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MSI Launches Z170 SLI Plus Motherboard

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MSI, leading in motherboard design, completes the PRO Series motherboard line-up with the launch of the all black Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard. Inheriting DNA from the critically acclaimed X99A SLI PLUS motherboard, the Z170A SLI PLUS is powerful, packed with features and styled with class.

Offering an enhanced experience and the best in productivity and reliability the Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard has been configured to satisfy even the most demanding user. With twice the speed of USB 3.0, USB 3.1 Type-C is ready to connect the latest devices to with the most ease. Reward your ears with Audio Boost, powered by a Realtek ALC1150 codec and other high quality audio enhancing components. NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFire support, with improved Steel Armor PCI-E slots, are sure to satisfy 3D graphic and programming demands of any designer or developer. To boost performance and productivity, the Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard uses Military Class 4 components together with unique designs as DDR4 BOOST, Turbo M.2 and Click BIOS 5.



The Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard comes equipped with a high quality Gigabit network solution from Intel. Optimized for professional and multimedia use to deliver a stable and fast network connection.
  • Unique DDR4 Boost technology is designed with optimized traces and fully isolated memory circuitry. This design ensures the memory signals stay pure for optimal performance and stability.
  • Fast storage with Turbo M.2, SATA Express and Turbo U.2, delivering next generation NVMe SSD performance with transfer speeds up to 32 Gb/s.
  • Use the award-winning CLICK BIOS 5 to tune your system to maximum performance. MSI CLICK BIOS 5 is the next generation UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 10
This motherboard comes equipped with reinforced PCI-E slots up to 4x stronger, using Steel Armor to easily support even the heaviest graphics cards in multi GPU setups.

Military Class 4 components, supported by Guard-Pro, ensure the highest standard in stability and reliability, and help to let your PC run stable under various conditions. The Hi-c Caps, Super Ferrite Chokes and Solid CAPs make sure that your PC runs more stable under extreme conditions.

Clever solutions such as EZ Debug LED and Overvoltage Protection make the Z170A SLI PLUS motherboard easy to work with and easy to troubleshoot when needed.

Benefit from great compatibility and a worry-free user experience when using Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10 with MSI PRO Series motherboards. MSI is world's first motherboard manufacturer to receive official Microsoft Windows 10 WHQL certification.

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Oooh, nice.

White Phanteks case, black & white RAM sticks, black & white Phanteks CPU cooler...would look so nice.
 

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Now this is one sexy board. Loving the design and features.
 

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Oooh, nice.

White Phanteks case, black & white RAM sticks, black & white Phanteks CPU cooler...would look so nice.

For black and white setups is designed Z170 Krait Gaming :)
 
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