MSI X299-A PRO Intel Motherboard

MSI motherboards been designed with tons of smart features for convenient setup and usage, such as pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and multiple cooling solutions, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.

Cooling
Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. MSI motherboards feature excellent power design with solid and heavy heatsink. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.

HARDWARE
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.

Compatibility
Every MSI motherboards are certified by strict mechanic that feature convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location for compatibility with the widest range of components and devices, so DIY user can pick and choose the components they want. More than that, we offer a dedicated Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for the most critical part - memory. Combining with MSI DDR4 Boost technology, we provide the maximum compatibility even over clocking, so you confirm and choose any gaming rig as you want.

BIOS and Software
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. Moreover, 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.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE 
MSI motherboards featured all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.

CPU
High quality materials and smart fan optimizations contribute to cooling all essential components, which is key to making sure your system runs stable and delivers the best performance at all times.

MOREMEMORY
Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. You never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

Storage
MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.  

USB
Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s

EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING 
Each MSI motherboard is built based on the specific topic in order to match different tastes and favors. Furthermore, MSI also adopts the modern style to design the heatsink through huge surface and sleek but simple cuts in order to make the heatsink and appearance looks ripped and powerful. Combined with neutral color, such as black, grey and silver, as the main background, MSI motherboard can perfect fit different RGB LED effects and strongly shows the gamers tunes.

Industrial Design
PRO Series motherboards combine stable functionality and high quality assembly for clever business solutions. Designed to satisfy any professional workflow, PRO Series motherboards make life easier for businesses and office use.

IN-STUDIO ADVANTAGE 
MSI motherboards provide the most fascinating in-studio advantages, designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and network connection with MSI Audio & LAN. Enjoy extreme sound quality and uninterrupted online experience.

CONNECTIVITY
Optimized for professional and multimedia use, this generation comes equipped with a high quality network solution ready to serve you with 24/7 reliability when transferring big data.

Audio
Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality. MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, studio quality sound to create the most immersive sound experience.

LOYAL COMRADE  
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

Components
Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, long-lasting and high performance motherboard.

Features
Supports Intel® Core™ X-series series Processors Family 
Supports DDR4 Memory, 8 DIMMs, Quad Channel Max Frequency DDR4-4200+(OC)
Twin Turbo M.2: Running at PCI-E Gen3 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs.
Set Core Power Free:  Core Boost, DDR4 Boost
Intel LAN: Premium network solution delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection.
Audio Boost 4: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality.
Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCI-E slots. Supports 3-Way SLI / Crossfire™

Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model : X299-A PRO

SOCKET : LGA2066
CPU (MAX SUPPORT) : Supports New Intel® Core™ X-series Processor Family
CHIPSET : Intel® X299 Chipset
DDR4 MEMORY : 4200+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800 (OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
MEMORY CHANNEL : Qual
DIMM SLOTS : 8
MAX MEMORY (GB) : 256
PCI-E X16 : 4
PCI-E GEN : Gen3
SATAIII : 6
M.2 SLOT : 2
U.2 : 1
RAID : 0/1/5/10
TPM (HEADER) : 1
LAN : 1 x Intel® I219-V
USB 3.2 PORTS (FRONT) : 1(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)
USB 3.2 PORTS (REAR) : 1(Gen2, Type C), 1(Gen2, Type A),4(Gen1, Type A)
USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT) : 4
USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR) : 4
AUDIO PORTS (REAR) : Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
DIRECTX : 12
FORM FACTOR : ATX
SLI : Y
CROSSFIRE : Y
OPERATING SYSTEM : Realtek® ALC1220 Codec