The MSI Z170A GAMING M5 motherboard is designed to provide gamers the best gaming experience through genuine GAMING design, best-in-class gaming features and the latest technology. The Z170A GAMING M5 motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection.
DDR4 BOOST & XMP LED
By fully isolating the memory circuitry from other components, DDR4 Boost ensures the memory signal to stay pure for maximum performance and stability.
TWIN TURBO M.2 - GEN3 X4
Twin Turbo M.2 delivers next generation M.2 performance through a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface. Delivering transfer speeds 3 times as fast as conventional M.2 solutions, up to 64 Gb/s.
AUDIO BOOST 3 & NAHIMIC
The ultimate audio solution for gamers, powered by Nahimic Audio Enhancer. With dual OPA1652 AMPs and metal EMI Shielding you get breathtaking sound quality.
SPECIFICATIONS
CPU support Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron Processors
CPU socket LGA 1151
Chipset Intel Z170 Chipset
Graphics interface
3 * PCI-E 3.0 x16, Steel Armor PCI-E slots, 2-Way NVIDIA SLI,
3-Way AMD CrossFire support
Display Interface 1 * HDMI, 1 * DVI Port - Requires Processor Graphics
Memory support 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-3600+(OC)
Expansion slots 4 * PCI-E x1 slots
M.2 / SATA
2 * M.2 32 Gb/s, 6 * SATA 6 Gb/s
(4 ports reserved for SATA Express)
SATA RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 - Available on SATA1 to SATA6
USB
1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C, 1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A,
6* USB 3.1 Gen1, 6 * USB 2.0
LAN 1 * Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN
Audio 8-channel Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic
All comments (47)
Spark
2 Dec 151#1
This mother board scored 5/5 on Expert Reviews by the way:
Ordered several things through them and even visited the show room in Sutton Coldfield. Always spot on for me. Even ordered an item via flubit recently for a 970 and was missing a free game code. Sorted within 24hrs
croz123
2 Dec 15#3
This is a bargain !.
Spark to croz123
2 Dec 15#4
Would you say that it is better than this one? I am currently struggling to decide between the two.
Only £5 cheaper than Scan............So not much of a bargain.
Spark to Pigbristle
2 Dec 15#7
It's still cheaper though, right? And Scan is only free delivery if you have AVF/Hexus. Both companies also seem to use DPD.
funkonline
2 Dec 151#8
People being delivered empty boxes and if you get a faulty product they are reluctant to refund/fix the issue - https://www.facebook.com/BoxLimited/reviews/ I would rather pay a bit more and go with a more reliable supplier.
Spark
2 Dec 15#9
Well I've ordered it now but if there are any problems then I can just go to me credit card company I suppose.
They're also in the Google certified vendor program as well which adds some extra security.
daBluone
2 Dec 15#10
Which one you go for?
Spark
2 Dec 15#11
This one. It seems like the higher quality and better reviewed board and once you factor in the free gifts, the price is about the same.
daBluone to Spark
2 Dec 15#12
Thanks. I'm torn now between MSI Z170A Gaming M5 and MSI Z170 KRAIT?
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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 Socket LGA 1151 DVI HDMI 8-channel Audio Motherboard
The MSI Z170A GAMING M5 motherboard is designed to provide gamers the best gaming experience through genuine GAMING design, best-in-class gaming features and the latest technology. The Z170A GAMING M5 motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection.
DDR4 BOOST & XMP LED
By fully isolating the memory circuitry from other components, DDR4 Boost ensures the memory signal to stay pure for maximum performance and stability.
TWIN TURBO M.2 - GEN3 X4
Twin Turbo M.2 delivers next generation M.2 performance through a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface. Delivering transfer speeds 3 times as fast as conventional M.2 solutions, up to 64 Gb/s.
AUDIO BOOST 3 & NAHIMIC
The ultimate audio solution for gamers, powered by Nahimic Audio Enhancer. With dual OPA1652 AMPs and metal EMI Shielding you get breathtaking sound quality.
SPECIFICATIONS
CPU support Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron Processors
CPU socket LGA 1151
Chipset Intel Z170 Chipset
Graphics interface
3 * PCI-E 3.0 x16, Steel Armor PCI-E slots, 2-Way NVIDIA SLI,
3-Way AMD CrossFire support
Display Interface 1 * HDMI, 1 * DVI Port - Requires Processor Graphics
Memory support 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-3600+(OC)
Expansion slots 4 * PCI-E x1 slots
M.2 / SATA
2 * M.2 32 Gb/s, 6 * SATA 6 Gb/s
(4 ports reserved for SATA Express)
SATA RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 - Available on SATA1 to SATA6
USB
1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C, 1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A,
6* USB 3.1 Gen1, 6 * USB 2.0
LAN 1 * Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN
Audio 8-channel Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic
All comments (47)
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pcs/motherboards/1403691/msi-z170a-gaming-m5
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.box.co.uk
What have you heard about them?
http://www.box.co.uk/Gigabyte_GA-Z170X-Gaming_3_Motherboard__1869348.html
They're also in the Google certified vendor program as well which adds some extra security.