Features Supports New Intel Core™ X-series Processor Family for LGA 2066 socket. Supports DDR4-4266+ (OC) Memory. M.2 SHIELD FROZR: Strengthened built-in M.2 thermal solution. Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster. Designed for Extreme Performance: TURBO SOCKET with GAME BOOST, DIGITALL POWER Design Lightning Fast Game experience: TWIN TURBO M.2 with M.2 Shield FROZR & Intel Optane Memory Ready, Turbo U.2, LIGHTNING USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 GEN2 GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Intel: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency & bandwidth management AUDIO BOOST 4 with NAHIMIC 2+: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience MULTI-GPU: With STEEL ARMOR PCI-E slots. Supports 3-Way NVIDIA SLI™ & 3-Way AMD Crossfire™ SYSTEM SAVER: 3 easy to use options to successfully boot your system again. VR READY & VR BOOST: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness. Supports Nahimic VR & Tri Def VR. DDR4 Boost: Fully isolated, shielded & optimized DDR4 PCB design to give your DDR4 memory a performance boost. In-Game Weapons: GAME BOOST, GAMING HOTKEY, X-BOOST, XSPLIT GAMECASTER, APP MANAGER GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- & offline game & motherboard testing by e Sports players Click BIOS 5: Award-winning BIOS with high resolution scalable font, favorites & search function WHQL certified for Windows 10 Product Overview Mystic Light: Personalize Your Gaming Rig Customize & set up your own colour scheme with RGB Mystic Light. Select any of the colours from the palette using your smartphone or the MSI Gaming App to match your system style. Bored of the same colours? Simply change the complete look of your system in 1 second! • Extendable. • Remote control. • Mystic Light sync. Cooling: Stay Cool While Gaming Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. Weve made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want. • 6x fan headers. • DC/PWM mode. • Full fan control. • Watercooling ready. Gaming
Features: Your In-Game Advantage Outsmart & outperform your opponents in-game using an array of unique MSI GAMING tools. Clever hardware & software tools, created to keep you one step ahead of the competition & boost your skills. • Gaming Hotkey. • Gaming Device Port. • Game Boost. • Multi-GPU. Storage: Be The First On The Battlefield This MSI GAMING motherboard supports all the latest storage standards. This means that you can connect any ultra-fast storage device, giving you in-game benefits. Start games faster, load levels faster & have a real advantage over your enemies. • M.2 SHIELD FROZR. • 2x M.2. • U.2 ready. • Ultra-fast storage caching. Virtual & Mixed Reality: Immerse Yourself into Virtual Worlds Integrating the very best of cutting edge technologies on MSI hardware provides a smooth VR ride. Through joint efforts with major VR brands, combined with unique MSI features geared to VR, MSI brings gamers & VR professionals a vivid & realistic experience in which content truly comes alive. • VR accelerator chip. • One click VR. Audio: Sound That Pulls You into The Game Get the most immersive sound experience when gaming. MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breath-taking, game-changing sound to create the most exciting gameplay. • Nahimic 2. • Audio Boost 4. • Audio amplifier. • Audio capacitors. Gaming LAN: 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. • Intel gaming LAN. • Bandwidth management. • LAN protect. Memory: Unmatched Memory Performance MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your gaming rigs memory with more speed, higher overclockability & increased stability. • Optimal layout. • 100% compatibility. • XMP LED. Extreme Performance: Designed for Overclocking Combining industries best components with MSI’s top notch R&D design, you can count on this motherboard to deliver world class performance. System tuning & troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights. • 10 Phase Power Design. • For power users. USB: Maximize Your USB (Universal Serial Bus) Device Performance Transfer your favourite games, music & movies over USB (Universal Serial Bus) faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect & boost your USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10 Gb/s! • Double bandwidth USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1. • Reversible Type-C connector. • Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1. • Boost your USB (Universal Serial Bus). Software: Apps to Help You Win with many 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 & achieve victory when gaming. • X-Boost. • Command Center. • Live Update. • RAMDisk. Quality & Protection: Built On Everlasting Quality Using only the finest top quality components & integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible gaming & professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, high performance motherboard. • M.2 SHIELD FROZR. • Steel Armour. • Military Class 6. • Gaming Certified. BIOS: A Gamers BIOS We made sure our BIOS contains all the latest options & is easy to use for everyone. The extensive features let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance when gaming. • Easy/advanced mode. • Convenient search. • Hardware monitor. • System saver. Specifications CPU • Supports Intel Core™ X-Series Processor Family for LGA2066 Socket * This function will be supported depend on the CPU. Chipset • Intel X299 Chipset Main Memory • 8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB*
- X-series processor support DDR4 4266+ (OC)/ 4133 (OC)/ 4000 (OC)/ 3866 (OC)/ 3733 (OC)/ 3600 (OC)/ 3466 (OC)/ 3400 (OC)/ 3333 (OC)/ 3300 (OC)/ 3200 (OC)/ 3000 (OC)/ 2800 (OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz* • Quad channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 4-channels DDR4** • Dual channel memory architecture with the CPU that supports up to 2-channels DDR4** • Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * For the latest information about memory, please visit http://www.msi.com ** Please refer the DIMM Slots section for more details. Slots • 4 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 slots
- Support x 16/ x 4*/ x 16/ x 8 mode with the 44-lane CPU.
- Support x 16/ x 4*/ x 8/ x 4 modes with the 28-lane CPU.
- Support x 8/ x 4*/ x 8/ x 0, x 8/ x 4*/ x 4/ x 4 modes with the 16-lane CPU. • 2 x PCIe 3.0 x 1 slots * The PCI_E3 lanes are supported by PCH. Multi-GPU • Supports 3-Way AMD Cross Fire™ Technology • Supports 3-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Storage • Intel X299 Chipset • 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* • 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)*
- Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x 4 & SATA 6 Gb/s
- M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
- M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
- Intel Optane™ Memory Ready** • 1 x U.2 port *
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 NVMe storage • Supports Intel Smart Response Technology*** * PCI_E3 slot, M.2 slots, U.2 port & SATA ports share the same bandwidth. Please refer to manual for PCI_E3/ U.2/ M.2/ SATA Combination table. RAID • Intel X299 Chipset • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 & RAID 10 for SATA storage devices • Supports RAID 0 & RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices* * M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/ Optane Genie. Please refer to manual for M.2 PCIe SSD RAID. USB (Universal Serial Bus) • ASMedia ASM3142 Chipset
- 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
- 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) • ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset
- 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (Super Speed USB) Type-A ports on the back panel • Intel X299 Chipset
- 5 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (Super Speed USB) ports (1 port 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 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors) Audio • Realtek ALC1220 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output LAN • 1 x Intel I219-V 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
- 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors
- 3 x M.2 slots (Key M x 2, Key E x 1)
- 1 x U.2 port
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports)
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin Water Pump connector
- 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x Reset button
- 1 x Multi-BIOS switch
- 1 x RGB LED connector
- 1 x Virtual RAID on CPU connector
- 1 x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 Type-A ports
- 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 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 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) • ATX Form Factor Mounting • 9 mounting holes