• Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
  • Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 2666 MHz
  • MYSTIC LIGHT Sync: Synchronize other RGB solutions and control all LEDs in one click through Mystic Light APP or a mobile device.
  • Core Boost: With premium layout and optimized power design to support more cores and provide better performance.
  • AUDIO BOOST: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
  • DDR4 Boost: Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best gaming performance and stability.
  • M.2 and NVMe support, up to 20 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen2 x4.
  • GAMING LAN, powered by Intel®: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency and bandwidth management.
  • VR Ready: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness.
  • In-Game Weapons: GAMING Hotkey, X-Boost.
  • EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot.
  • Click BIOS 5: Award-winning BIOS with high resolution scalable font, favorites and search function.
  • GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game and motherboard testing by eSports players.


COOLING
STAY COOL WHILE GAMING
Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.
GAMING FEATURES
YOUR IN GAME ADVANTAGE
YOUR IN-GAME ADVANTAGE
Outsmart and 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 and boost your skills.
STORAGE
BE THE FIRST ON THE BATTLEFIELD
This MSI GAMING motherboard supports all the latest storage standards. This allows you to connect any ultra-fast storage device, giving you in-game benefits. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.
Enjoy a fast system boot up and insanely quick loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards. Delivering speeds up to 20Gb/s per device using Gen2 x4, M.2 is over 3 times faster than a regular SATA III connection!
XBOOST
YOUR STORAGE
PERFORMANCE
This great little tool is very simple to use and automatically detects your storage devices connected to the system. When enabled, X-Boost optimizes your SSDs to keep your system fast and maximize storage performance, making sure you reach the battlefield even quicker or saving you a lot of time when transferring data.
VR
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 and VR professionals a vivid and realistic experience in which content truly comes alive.
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 breathtaking, game-changing sound to create the most exciting gameplay.
AMPLIFY YOUR GAME WITH AUDIO BOOST
Built on years of experience in building motherboards dedicated to giving gamers true Hi-Fi sound. Audio Boost has developed into a high quality audio unit, offering a clear advantage over your opponents when gaming. Locate your enemies with your eyes closed using Audio Boost.

ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN WITH LED

BORDER

Audio Boost operates like a dedicated soundcard by being physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal possible. A bright border illuminated by LEDs showcases and protects the Hi-Fi audio unit.

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.

DE-POP

PROTECTION

Audio Boost protects your ears by eliminating those annoying loud popping sounds when you plug/unplug devices or turn your PC on/off.

DEDICATED HIGH DEFINITION

AUDIO PROCESSOR

Audio Boost is powered by an EMI-shielded high quality HD audio processor, making sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.

HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS

FOR A WARMER SOUND

By dedicating golden audio capacitors to the front output, a high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured. The High Quality audio capacitors are widely considered to be one of the great choices for the best sound output.
5.1 AUDIO FOR TRUE SURROUND SOUND
With high quality audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion.
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.
LOW LATENCY GAMING LAN POWERED BY INTEL®
Experience smooth gaming with Intel® LAN. Intel® LAN 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.

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.

LAN PROTECT TO SHIELD YOUR SYSTEM AGAINST POWER
SURGES
Featuring 15KV anti-surge protection to shield your network from lightning strikes and static electricity,
the LAN Protect connector is designed to give you a reliable networking experience.
MEMORY
UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your gaming rig's memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability.
ENHANCED STABILITY WITH OPTIMIZED MEMORY LAYOUT
Optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry
about your system crashing during games.

EASY XMP

Enable Intel® Extreme Memory Profile with ease using a single option in the BIOS to gain performance and create a perfectly stable system.
USB
MAXIMIZE YOUR USB DEVICE
PERFORMANCE
Transfer your favorite games, music and movies over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB 3.1 devices, delivering fast transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s!
X-BOOST YOUR USB PERFORMANCE
When enabled, X-Boost 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. This handy tool is very easy to use and automatically detects & optimizes the USB devices connected to your system.
SUPER CHARGE YOUR PHONE & GAMING GEAR

MSI Super Charger USB ports charge any connected device faster. It delivers more power than regularUSB ports to your smartphone, tablet, USB game controller or portable console.

DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION
Never worry about damage caused by defective USB devices. The USB ports on MSI motherboards are shielded by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.
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.
QUALITY & PROTECTION
BUILT ON EVERLASTING QUALITY
Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible gaming and professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, high performance motherboard.
FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMOR
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.
ULTIMATE MOTHERBOARD PROTECTION
We’ve 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.
BIOS
A GAMERS' BIOS
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 when gaming.
EASY MODE FOR QUICK GAMING TWEAKS
When you just want to get back to your game, EZ-mode presents you with basic BIOS settings and functions for some quick adjustments. If you feel like
spending more time fine-tuning options to boost your system’s performance, the Advanced mode is the way to go.
EASY SEARCH & FAVORITES
Can’t find a specific BIOS setting? Don’t worry, a permanent search option in the top right corner can be used to find what you need.
Want quick access to important settings? My Favorites gives easy access to selected Favorite settings, supporting up to 5 groups of Favorites.
Specifications
Price
180,625sp
CPU Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
Chipset Intel® H310 Chipset
Memory 2 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 32GB
Supports DDR4 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Graphic Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
1 x HDMI™ port 1.4, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30Hz
Storage 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 slots (Key M)
Support up to PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
Networking 1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
Audio Dual Realtek® ALC887 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
USB Ports 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on
the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the
back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
Back I/O Ports 1x PS/2 Combo Port
1x LAN Port
3x HD Audio Connectors
4x USB 2.0 Port
1x DVI-D Port
1x HDMI
2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Port
Internal I/O Ports 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1 x 4-pin system fan connector
1 x Front panel audio connector
1 x Serial port connector
2 x Front panel connectors
1 x TPM module connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
1 x LED connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Operating System Support Windows® 10 64-bit