Description
Z97I GAMING AC: MINI, BUT MIGHTY
- Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
- Supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
- USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s + eSATA 6Gb/s
- Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality
- Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag
- USB Audio Power: Surve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
- XSplit Gamecaster: Show off Your Skills and Achievements
- Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
- OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
- Gaming App: Boost Your Frame Rate
- Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
- Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience
- Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel® Wireless Display
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Let the games begin
MSI gaming motherboard is designed to provide gamers with best-in-class features and technology. Backed by the imposing looks of MSI's dragon, the motherboard is an engineering masterpiece tailored to gaming perfection. -
Reward your ears with true quality
Get ready for ear-drum shattering sound, with MSI audio boost 2! With audio boost 2 it has delivering the highest audio quality with the use of creative sound blaster cinema 2 so you can enjoy crystal clear sound and music through 8-channel HD audio. -
Isolated audio PCB
With traditional onboard audio the signal is distorted by electromagnetic signals from the rest of the PCB. Audio boost 2 acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a red LED path. Less interference gives you a more clearly audio signal. -
Creative sound blaster cinema 2
Thanks to creative sound blaster cinema 2, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones or speakers. Creative sound blaster cinema 2 enables you to clearly hear specific sounds in gaming environments. Hear your enemies perfectly, make your ears a decisive tool to finish on top. -
Headphone amplifiers
Prepare for an orgasm. The built-in dual headphone amplifier rewards your high quality headphone with the most amazing studio level sound quality up to 600 O delivered from your gaming PC. Tired of having to connect your headset in difficult to reach places? MSI gaming motherboard is designed to be easy to use, featuring front and rear audio outputs fueled by audio boost 2. -
High quality audio capacitors
With the use of professional Nichicon Japanese capacitors, specially designed for audio purposes, MSI gaming motherboard provides the highest possible audio signal filtering, delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism. -
USB audio power
When connecting multiple USB devices, the motherboard will be unable to deliver a strong 5 V power signal to all USB ports. This is highly noticeable with high-quality external USB DACs where sound quality degrades as the motherboard is unable to deliver a perfect USB signal. -
Killer E2200 game networking
The Killer E2200 intelligent networking platform is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Featuring Advanced Stream Detect, Killer E2200 automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge. With this exclusive, automatic traffic prioritization, games and real-time chat get priority over low-level system chatter, giving you the lowest latency for game data on the most controllable network hardware available. -
XSplit Gamecaster
XSplit Gamecaster lets you easily record your gaming moments and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. It's simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world - or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it. So what are you waiting for? Join the revolution and start streaming and recording with XSplit Gamecaster today. -
Gaming device port
MSI gaming device port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize its speed. This results in a much faster and smoother mouse response in games. -
OC genie 4
OC Genie is the world's first built-in hardware overclocking technology on motherboard. With this one-second overclocking it has giving you even more performance. Just hit the button and your PC gets another adrenalin shot. Delivering up to 20% of free extra performance for the CPU, memory and iGPU. -
Click BIOS 4
The MSI click BIOS 4 is the excellent UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 8. Not only that it also reacts faster runs smoother and has better mouse support. And this all comes with many cool features. -
Dragon heatsink
With an awesome product comes an inspiring heatsink! Styled after the iconic MSI gaming dragon. The heatsink is oversized to provide the best thermal transfer and heat dissipation to enable your PC to just game 24 hours per day. -
Intel Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth
The MSI overclocking motherboard comes with an easily unplugable Intel Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module which also supports Intel WiDi (stands for Wireless Display). This way you can easily connect to other wireless devices in your home. The support of 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 ensures that you have the fastest available transfer speed. With Intel WiDi and a WiDi receiver you can watch movies on your TV without the need for any cables.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- MSI Z97I GAMING AC - motherboard - mini ITX - LGA1150 Socket - Z97
- Product Type
- Motherboard - mini ITX
- Chipset Type
- Intel Z97 Express
- Processor Socket
- 1 x LGA1150 Socket
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- Max RAM Size
- 16 GB
- RAM Supported
- 2 DIMM slots - DDR3, non-ECC, unbuffered
- Storage Ports
- 4 x SATA-600 (RAID), 2 x eSATA-600 (RAID)
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0 + (2 x USB 3.0 + 2 x USB 2.0 via headers)
- Max Allocated RAM Size
- 1760 MB
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- LAN
- Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detailed Specification
General
- Product Type
- Motherboard - mini ITX
- Chipset Type
- Intel Z97 Express
- Processor Socket
- LGA1150 Socket
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
Supported RAM
- Max Size
- 16 GB
- Technology
- DDR3
- Bus Clock
- 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 2800 MHz (O.C.), 2666 MHz (O.C.), 2600 MHz (O.C.), 2400 MHz (O.C.), 2200 MHz (O.C.), 2133 MHz (O.C.), 2000 MHz (O.C.), 1866 MHz (O.C.), 3000 MHz (O.C.), 3100 MHz (O.C.), 3200 MHz (O.C.), 3300 MHz (O.C.)
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- Registered or Buffered
- Unbuffered
- Features
- Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)
Graphics
- Max Allocated RAM Size
- 1760 MB
Audio
- Type
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- Audio Codec
- Realtek ALC1150
- Compliant Standards
- High Definition Audio, Sound Blaster Cinema 2
LAN
- Network Controller
- Killer Gaming E2205 / Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
- Network Interfaces
- Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots
- 1 x CPU , 2 x DIMM 240-pin , 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
- Storage Interfaces
- SATA-600 -connectors: 4 x 7pin SATA, 2 x 7pin eSATA - 6 devices - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5
- RAID Features
- Intel Smart Response Technology
- Interfaces
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse , 2 x HDMI , 1 x TOSLINK , 1 x DisplayPort , 4 x USB 3.0 , 4 x USB 2.0 , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (side surround) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack
- Internal Interfaces
- 2 x USB 2.0 - header , 2 x USB 3.0 - header , 1 x audio - header
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
- BIOS Features
- DMI support, UEFI BIOS, MSI ClickBIOS 4
- Hardware Features
- Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, Hi-c CAP, Intel Smart Response Technology, Super Ferrite Choke (SFC), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Intel Wireless Display (WiDi), MSI Military Class IV, OC Genie 4, Clear CMOS Button, MSI Gaming Device Port, MSI Audio Boost 2, MSI Guard-Pro, dual headphone amplifiers
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories
- I/O back plate, "Do-Not-Disturb" door hanger, case badge
- Software Included
- MSI Command Center, RAMdisk, MSI Live Update 6, MSI Gaming App
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play
- Width
- 17 cm
- Depth
- 17 cm