Military Class 4 Components |
Since years MSI has been using digital power designs. On this board we find their Military Class 4 Components, which means there are Hi-c Caps, Dark Chokes and Dark CAPs for good stability, durability and
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DDR4 Boost + XMP LED
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MSI equipped this board with fully isolated traces from the CPU to the DDR4 memory. This should help increasing stability and it should also be possible to reach higher maximum DDR4 clock speeds.
XMP LED shows when you're using an optimal XMP profile. |
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Audio Boost 3
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MSI equips its latest mini ITX motherboard with an improved audio
solution which includes the Realtek ALC1150 chip, a headphone amplifier, Nichicon Chemi-Con capacitors and an isolated audio PCB. At the I/O shield we find golden audio
jacks and there a 7.1 channel connector panel. |
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Killer Ethernet
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Next to
the beefed up audio solution there is a Killer Ethernet chip, which
gives gamers additional control over a variety of network settings,
which in the end can help reduce latency. The application, which comes with the board allows the user to proritize network/internet traffic on an application level. If you're internet connection is limited you can define that gaming traffic receives the highest priority, which will allow for a smooth gaming experience even if you're downloading large files in the background. |
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M.2 Support
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The
Z170I Pro Gaming AC motherboard from MSI features one M.2 slots which has been placed on the backside of this board. The slot is connected via four PCIe x4 lanes, offering up to 32 Gbps bandwidth. |
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Skylake Z170 Micro-ATX Motherboards 