the PCI_E3 slot is installed a device.
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Onboard Graphics
1 x HDMI ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@50Hz, 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz
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Multi-GPUSupports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
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On-Board SATA
Intel Z170 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SATAe port*
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (Z170M MORTAR)
Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel
* SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.
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USB
Intel Z170 Chipset
- 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
- 4 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
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AudioRealtek ALC892 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output
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LAN
1 x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller
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Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks
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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 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
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Dimension
9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) M-ATX Form Factor
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Mounting
8 mounting holes |
