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1. PS/2 Gaming Device Port
2. USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports
3. Killer™ LAN Port
4. HD Audio Connectors
5. USB Gaming Device Port
6. DVI Port
7. USB 2.0 Ports
8. HDMI Ports
9. USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports
10. Optical S/PDIF Out
SPECIFICATIONS I/O OVERVIEW
The MSI® H170 GAMING M3 motherboard is designed to provide gamers the best gaming experience
through genuine GAMING design, best-in-class gaming features and the latest technology. The H170
GAMING M3 motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection.
DDR4 BOOST
By fully isolating the memory circuitry
from other components, DDR4 Boost
ensures the memory signal to stay pure
for maximum performance and stability.
TURBO M.2 - GEN3 X4
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.
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.
HD Audio Connectors
GAMING LAN by Killer™
Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic
DDR4 BOOST
CrossFire Support
EZ Debug LED
GAMING Device Port
Turbo M.2
MSI GAMING LAN POWERED BY KILLER™
MSI GAMING LAN is powered by the KillerTMLAN E2400 Network Controller featuring intelligent AES 2.0 to automatically prioritize games above
other applications. GAMING LAN uses LAN Protect with 15KV anti-surge protection for safety, highlighted with a red LED in the LAN port.
CPU support
Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors
CPU socket
LGA 1151
Chipset
Intel®H170 Chipset
Graphics interface
2 * PCI-E 3.0 x16 PCI-E slots, 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ support
Display Interface
1 * HDMI, 1 * DVI Port – Requires Processor Graphics
Memory support
4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-2133
Expansion slots
2 * PCI-E x1 slots, 3 * PCI slots
M.2 / SATA
1 * M.2 32 Gb/s, 6 * SATA 6 Gb/s
(2 ports reserved for SATA Express)
SATA RAID
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 –Available on SATA1 to SATA6
USB
6* USB 3.1 Gen1, 6 * USB 2.0
LAN
1 * Killer™ E2400 Gigabit LAN
Audio
8-channel Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic