Underlined by winning the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2017, Arsenal GAMING motherboards’ design perfectly illustrates the evolution of this new generation of MSI motherboards.
Inspired by the concept of main battle tanks, the design, from its heatsinks to the military-themed PCB print, shows strength and sophistication.
Gather your weapons, ready up and conquer the battlefield!
B250M MORTAR
BLAST AWAY THE COMPETITION
GAMING Device Port
HDMI, DisplayPort
Intel® GAMING LAN
USB 3.1 Type-A , Type-C
Golden audio jacks
Full gaming I/O cover
Stunning looks, protecting the I/O ports
Heavy plated gaming heatsinks
Leading heatsink design, for maximum cooling
DDR4 Boost
Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
PCI-E Steel Armor
Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI
Turbo M.2 with Steel Armor
NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4
Audio Boost
Optimized gaming audio using best components
MYSTIC LIGHT
PERSONALIZE YOUR GAMING RIG
Customize and set up your own color scheme with GAMING APP. Select any of the colors from the palette using your smartphone or the MSI Gaming App to match your system style. Bored of the same colors? Simply change the complete look of your system in 1 second!
Extendable
Remote control
Mystic Light sync
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.
4x fan headers
DC/PWM mode
Full fan control
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
Multi-GPU
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.
1x M.2
Ultra-fast storage caching
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
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 capacitors
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.
Intel® gaming LAN
Bandwidth management
LAN protect
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
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.
For power users
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 5Gb/s!
Reversible Type-C connector
Front USB 3.1
Boost your USB
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
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
Military Class 5
Gaming Certified
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.
• Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
Chipset
• Intel® B250 Chipset
Main Memory
• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB - 7th Gen processors support DDR4 2400/ 2133 MHz*/ ** - B250 chipset + 6th Gen processors support DDR4 2133 MHz*/ ** • Dual channel memory architecture • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile
* Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
**DDR4 memory modules can only run at maximum of 2400 MHz for 7th Gen processors and 2133 MHz for 6 th Gen processors on XMP mode.
Slots
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x4 mode)
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Onboard Graphics
• 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
• 1x DisplayPort port 1.2, supports a maximum resolution of 4096X2304@60Hz
• 1 x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30Hz(7th CPU), 4096x2160@24Hz(6th CPU), 2560x1600@60Hz
MULTI-GPU
• Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
Storage
• Intel® B250 Chipset
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
• 1 x M.2 slot (Key M)
- Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
- Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
- Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card**
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
* The SATA1 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M.2 slot.
** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.
USB
• Intel® B250 Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (3 Type-A ports + 1 Type-C port on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
- 6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
Audio
• Realtek® ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
LAN
• 1 x Intel® I219-V 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 M.2 slot
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x RGB LED connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x TBT connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 mouse & keyboard combo port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI™ port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 3 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C port
- 6 x OFC audio jacks
Dimension
• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
• Micro-ATX Form Factor
