MSI H170 GAMING M3 64GB DDR4 Intel Motherboard

To master the game you need a masterful system. The MSI Enthusiast GAMING motherboards are honored with the suffix “M for Master” to cite its truly outstanding design, ready to guide you to the next level in gaming.

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY
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.

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

STUDIO GRADE SOUND WITH AUDIO BOOST 3
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.

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.

2X FRONT USB 3.1 GEN1
With a clever placed USB 3.1 Gen1 front pin header, available on MSI motherboards, you can connect up to 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 devices directly to the front of your PC Chassis. This way you can easily enjoy fast USB speeds without having to use the hard-to-reach USB ports on the rear.

ENHANCED CPU OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
Onboard overvoltage protection prevents overvoltage and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. A red LED near the 24 pin CPU power connector let you know that overvoltage protection is activated for easier troubleshooting.

THE ALL NEW, AWARD-WINNING CLICK BIOS 5
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

CPU-Z MSI GAMING EDITION
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.

Features
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core/ Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4-2133 Memory. Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
DDR4 Boost : Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
Turbo M.2 32Gb/s + Turbo U.2 ready + SATA 6Gb/s
GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Killer : The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
Audio Boost 3 : Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Nahimic Audio Enhancer : Immersive sound quality that pushes the limits of reality
GAMING Hotkey : Launch your favorite games with a single button
OBS Streaming software : Share your gaming achievements with the world!
SteelSeries Certified : Optimized for SteelSeries gaming gear
Military Class 5 : The latest evolution in high quality components featuring the brand new Titanium Chokes
MULTI-GPU with VGA Armor : VGA Armor PCI-E slots. Supports AMD Crossfire
Click BIOS 5 : Award-winning brand new Click BIOS 5 with high resolution scalable font
GAMING CERTIFIED : 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience

Technical details

General
Brand : MSI
Model : H170 GAMING M3

CPU
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151

Chipset
Intel H170 Chipset

Main Memory
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
3 x PCI slots

Onboard Graphics
1 x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

Multi-GPU
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology

Storage
Intel H170 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 slot
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card (optional)

USB
Intel H170 Chipset
6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
 
Audio
Realtek ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
1 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN controller

Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x SATAe connector
1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
3 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 Serial port connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x Slow mode switch
 
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
5 x OFC audio jacks

BIOS
The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.
1x 128 Mb flash
UEFI AMI BIOS
ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8
Multi-language

Dimension
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor
 
Mounting
9 mounting holes