Msi Z170a Gaming Pro Lga1151 Ddr4

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 7 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 PRO LGA1151 DDR4 UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE AND 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. 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. DEDICATED GAMING LAN WITH INTEL® Experience a more fluid game with Intel® i219 LAN. Intel® i219 LAN is designed to deliver high performance when gaming, delivering more throughput than other solutions. Intel® i219 LAN is optimized for championship level online and LAN eSports by reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This way, your CPU can be used more effectively and you can enjoy more FPS when gaming. 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 STUDIO GRADE SOUND WITH AUDIO BOOST 3 With Audio Boost 3, 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. 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 Separated Audio Layers Separated Audio Layers Anti-popcorn Noise Anti-popcorn Noise 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 usb3.1 2x FASTER MSI USB 3.1 GEN2 Transferring your favorite games, music and movies over USB has never been faster. USB 3.1 enables lightning fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s! Benefits 2X faster than USB 3.0 20X faster than USB 2.0 Up to 10Gbps data transfer bandwidth Boost transfer rate for your PC and peripherals 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. FRONT USB 3.1 GEN1DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION FAST STORAGEWITH 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. PUSH YOUR SSD HARDER WITH TURBO M.2 Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is more than 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. M.2 TO TURBO U.2 (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 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. EZiocn EASY DIAGNOSTIC MSI EZ Debug LED is an easy troubleshooting tool using 3 LEDs to indicate CPU / Memory / VGA operation every time you boot up your system. Run into trouble? Use the LEDs to easily identify the source of your problem and get back into operation quickly. 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. HUMIDITY PROTECTION Reduction in moisture absorption helps prevent “Conductive Anodic Filament”. Untreated PCB’s can have 10x higher failure rate. HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTECTION All key components used in MSI motherboards have all passed military testing ensuring stable operation in the harshest environments. CIRCUIT PROTECTION Carefully selected materials, multiple PCB layers and shielding result in the best circuit protection for our GAMING motherboards. ESD PROTECTION Each and every I/O port is protected against the hazards of Electro Static Discharge. EMI PROTECTION All MSI motherboards comply with strict American FCC regulations and reduce the impact of Electromagnetic Interference. 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 OBS STREAMING SOFTWARE Share your gaming achievements with the world! Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is world’s most popular open source software for video recording and live streaming. Show your friends your gaming progress live. img01 Plenty of plugins Allowing developers to create their own unique plugins and complete control of their streaming experience. img01 Optimized video quality OBS records videos using small file size,but with perfect image and sound quality, without lag. img01 Easy to share Live streaming to your favorite video sharing websites such as Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox and many more. img01 Webcam supported OBS supports almost any webcam. DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc). img01 Multiple profiles Add different profiles, each of them with its own settings. Easy to use OBS for anyone, in any situation. img01 Plenty of plugins Allowing developers to create their own unique plugins and complete control of their streaming experience. img01 Optimized video quality OBS records videos using small file size,but with perfect image and sound quality, without lag. <> 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 RAMDisk SSD NOT FAST ENOUGH? TRY MSI RAMDISK! Get an unlimited RAMDisk for free (worth $35) with MSI GAMING motherboards. RAMDisk allows you to create a virtual drive from your system memory, enabling speeds up to 25x faster than a modern SSD. You can load complete games, speed up your browser or your page file significantly increasing system performance! You even increase your SSD’s lifespan by using RAMDisk as it reduces unnecessary read and write operations to your SSD. Speed up system performance Speed up games, apps and browser Increase SSD lifespan 25XFASTER $35VALUE PACKAGE CONTENT What’s in the box? Check it out for yourself! Besides an abundance of necessary cables and connectors, a stylish all black GAMING I/O shield.