GAME IN STYLE
Each game demands different skills, each gamer selects, customizes and levels their own gaming character. Why stop there? MSI Performance GAMING motherboards allow you to fully customize & personalize your gaming PC to any color you want while delivering top performance for a great gaming experience.

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.


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 bandwidth for each application

STUDIO GRADE SOUND WITH AUDIO BOOST

With Audio Boost 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 6-channel Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.
 

ISOLATED AUDIO PCB Audio Boost acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry to give you a more clear audio signal.	CHEMI-CON AUDIO CAPACITORS Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.	SEPARATED AUDIO LAYERS Equal and perfect sound quality for left & right channel audio through the use of seperated layers in the PCB.
ANTI-POPCORN NOISE Audio Boost protects your ears against annoying loud popping sounds when you plug devices in or out or turn your PC on/off.	5.1 Audio Jacks 7.1 via front With high quality audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion.	FRONT DEDICATED HEADPHONE OUT Convenient use of the front panel audio output while retaining high quality amplified sound.

GAMING HOTKEY
Gaming Hotkey enables more functionality using your own keyboard. Simply assign functions to any key and launch your favorite games, load profiles with the push of a single button. The possibilities are endless!

• Customize any shortcut on your keyboard
• User friendly, easy to use application
• 1 key load up of your favorite game

 

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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.


*Real GAMING Hotkey settings depend on the configuration



Shortcut Hotkeys
Assign your own keyboard special functions

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

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.

DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION
The front USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on MSI motherboards are protected by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.

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.

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 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.

     
MILITARY CLASS 4 COMPONENTS

	DARK CHOKE Dark Choke uses the special core design and allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature with higher capacity and better power efficiency and stability.
	​SOLID CAP With their aluminum core design and Japanese made quality, Solid CAPs are made for high-end design motherboard. Not only do Solid CAPs could provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work firmly for over-10-year.

 

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.

VGA ARMOR: REINFORCED PCI EXPRESS SLOTS
With the increased size and weight of modern high end graphics cards, traditional PCI Express slots often show signs of bending or even breaking. Meet VGA Armor, strengthened PCI Express slots using more solder points to make sure you never have to worry about breaking off any of the slots.
 

PREVENT DAMAGE NO STRENGHTENING	OTHER BRANDS NO STRENGHTENING	MSI® VGA ARMOR REINFORCED, HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS

SECURE AND RELIABLE UEFI BIOS SOLUTION
This next generation UEFI BIOS is completely rebuilt and features a plethora of system builders’ favorite options. From M-Flash for easy BIOS flashing to advanced data protection & system security, CLICK BIOS hands you the tools to fully protect and optimize the system.

Through smart design and optimizations for Windows 10, CLICK BIOS is faster than ever. By reducing the use of graphics in the UEFI shell, it boots faster, reacts faster and adds a smooth experience when changing settings. Smart categorizing of functions and settings make this the easiest BIOS you’ll ever see.

• Next gen UEFI BIOS
• Perfect for system builders
• Easy to use
• Windows 10 optimized
• Packed with security features

LEARN MORE ON OUR UEFI BIOS PAGE

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

 

Your Game, Your Stream, Your Fame


XSplit Gamecaster & Broadcaster V2 lets you easily record your gaming moments and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more.

It's simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world - or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it.
 

RECORD & STREAM Use XSplit Gamecaster to stream all of your gaming activities

VIDEO EDITOREdit your recordings and conquer the world

REALTIME NOTESDraw attention whilst casting with in-game annotations

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TriDef SmartCam​Fully automatic chroma key that can work on any background

Adaptive Bitrate Automatically adjusts your bitrate according to your network conditions

GAME DETECTIONGame Capture Auto Detect allows for automatic streaming when starting a game

 

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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.

Optimized video quality
OBS records videos using small file size,but with perfect image and sound quality, without lag.



Easy to share
Live streaming to your favorite video sharing websites such as Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, Hitbox and many more.



Webcam supported
OBS supports almost any webcam. DirectShow capture device support (webcams, capture cards, etc).



Multiple profiles
Add different profiles, each of them with its own settings. Easy to use OBS for anyone, in any situation.



Plenty of plugins
Allowing developers to create their own unique plugins and complete control of their streaming experience.

 

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GAMING APP

Outperform your competition with the MSI® GAMING APP which allows control of your Graphics Card’s boost.

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.


A DIFFERENT VIEW ON GAMING
MSI Dragon Eye allows you to watch a YouTube video or Twitch Stream while playing a game simultaneously. Simply add a link or stream to the Dragon Eye application and select the size, position, volume and transparency and start gaming. With a few hotkeys you can start/pause your video or set the volume.

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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.

Download CPU-Z
MSI GAMING Edition Here

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$35ALUE

 

25X	$35
FASTER	VALUE

CONNECTIVITY
Be sure to take full advantage of all the GAMING weapons by connecting your devices to the optimized ports.

1. Gaming Device Port
2. USB 3.1 Gen1
3. VGA Port
4. USB 3.1 Gen1
5. MSI GAMING LAN
6. Audio connectors
7. DVI-D
8. HDMI Port
9. USB 2.0