MSI Z97 XPOWER AC 32GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard

OC Certified is a military class burn-in test for motherboards. Running Prime95 for over 24 hours with a highly overclocked CPU is already a stressing endeavor, but removing all airflow from the motherboard ensures that only the best motherboards survive. If a motherboard can survive this, it can survive any overclocking situation.

MSI Overclocking motherboards are equipped with all the necessary features to make sure you get the most out of your system. From the Enhanced PWM with a large amount of power phases and Thermal Design that give you the best stability, to all the easy features that ensure that you don't have to perform a lot of tricks to get great stability in your quest for performance.

The MSI Overclocking motherboards are designed based on four principles
Continuous implementation of professional overclockers' feedback
Continue MSI's leading position in power efficiency and stability
The best overclocking tools
Infuse the DNA of MSI's LIGHTNING graphics cards

OC PCB
The OC PCB used for the MSI overclocking motherboards has a completely new design in which 50% more layers are used compared to standard motherboards. This allows us to optimize all traces for overclocking. Power and signal traces are isolated, resulting in higher efficiency and performance and more features can be installed relatively close to each other without causing interference. Every MSI overclocking motherboard is tuned for better stability under extreme circumstances
Increased number of PCB layers
Increased humidity resistance
Tight weave Fiberglass PCB
Increased ESD protection

DIGITALL POWER PWM
DigitALL Power digitally steers and receives feedback through a DigitALL PWM controller. This allows for pinpoint voltage delivery and lower power consumption.

THERMAL DESIGN
Besides inspiring visual awe the XPOWER Thermal Design was developed to deliver the highest cooling potential in the worst situation. Because it is optimized to work in low-airflow situations, it is the ideal cooling to use with your liquid cooling setup.
XPOWER thermal design
SuperPipe
Low airflow
Optimized design
Clear CPU space
Metal screws

EXTREME OC SOCKET DESIGN
What is more frustrating than not being able to properly fit your cooling solution on your motherboard? Through feedback from professional overclockers, extensive research, unique design and the use of Military Class 4 components, we were able to create a lot of space around the socket making sure you can fit any cooling solution you want. Having this much space also makes it easier to insulate the motherboard for use with LN2 or other extreme cooling solutions.

WATER COOLING HEATSINK
Featuring a new unique heatsink design, MSI Z97 overclocking motherboards ensure the best cooling performance. Saving water cooling enthusiasts having to buy a waterblock for our motherboards, new generation overclocking models feature a no compromise built-in solution within the heatsink. So whether you choose a traditional air cooling or enthusiast water cooling solution, be sure to expect the lowest temperatures and maximum performance under the most extreme conditions.

OC FAN STAND
Having trouble with your fans while overclocking? Are they falling over all the time when accidently touched? The MSI OC Fan Stand lets you easily set up your fans while overclocking without worrying about them falling over when your in pursuit of that world record. A sturdy, cool looking, and easy to use design makes setting up fans a whole lot easier.

Features

Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel Cor /Pentium/Celeron processors for LGA 1150 socket
Supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
M.2 + USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
4-way Multi-GPU : 4-way NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire Support
16 Phase DigitALL Power Design
OC Certified : Military Class Burn-in Test Passed
Enhanced Thermal Design & Water Cooling Heatsink
OC Engine : For More Flexible BCLK Adjustments
V-Check Points 2: 3 multi-meters at the same time
Delid Die Guard : Way to Break World Record
VGA Cease Fire : Easy to Disable the VGA Card via Physical Switch
Guard-Pro : Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
Military Class 4 : Top Quality & Stability
OC Essentials : The Most Convenient Tools while Breaking the Record
OC Genie 4 : Overclock in 1 Second
Click BIOS 4 : Easily Fine-tune Your System
Command Center : Control & Customize Your PC Settings
Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel Wireless Display

Technical details

Model

Brand :  MSI 
Model : Z97 XPOWER AC

Specifications

Socket : 1150
CPU (Max Support) : i7
Baseclock/Hyper Transport : 100MHz
Chipset : Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
DDR3 Memory : DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/ 2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC)
Memory Channel : Dual
DIMM Slots : 4
Max Memory (GB) : 32
PCI-Ex16 : 5
PCI-E Gen : Gen3 (0, 16, 0, 0, 0), (16, 0, 0, 16, 0), 16, 0, 0, 8, 8), (8, 0, 8, 8, 8)
PCI-Ex1 : 2
SATAIII : 10
M.2 port : 1
RAID : 0/1/5/10
LAN : 10/100/1000*1
USB 3.0 ports (Front) : 4
USB 3.0 ports (Rear) : 8
USB 2.0 ports (Front) : 4
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) : 2
Audio ports (Rear) : 6
DisplayPort : 1
HDMI : 1
VGA Max Share Memory (MB) : 512
DirectX : DX11
Form Factor : E-ATX
SLI : Y
CrossFire : Y