MSI B150M BAZOOKA Motherboard

• Supports 6th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socketSupports 6th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
• Supports DDR4-2133 Memory
• DDR4 Boost: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
• GAMING LAN: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
• GAMING DNA: LED ambient lights are added to give it an awesome look & feel, ready for battle
• Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
• Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
• Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
• SATA Express 16Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
• Click BIOS: Secure and Reliable UEFI BIOS solution
• EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot
• Overvoltage Protection:Prevent Unforeseen Damage
• 4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
• Intel® SBB Support: Improves Productivity, Management and Serurity
• GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience
• WHQL CERTIFIED.WINDOWS 10 READY.

Overview

NON-STOP GAMING

Equip yourself with the MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards to improve your game. MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards are covered in full black camouflage with LED ambient lights and is packed with gaming features, making them the perfect weapon to dominate the battlefield.

Unmatched memory performance and stability

DDR4 Boost

With traditional memory design the memory signals are often distorted by electromagnetic signals from other components, making the system perform slower or become unstable. MSI introduces DDR4 Boost technology with optimized traces and fully isolated memory circuitry. This design ensures the memory signals stay pure for optimal performance and stability.

Gaming LAN

Dominate the game with lowest latency

Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI® GAMING LAN, featuring carefully selected components to ensure the best online gaming experience without lag.

Gaming optimized bandwidth management

Dedicated to giving you the best online gaming experience with optimized traffic prioritization and low latency, MSI GAMING LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games.

MSI GAMING LAN Manager

Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
Allows you to customize you to customize bandwidth for each application 

GAMING LED EFFECT

The Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards come with LEDs on the back of the motherboard to let you fully enjoy the gaming side of things. Like war paint, turn them on for the full Arsenal GAMING experience and you are ready to dominate any battlefield.

Studio grade sound with AUDIO BOOST

With Audio Boost we're delivering the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. That way, you can enjoy breathtaking, crystal clear sound and music through 6-channel Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.

Isolated Audio PCB

Audio Boost acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry to give you a more clear audio signal.

Chemi-Con Audio Capacitors

Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.

Separated Audio Layers

Equal and perfect sound quality for left & right channel audio through the use of seperated layers in the PCB.

Anti-popcorn Noise

Audio Boost protects your ears against annoying loud popping sounds when you plug devices in or out or turn your PC on/off.

5.1 Audio Jacks

7.1 via front

With high quality audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion.

Front Dedicated Headphone Out

Convenient use of the front panel audio output while retaining high quality amplified sound. 

GAMING HOTKEY

Gaming Hotkey enables more functionality using your own keyboard. Simply assign functions or macros to any key and launch your favorite games, load profiles with the push of a single button. The possibilities are endless!

Customize any key on your keyboard
Up to 8 steps macro programming
User friendly, easy to use application
1 key load up of your favorite game

TOTAL FREEDOM, MAXIMUM EASE

Easily program your most used commands to be executed with a single keystroke. You are free to choose any key you want.

Real GAMING Hotkey settings depend on the configuration

Hotkeys

Assign your own keyboard combinations

Windows keys

Quick launch any application or folder

Quick launch of mail, browser or more

MSI® Smart keys

One press to login (program passwords)

Login Keys 

2X FRONT USB 3.1 GEN1

With a clever placed USB 3.1 Gen1 front pin header, available on MSI motherboards, you can connect up to 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 devices directly to the front of your PC Chassis. This way you can easily enjoy fast USB speeds without having to use the hard-to-reach USB ports on the rear.

DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION

The front USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on MSI motherboards are protected by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.

FAST STORAGEWITH SATA EXPRESS

SATA Express offers a solution in high speed storage through PCI-Express, providing more bandwidth for the latest generation SSDs up to 16 Gb/s.

DATA TRANSFER SPEED

SATA3: 6Gbps

M.2: 10Gbps

SATA-Express: 16Gbps

ENHANCED CPU OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Onboard overvoltage protection prevents overvoltage and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. A red LED near the 24 pin CPU power connector let you know that overvoltage protection is activated for easier troubleshooting.

EASY DIAGNOSTIC

MSI EZ Debug LED is an easy troubleshooting tool using 3 LEDs to indicate CPU / Memory / VGA operation every time you boot up your system. Run into trouble? Use the LEDs to easily identify the source of your problem and get back into operation quickly. 

SteelSeries Certified

Get ready to enjoy the best gaming experience with MSI & SteelSeries!

Enthusiast gaming gear brand SteelSeries has officially approved MSI GAMING motherboards as ‘SteelSeries Certified (SSC)’. This certification is based on the performance demands and stability of MSI GAMING motherboards and SteelSeries products. Your SteelSeries headset, mouse and other top quality gaming gear works best on MSI GAMING motherboards.

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FAST STORAGEWITH SATA EXPRESS

SATA Express offers a solution in high speed storage through PCI-Express, providing more bandwidth for the latest generation SSDs up to 16 Gb/s.

DATA TRANSFER SPEED

ENHANCED CPU OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Onboard overvoltage protection prevents overvoltage and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. A red LED near the 24 pin CPU power connector let you know that overvoltage protection is activated for easier troubleshooting.

EASY DIAGNOSTIC

MSI EZ Debug LED is an easy troubleshooting tool using 3 LEDs to indicate CPU / Memory / VGA operation every time you boot up your system. Run into trouble? Use the LEDs to easily identify the source of your problem and get back into operation quickly.

SteelSeries headset

MSI

Certified by SteelSeries

SteelSeries Certified

Get ready to enjoy the best gaming experience with MSI & SteelSeries!

Enthusiast gaming gear brand SteelSeries has officially approved MSI GAMING motherboards as ‘SteelSeries Certified (SSC)’. This certification is based on the performance demands and stability of MSI GAMING motherboards and SteelSeries products. Your SteelSeries headset, mouse and other top quality gaming gear works best on MSI GAMING motherboards.
GAMING CERTIFIED

Our GAMING motherboards are tested in our gaming lab, internet cafes and together with the world’s best eSports players to make sure you get top performance and reliability in the world’s most popular games. Through 24-hour on- and offline game testing, MSI ensures the onboard network configuration, audio reception and FPS performance are tested and tuned to perfection for you to enjoy the best possible gameplay experience.

Only the motherboards that pass this test receive the GAMING CERTIFIED status and are considered true MSI® GAMING motherboards.

MC4

MILITARY CLASS 4 COMPONENTS

DARK CHOKE

Dark Choke uses the special core design and allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature with higher capacity and better power efficiency and stability.

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.

VGA ARMOR: REINFORCED PCI EXPRESS SLOTS

With the increased size and weight of modern high end graphics cards, traditional PCI Express slots often show signs of bending or even breaking. Meet VGA Armor, strengthened PCI Express slots using more solder points to make sure you never have to worry about breaking off any of the slots.

PREVENT DAMAGE
NO STRENGHTENING

OTHER BRANDS
NO STRENGHTENING

MSI® VGA 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 system’s 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

OTHERS

Low res, non-scalable
CLICK BIOS 5

Sharp, hi-res, scalable design

GAMING DEVICE PORT

MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize its speed. You can customize your mouse’ DPI to change accuracy and program macro combinations using the easy to use Mouse Master software to perform multiple commands with just one click.

Gaming benefits

More responsive, faster reactions
Customizable mouse settings
Customizable mouse accuracy (DPI)
Program macros for multiple actions in 1 click
Smoother gameplay

Technical benefits

3x more gold than regular connectors
10x longer lifetime when plugging/un-plugging
Prevents oxidation 

OBS STREAMING SOFTWARE

Share your gaming achievements with the world! Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is world’s most popular open source software for video recording and live streaming. Show your friends your gaming progress live.

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.

Specifications

Socket
1151

CPU (Max Support)
i7

Chipset
Intel® B150 Chipset

DDR4 Memory
2133 MHz

Memory Channel
Dual

DIMM Slots
4

Max Memory (GB)
64

PCI-Ex16
1

PCI-E Gen
Gen3

PCI-Ex1
2

SATA Express
1

SATAIII
6

LAN
10/100/1000*1

USB 3.1 ports(Front)
2(Gen1)

USB 3.1 ports (Rear)
4(Gen1)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)
4

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
2

Audio ports (Rear)
3

HDMI
1

DVI
1

DirectX
DX12

Form Factor
M-ATX

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.

Chipset
Intel® B150 Chipset

Main Memory
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs
DDR4 2133 MHz and higher memory modules will only run at maximum of DDR4 2133 MHz on XMP mode due to Intel® chipset limitation

Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

1 x HDMIâ„¢ ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

On-Board SATA

Intel® B150 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x2)*

SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.

USB

Intel® B150 Chipset
6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

1 x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x HDMIâ„¢ port
1 x DVI-D port
2 x USB 2.0 ports
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
3 x audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 4-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 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 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
1 x Parallel port connector

Dimension

9.3 in. x 9.0 in. (23.5 cm x 22.8 cm) M-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

6 mounting holes