upports 8th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA 1151
Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 2666MHz
MYSTIC LIGHT and Sync: Personalize your PC with 16.8 million colors / 10 effects controlled in one click with the Mystic Light APP or a mobile device.
Lightning Fast Game experience: 2x TURBO M.2, Intel Optane Memory Ready. Intel Turbo USB 3.1 Gen2
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.
Intel® Wireless Support: Uses smart MU-MIMO technology, delivering AC speeds up to 433Mbps with lower CPU loading and better long-term usage
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.

PERSONALIZE YOUR GAMING RIG
Customize and set up your own color scheme with MSI Mystic Light utility. Select the available colors from the palette to match your system style. Bored of the same colors? Simply change the complete look of your system in 1 second!


No animation


Breathing


Flashing


Double Flashing


Random


CPU Tempera
ture


JAZZ


Breathng cycle


Flashing Cycle


Color Cycle


Off


Extendable
Remote control
Mystic Light sync
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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.


3x fan headers
DC/PWM mode
Full fan control
Watercooling ready
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GAMING FEATURES

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.

Gaming Hotkey
Gaming Device Port
LEARN MORE ABOUT GAMING

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.

2x M.2
Ultra-fast storage caching
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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.

One click VR
LEARN MORE ABOUT VR READY

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.

Audio Boost
Audio amplifier
Audio capacitors
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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.

LAN protect
Intel® WiFi
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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.


Optimal layout
100% compatibility
XMP
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TUNING

DESIGNED FOR LIMITLESS TUNING
Founded on experience and with a long history of creating the best performing motherboards packed with smart features, you can count on this motherboard to deliver the best performance under the most extreme conditions. Countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker.

7 PHASE POWER DESIGN
For power users
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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 lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s!

Intel usb3.1 Gen2
Front USB 3.1
Boost your USB
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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.


X-Boost
Command Center
Live Update
RAMDisk
LEARN MORE ABOUT SOFTWARE
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.


Steel Armor
Gaming Certified
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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.