Features Supports 7th / 6th Gen Intel Core™ / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket Supports DDR4-4133+ (OC) Memory DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost VR Ready & VR Boost: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness Mystic Light RGB & Mystic Light Sync: 7 colors / 5 effects controlled in one click with GAMING APP or a mobile device Triple Turbo M.2, Steel Armor, M.2 Shield. Intel Optane Memory Ready, Turbo U.2, Lightning USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Audio Boost 4 PRO with Nahimic 2: 2x dedicated audio processors for the most immersive gaming experience GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Killer™: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency & bandwidth management BIOS Flashback+: Easy BIOS recovery without the need of a CPU, memory & VGA card Military Class 5, Guard-Pro: Latest evolution in high quality components for best protection & efficiency MULTI-GPU: With Steel Armor PCI-E slots. Supports NVIDIA SLI™ & AMD Crossfire™ In-Game Weapons: Game Boost, GAMING Hotkey, X-Boost, Xsplit Gamecaster EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot Click BIOS 5: Award-winning BIOS with high resolution scalable font, favorites & search function GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- & offline game & motherboard testing by e Sports players
Specification CPU Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel Core™ i 3/i 5/i 7 processors, & Intel Pentium & Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151 * This function will be supported depend on the CPU. Chipset Intel Z270 Chipset Main Memory 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
- 7th Gen processors support DDR4 4133 (OC)/4000 (OC)/ 3800 (OC)/ 3600 (OC)/ 3200 (OC)/ 3000 (OC)/ 2800 (OC)/ 2600 (OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*
- 6th Gen processors support DDR4 3600 (OC)/ 3200 (OC)/ 3000 (OC)/ 2800 (OC)/ 2600 (OC)/ 2400 (OC)/ 2133 MHz* Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel; Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. Slots 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 slots (support x 16/x 0/x 0, x 8/x 8/x 0, x 8/x 4/x 4 modes) 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 1 slots Multi-GPU Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Supports 3-Way AMD Cross Fire™ Technology Onboard Graphics 1 x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@30 Hz (7th Gen CPU), 4096x 2160@24 Hz (6th Gen CPU), 2560x 1600@60 Hz 1 x Display Port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x 2304@24 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz, 3840x 2160@60 Hz, 1920x 1200@60 Hz Storage Intel Z270 Chipset 6x SATA 6 Gb/s ports*/ ** 1x U.2 port **
- Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x 4 NVMe U.2 SSD 3x M.2 slots (Key M)*
- M2_1 slot supports up to PCIe 3.0x 4 & SATA 6 Gb/s standards, 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_2 slot supports up to PCIe 3.0x 4 standard, 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
- M2_3 slot supports up to PCIe 3.0x 4 & SATA 6 Gb/s ** standards, 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
- Intel Optane™ Memory Ready for all M.2 slots*** Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors * M.2 & SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs. ** The M2_3, U2_1 & SATA5~6 share the same bandwidth. *** Intel Optane™ Technology is only supported when using 7th Gen processors. Before using Intel Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers & BIOS to the latest version from MSI website. RAID Intel Z270 Chipset Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 & RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID mode for M.2 PCIe storage devices* * M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE. USB (Universal Serial Bus) ASMedia ASM2142 Chipset
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 (Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 10 Gbps) Type-C ports (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector) ƒ- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 (Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 10 Gbps) Type-A port on the back panel Intel Z270 Chipset
- 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (Super Speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors)
- 7 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors) Audio Dual Realtek ALC1220 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio LAN 1 x Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN controller Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x U.2 port
- 3 x M.2 slots
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C connector
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports)
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin water pump fan connector
- 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x RGB LED connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Low Temperature Booting Jumper
- 1 x 2-pin Slow mode jumper
- 1 x 2-pin OC retry jumper
- 1 x 2-pin OC Force enter BIOS jumper
- 1 x 2-pin Discharge jumper
- 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 mouse & keyboard combo port
- 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 Type-A ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x Display Port
- 1 x HDMI™ port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks Dimension 12.0 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ATX Form Factor Mounting 9 mounting holes