MSI MAG B365M Mortar Motherboard

MSI MAG B365M Mortar Motherboard

Overview

Military style with Extended heatsink design for better thermal solution, Intel Gaming LAN, Pre-installed I/O Shielding, Core Boost, DDR4 Boost, Turbo M.2 and USB 3.1 connector.

• Supports 9^th/ 8^thGen IntelCore / PentiumGold / Celeronprocessors for LGA 1151 socket
• Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 2666 MHz
• Intel Gaming LAN:Premium network solution from Intelfor professional and
  multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
• Pre-installed I/O Shielding: Better EMI protection and more convenience for installation
• Set Core Power Free: Extended Heatsink Design, Core Boost, DDR4 Boost
• Turbo M.2: Running at PCI-E Gen3 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs.
• Mystic Light Extension:Control both RGB and RAINBOW strips with independent LEDs added to your system with Mystic Light APP and mobile device
• Dragon Center:A brand new software which integrates all MSI tools like GAME MODE, VOICE BOOST, LIVE UPDATE with user friendly user interface.

BLAST AWAY THE COMPETITION

DIY FRIENDLY

MSI motherboards been designed with tons of smart features for convenient setup and usage, such as pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and multiple cooling solutions, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rigthey want.

COOLING

STAY COOL FOR RELIABLE SYSTEM

Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. MSI motherboards feature excellent power design with solid and heavy heatsink. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE

With more cores processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

AUTODETECT DC OR PWM MODE WITH HYSTERESIS

MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

MSI:

• Smooth fan speeds
• Smooth sound levels

OTHERS:

• Spiking fan speeds
• Annoying sound levels

HARDWARE

PRE-INSTALLED I/O SHIELDING

Pre-Installed IO Shielding makes handling the motherboard process easier and safer. The patent-pending design grounded and protects the IO ports from potential electrostatic discharge damage from the external environment.

• XL CLIP - The enlarged PCI-E clip helps you swap or remove your devices easier. Keep the PCI-E slot stronger and safer.
• EZ DEBUG LED - Run into trouble? Onboard LEDs for key components will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.

COMPATIBILITY

MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY

Every MSI motherboards are certified by strict mechanic that feature convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location for compatibility with the widest range of components and devices, so DIY user can pick and choose the components they want. More than that, we offer a dedicated Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for the most critical part - memory. Combining with MSI DDR4 Boost technology, we provide the maximum compatibility, so you confirm and choose any gaming rig as you want.

9TH AND 8TH PROCESSORS SUPPORT

MSI B365 motherboards perfectly support Intel 9th and 8th processors, so you can still enjoy latest MSI motherboard technology if you use 8th processors. Combining MSI Core Boost, you can release maximum performance no matter what CPU you use.

EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING

MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules and configurations.

BIOS AND SOFTWARE

APPS TO GREATLY IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

With years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. Use these tools to get the most out of your motherboard and achieve victory when gaming. Moreover, we made sure our BIOS contains all the latest options and is easy to use for everyone. The extensive features let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance.

DRAGON CENTER

The exclusive and brand-new UI merges all the MSI software functions into one specific application MSI Dragon Center. Not only integrates all the MSI software functions, but also sync all the MSI desktop products to work together, providing the best user experience. No more messy programs or ICONs, just one click and you can enjoy all the functions in Dragon Center.

Gaming Mode

MSI Gaming Mode provides the most suitable setting for your whole gaming system, bring you the best gaming experience with one click!

USB Speed Up

When enabled, it optimizes your devices for even better transfer speeds and can provide up to 20% increase in USB performance, saving a lot of time when transferring data.

Total Fan Control

Total Fan Control allows you to take control of your fans. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

Live Update

Never miss out on important updates. MSI Live Update automatically downloads and installs the latest drivers, BIOS and software so you can focus on your game.

MSI APP PLAYER

Developed under an exclusive partnership with BlueStacks, the MSI APP Player brings seamless mobile gaming experiences to PCs. Leverage the advantages of mouse and keyboard controls, better graphics, and multi-tasking for mobile gaming supremacy.

CLICK BIOS 5

Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance and efficiency.

• XMP - Extreme Memory Profiles which simplified RAM overclocking on Intel motherboards.
• M-FLASH - Allows user to conveniently flash, or upgrade the BIOS from the CMOS Setup Utility.
• HARDWARE MONITOR - Shows you critical hardware information in real-time; temperature, usage, clock speed, and voltage.
• TOTAL FAN CONTROL - Check and manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans.
• SECURE ERASE+ - Using an optimized formatting algorithm, lets you enjoy your SSD at maximum speed, making your system feel brand new!
• MEMORY TRY IT - Best way to get maximum speed out of your system memory and gaming performance.
• M.2 Genie - Brilliant feature to make setting up RAID 0 for M.2 and U.2 much easier and less time consuming.
• SEARCH & FAVORITES - A permanent search & favorite option in the top right corner can be used to find what you need.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

MSI motherboards featured all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.

CPU

LOOKING COOL WHILE KEEPING COOL

High quality materials and smart fan optimizations contribute to cooling all essential components, which is key to making sure your system runs stable and delivers the best performance at all times.

CORE BOOST

Core Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and optimized power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU.

MORE FOR PERFORMANCE

LOAD-LINE CALIBRATION

What you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when demanding more CPU performance.

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.

MEMORY

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE

Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. you never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

SETTING UP YOUR MEMORY WITH XMP PROFILE

The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC lab. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.

STORAGE

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE

MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

1X M.2 32 Gbps 6X 6 Gbps

OPTANE: BOOST YOUR HDD TO PERFORM LIKE AN SSD

PC Enthusiasts can now enjoy the performance of an SSD on their HDD by coupling it with the new IntelOptane Memory device. IntelOptane technology provides an unparalleled combination of high throughput, low latency, high quality of service, and high endurance. All MSI 300 Series motherboards are ready for IntelOptane Memory.

STORAGE BOOST YOUR STORAGE PERFORMANCE

This great little tool is very simple to use and automatically detects your storage devices connected to the system. When enabled, Storage Boost optimizes your SSDs to keep your system fast and maximize storage performance, saving you a lot of time when loading or transferring data.

EASY RAID SETUP WITH M.2 GENIE

Looking to go all out in terms of raw data speed and put multiple SSDs in RAID 0? Setting this up can prove to be quite the challenge. That's why we created M.2 Genie, a brilliant feature to make setting up RAID 0 for M.2 and U.2 much easier and less time consuming.

EASIER FASTER

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FLEXIBLE

IN-GAME ADVANTAGE

MSI motherboards are built with enhanced audio and advanced LAN networking capabilities that turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

CONNECTIVITY

DOMINATE THE GAME WITH THE LOWEST LATENCY

Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI GAMING LAN. Featuring the highest quality components tuned to deliver the best online gaming experience without lag.

LOW LATENCY GAMING LAN POWERED BY INTEL®

Experience smooth gaming with IntelLAN. IntelLAN is optimized for championship level online and LAN eSports by reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This means your CPU can be used more effectively, giving you more FPS when gaming.

INTELLIGENT NETWORKING

OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY!

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

MSI GAMING LAN MANAGER

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

AUDIO

SOUND THAT PULLS YOU INTO THE GAME

Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality. MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, studio quality sound to create the most immersive sound experience.

AUDIO BOOST

ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN

EMI-shielded HD audio processors let you enjoy the purest sound quality in front and rear connectors.

SEPARATED AUDIO LAYERS FOR CLEAN LEFT & RIGHT CHANNELS

Using separated layers in the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for both left and right audio channels.

GET CLEARER ORDER WITH VOICE BOOST

Hear your teammates perfectly with Voice Boost enabled. Game audio is automatically reduced when teammates speak and set back to normal when no one is speaking.

DE-POP PROTECTION

A de-pop filter eliminates loud popping noises that occur when devices are plugged/unplugged or when the PC is turned on/off.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

CONQUER THE BATTLEFIELD

MAG series motherboards are focused on functionality and durability. Descended from MSI Arsenal GAMING, these motherboards take their likeliness from rugged military equipment and are ready for battle.

MYSTIC LIGHT EXTENSION

Still not satisfied with the decoration on the ecosystem? The Mystic Light Extension will help you to have more attractive way to decorate you gaming rig by the LED Strips and still under controlled by the Mystic Light application.

JRGB

The JRGB pin header provides the max 3A(12V) power supply for the up to 3 meters 5050 RGB LED strips showing single color.

MYSTIC LIGHT SYNC

Control compatible RGB peripherals with the Mystic Light application. An open source SDK is available for developers to integrate Mystic Light with RGB devices.

LOYAL COMRADE

With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

COMPONENTS

BUILT ON EVERLASTING QUALITY

Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, long-lasting and high performance motherboard.

FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMO

MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are armed with more solder points on the motherboard for a stronger hold, preventing any damage due to heavy-weight graphics cards. Steel Armor also protects PCI Express signals against electromagnetic interference for a pure gaming experience and even higher overclocking.

REINFORCED, HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS

NO STRENGHTENING

ULTIMATE MOTHERBOARD PROTECTION

Weve made sure you can enjoy your system endlessly. MSI motherboards feature Double ESD protection with double layer grounding around the motherboard mounting holes, preventing Electrostatic discharge (ESD) surges from damaging the motherboard.

MSI

DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION - BEST

BRAND B

DOBUBLE ESD PROTECTION - AVERAGE

BRAND G

DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION - POOR

SUPER STABLE GAMING WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY COMPONENTS

MSI uses the high quality components , which is shielded by the best protection to make sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions.

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.

DARK CHOKE

A special core design allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature offering better power efficiency and stability.

• HUMIDITY PROTECTION
• TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
• CIRCUIT PROTECTION
• ESD PROTECTION
• EMI PROTECTION

CERTIFIED FOR GAMING

MSI motherboards has been built and tweaked for hardcore gaming. Feedback from the worlds best esports players and rigorous testing sessions with demanding PC games has resulted in a motherboard thats both powerful and reliable.

WINDOWS 10 CERTIFIED

With MSI you benefit from great compatibility and a worry-free user experience when using Microsoft Windows 10.

With a true dedication to performance, our R&D team has made sure everything works as intended when using the latest version of Microsoft Windows on any MSI product.

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