MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming Motherboard

Overview

• Supports 8th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
• Supports DDR4-4133+(OC) Memory
• Killer xTend: Combine a built-in-switch with wireless extender. Killer fueled LAN &WIFI extender with ultimate traffic prioritization.
• Mystic Light and Mystic Light Sync: Personalize your PC with 16.8 million colors / 17 effects controlled in one click with the Mystic Light APP or a mobile device.
• Lightning Fast Game experience: Triple Turbo M.2 with M.2 Shield V2, Turbo U.2 with Steel Armor, Lightning USB 3.1 Gen2 with front gen 2 type-C.
• Xtreme Audio DAC with Nahimic 2: Isolated audio with ESS DAC, 2x audio processors &Nahimic 2+ to deliver the breathtaking sound quality with 384kHz/32-bit.
• DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor: Fully isolated and shielded DIMM slots to protect DDR4 modules and delivers pure data signals for best gaming and overclocking.
• MULTI-GPU: Supports NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFire with optimal slot placement for the best airflow.
• Triple Killer LAN plus Killer WIFI: Get ready for the lowest latency with Killer's exclusive network management to prioritize game traffic over any other network traffic.
• VR Ready: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness.
• BIOS Flashback+: Simply use a USB key to flash any BIOS within seconds, without installing a CPU, memory or graphics card.
• Military Class 5, Guard-Pro: Latest evolution with high quality Japanese components for best protection and efficiency.
• In-Game Weapons: Xsplit, Game Boost, GAMING Hotkey, X-Boost, WTFast.
• 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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Xtreme Audio DAC with High-Resolution Audio

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.

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.

Unmatched memory performance

MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your gaming rig's memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Specifications

Socket

• 1151

CPU (Max Support)

• i7

Chipset

• Intel Z370 Chipset

DDR4 Memory

• 4133+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*

Memory Channel

• Dual

DIMM Slots

• 4

Max Memory (GB)

• 64

PCI-Ex16

• 4

PCI-E Gen

• Gen 3

PCI-Ex1

• 1

SATAIII

• 6

M.2 Slot

• 3

U.2

• 1

RAID

• 0/1/5/10

TPM (header)

• 1

LAN

• 10/100/1000*1

USB 3.1 ports (Front)

• 1(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)

USB 3.1 ports (Rear)

• 1(Gen2, Type C),1 (Gen2, Type A), 6(Gen1, Type A)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

• 4

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

• 2

Audio ports (Rear)

• Dual Realtek ALC1220 Codec

DirectX

• 12

Form Factor

• E-ATX

SLI

• Y

CrossFire

• Y

1. Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
2. PS/2 GAMING Device Port
3. Triple KillerTM E2500 Gigabit LAN
4. HD Audio Connectors
5. Clear CMOS Button
6. USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
7. USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
8. USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
9. LIGHTNING USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A+C
10. 6.3mm headphone
11. Optical S/PDIF-Out