Msi Z170a Gaming M5 Atx Ddr4 3000

Socket LGA 1151 for Intel 6th Generation Core/Pentium/Celeron processors Intel Z170 chipset 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A , 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C, 6 USB3.1 Gen1 (aka USB 3.0) and 6 USB2.0 ATX 3 PCI-E 3.0 x16 (2 with MSI Steel Armor) and 4 PCI-E x1 3-way CrossFire/ 2-way SLI ready DDR4 Boost & XMP LED Audio Boost 3 & Nahimic Audio Enhancer Product Description MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX DDR4 3000 STABILITY DDR4 Boost XMP LED 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. An added XMP LED highlights an active Extreme Memory Profile for the best memory speed and stability setting. HEAVY PLATED HEATSINK DESIGN The Dragon Heatsink, featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon, confirms you are dealing with a genuine GAMING motherboard. GAMING DNA DESIGN GAMING on the inside, GAMING on the outside. Attention to detail, from red and black look & feel to PCB printing, make the next generation MSI GAMING motherboards stand out once again. DRAGON HEATSINK The Dragon Heatsink, featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon, confirms you are dealing with a genuine GAMING motherboard. HEAVY PLATED HEATSINK DESIGN The Dragon Heatsink, featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon, confirms you are dealing with a genuine GAMING motherboard. GAMING DNA DESIGN GAMING on the inside, GAMING on the outside. Attention to detail, from red and black look & feel to PCB printing, make the next generation MSI GAMING motherboards stand out once again. <> 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. Killer E2400 TRUE GAMING LAN WITH KILLER™ Designed with gaming DNA, Killer™ LAN is optimized for championship level online and LAN eSports. The new Killer E2400 Intelligent Networking Platform, featuring Advanced Stream Detect 2.0, is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Killer™ LAN automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge. GAMING OPTIMIZED BANDWITH 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 rwdimg LAN Protect LAN PROTECT Featuring 15KV anti-surge protection to shield your network from lightning strikes and static electricity, LAN Protect is a LAN connector designed to give you the best networking experience. It’s highlighted with a red LED inside the RJ45 connector to show its functionality. MSI Xtreme Audio DAC Nahimic REWARD YOUR EARS WITH STUDIO GRADE SOUND QUALITY With Audio Boost 3, powered by Nahimic Sound Technology, 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 8-channel HD Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game. Nahimic Sound Technology Nahimic Sound Technology Golden Audio Jacks Golden Audio Jacks High Quality EMI-Shielded HD Audio Processor High Quality EMI-Shielded HD Audio Processor Isolated Audio PCB Isolated Audio PCB Chemi-Con Audio Capacitors Chemi-Con Audio Capacitors Dual Headphone Amplifiers Dual Headphone Amplifiers Front Dedicated Headphone Out Front Dedicated Headphone Out rwdimg rwdimg rwd rwd rwdimg rwd rwd rwdimg rwd rwd WITH NAHIMIC, ENJOY SOUND THAT PUSHES THE LIMITS OF REALITY . Nahimic sound technology has been approved for its quality and precision in projects undertaken by the military field and the aeronautics industry. It offers immersive virtual 7.1 sound in high definition using exclusive stereo equipment. Nahimic lifts your gaming experience to a new level, offering you highly sought-after gaming benefits: GAME BOOST Overclock your system instantly and generate more FPS in games with 1 push of a button using Game Boost! You can also easily enable XMP using the XMP button in Click BIOS. xmp gameboost gameboost gameboost *Features may vary according to your platform and model 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 overclocking profiles or do real-time overclocking 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 rwdimg rwdimg rwdimg 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. rwdimg *Real GAMING Hotkey settings depend on the configuration rwdimg 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 FASTER MSI USB 3.1 GEN2 Transfer your favorite games, music and movies over USB faster than ever. USB 3.1 Gen2 enables lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s! USB3.1 Benefits 2X faster than USB 3.1 Gen1 20X faster than USB 2.0 Up to 10Gbps data transfer bandwidth Boost transfer rate for your PC and peripherals responsiveImg REVERSIBLE DESIGN Type-C with reversible design Get all the performance benefits from USB 3.1 Gen2 combined with the convenience of the USB Type-C connector. This reversible connector allows for effortless connecting of USB devices. SUPER CHARGER With MSI Super Charger you can deliver more power than regular USB chargers to your smartphone, tablet, USB game controller or portable console. You can quickly charge these devices when you’re not gaming on your PC, eliminating the need for wall power sockets. SUPER CHARGERUSB REDRIVERFRONT USB 3.1 GEN1DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION FAST STORAGE WITH 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. TWIN TURBO DESIGN Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection! Enjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely fast loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards. TURBO U.2 HOST CARD (OPTIONAL) The U.2 Host Card delivers performance up to 32 Gb/s and allows support for next gen 2.5-inch SSDs using the U.2 connector. A redriver chip is added to increase data transfer speed. DATA TRANSFER SPEED SUPPORTS MSI Overclocking DESIGNED FOR OVERCLOCKING With a long history of breaking world records inherited from MSI’s legendary Overclocking motherboards, this motherboard has OC running through its veins. Built from the ground up to support heavy overclocking, from its OC PCB to Military Class components, you know this MSI motherboard is ready to push the limits! Extreme Socket Design EXTREME SOCKET DESIGN Premium Power Phases PREMIUM POWER PHASES DIGITALL POWER DIGITALL POWER Overvoltage Protection OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION SKY’S THE LIMITWITH OC ENGINE 2 OC Engine has been beefed up for MSI Z170 motherboards. This external clock generator gives you even more freedom to achieve the absolute maximum overclock for your setup. OC Engine 2 also offers lower jitter and lower power consumption resulting in even higher stability under extreme conditions. The sky is the limit! MSI OC Essentials OC ESSENTIALS Meet the overclockers’ swiss army knife; OC essentials is a set of tools that are essential to get the best performance out of your motherboard. These features increase stability, assist in trouble shooting, allow you to keep your complete system in check and allow for simple management. This way you can keep your mind on overclocking. 1 2 SLOW MODE 3 V-CHECK POINTS 2 LITE Accurately monitor your voltages while overclocking. V-Check points 2 Lite supports legacy and modern multimeters for optimal monitoring of voltages. V-Check Points 2 DEBUG LED A 2-Digit Debug LED is present for easy diagnostics. While operational it also displays the CPU package temperature. Debug LED SLOW MODE Slow Mode helps to defeat booting issues when overclocking at extremely high CPU frequencies. Flicking the switch will temporary decrease CPU ratio below stock settings, creating stability to successfully boot to Windows. Slow Mode 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. rwdimg rwdimg rwdimg rwdimg rwdimg rwdimg MILITARY CLASS 5 COMPONENTS Military Class 5 is the latest evolution in high quality components. The Titanium Choke and Dark CAP ensure that your PC runs stable under extreme gaming conditions. Titanium Choke Titanium Choke uses a Titanium core that has better ability in thermal and higher temperature tolerance. This allows the Titanium Choke to run at a 220 degree Celsius high temperature, have a 40% higher current capacity, a 30% improvement in power efficiency and better overclocking power stability. DARK CAP With their aluminum core design, Dark CAPs has been a staple in high-end motherboard designs and provides lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) as well as its over-10-year lifespan. AMD CrossFire NVIDIA SLI OPTIMIZED FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHICS CARDS SLI /CROSSFIRE SUPPORT This motherboard supports SLI / 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 NVIDIA® SLI™ or 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. OTHERSNO STRENGTHENING MSI® STEEL ARMORREINFORCED, HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS rwdimg THE ALL NEW, AWARD-WINNING CLICK BIOS 5 rwdimg rwdimgLEARN MORE ON OUR UEFI BIOS PAGE 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 Advanced overclocking OTHERS rwdimg Low res, non-scalable CLICK BIOS 5 rwdimg 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 mouse mouseImg MouseMaster Your Game, Your Stream, Your Fame rwd-img XSplit Gamecaster & Broadcaster V2 lets you easily record your gaming moments and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. It’s simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world – or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it. RECORD & STREAM rwd-img Use XSplit Gamecaster to stream all of your gaming activities VIDEO EDITOR rwd-img Edit your recordings and conquer the world REALTIME NOTES rwd-img Draw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations TriDef SmartCam rwd-img Fully automatic chroma key that can work on any background Adaptive Bitrate rwd-img Automatically adjusts your bitrate according to your network conditions GAME DETECTION rwd-img Game Capture Auto Detect allows for automatic streaming when starting a game logo OVERCLOCKINGMADE 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. gamingApp rwdimg logo CPU-ZMSI GAMINGEDITION 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. Download CPU-Z MSI GAMING Edition HERE rwdimg CONNECTIVITY Be sure to take full advantage of all the GAMING weapons by connecting your devices to the optimized ports. Connectivity PS/2 Gaming Device Port USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Port USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports Killer™ LAN Port USB Gaming Device Port DVI Port USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port HDMI Port USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports HD Audio Connectors Optical S/PDIF Out