Processor | pentium |
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RAM | SDRAM |
Memory Speed | 2133 MHz |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 4 |
MSI Enthusiastic Gaming Intel Z270 DDR4 VR Ready HDMI USB 3 ATX Motherboard (Z270 GAMING M7)
Brand | MSI |
CPU Socket | LGA 1151 |
Compatible Devices | Gaming Console |
RAM Memory Technology | SDRAM |
Compatible Processors | Intel Celeron |
Chipset Type | Intel Z270 |
Memory Clock Speed | 2133 MHz |
Platform | Windows 10 |
Model Name | Z270 GAMING M7 |
CPU Model | Pentium |
About this item
- Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel Core/Pentium/Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
- Only supports DDR4 4133+(OC)/3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/3200(OC)/3000(OC)/2800(OC)/2600(OC)/2400/2133 MHz up to 64GB
- DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor. Audio ports (Rear) : Realtek ALC1220 Codec
- VR Ready and VR Boost
- Triple Turbo M.2, Steel Armor
- Refer user manual below.
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For gaming | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Tech Support | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Stability | — | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | — | 4.3 |
Value for money | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
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platform | windows 10 | windows | windows | windows 10 | windows 10 | windows 11 |
cpu socket | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 | Socket TR4 | Socket AM4 | Socket AM4 | LGA 1700 |
memory slots | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
memory capacity | 64 GB | 1 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB |
compatible processors | Intel Celeron | 8th Generation Intel Core | AMD 3rd Generation Ryzen | — | AMD 1st Gerenration Ryzen | Intel Core 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors |
card interface | pci e x16 | agp, agp | pci e | pci e | integrated | pci e |
RAM tech | SDRAM | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 | DDR4 |
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Product Description
MSI Z270 GAMING M7 motherboard is one of the most complete motherboards currently on the market. Aside from a large array of PCIe x16 (3 in total) and 3 x PCIe x 1 lanes, the Z270 GAMING M7 also features a whopping 3 x M.2 Turbo slots for the highest performing storage possible. In addition to this is 6 x SATA3 ports and a single U.2 Turbo port for the latest U.2 SSDs.
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Technical Details
Brand | MSI |
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Series | Z270 GAMING M7 |
Item model number | Z270 GAMING M7 |
Item Weight | 4 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 13.78 x 10.63 x 3.11 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 13.78 x 10.63 x 3.11 inches |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Manufacturer | MSI Computer |
ASIN | B01N6O4YHD |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 6, 2017 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #2,167 in Computer Motherboards |
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Shield Your Memory Signal With Steel Armor
Steel Armor protects your memory and memory slots from both physical damage and electrical overcurrent by adding extra ground points. But it also ensures a clean data signal for your memory by shielding it from electromagnetic interference (EMI), for a smooth gaming experience.
Mystic Light Sync
With the convenience of Mystic Light Sync, you can control RGB LED solutions from other brands, such as CPU coolers, keyboards and mice or RGB system fans.Works with certified Mystic Light Sync products: Corsair, Steelseries, G.Skill, CoolerMaster, SIlverStone, In-Win, BitFenix, Geil, Kingston, Akasa, and Phanteks.
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Enhanced Stability With Optimized Memory LayoutOptimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry about your system crashing during games. |
Audio Boost For Best Sound QualityGet the most immersive sound experience when gaming. MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, game-changing sound to create the most exciting gameplay. |
Protect & Cool Your M.2 Device With M.2 ShieldConnect your M.2 device safer & easier while keeping it cooler for the best performance using the unique M.2 Shield. MSI M.2 Shield features cooling pads to lower the temperature of your M.2 device and avoid any possible throttling, causing it to slow down. Be sure your system stays blazing fast with M.2 Shield! |
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Customers like the quality, performance, appearance and ease of installation of the motherboard. For example, they mention it's a very capable board, works flawlessly, has great looks and the color scheme is awesome. Some appreciate the support, value, and overclocking capabilities. That said, opinions are mixed on stability.
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Customers like the quality of the motherboard. They say it's excellent, capable, and well built. Some say it has flawless performance and is great for the average gamer or streamer.
"...The motherboard is well built, well THOUGHT OUT! AND FUTURE PROOF FOR AT LEAST 5 YEAR FROM NOW...." Read more
"...-Awesome and very stable overclocking potential.-Great layout (fan header locations, M.2 slots, etc.)..." Read more
"This board MSI completely surprised me with the quality and preparing the drivers and the BIOS to ready mode...." Read more
"...The board itself is well-built...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the motherboard. They mention that it works flawlessly, everything works great together, and overclocking is easy with MSI's amazing BIOS. They also say that it's usable and practical.
"...Seriously.And to top it all off...it's all usable and all practical...." Read more
"...Everything has been flawless." Read more
"...The setup was a breeze. Worked flawlessly for 4 months. On Sept 29th the system won't post. Looked at the POST LED's and they show 00...." Read more
"...It works flawlessly! Dear God, thank you! You've rewarded my faith, prayers and patience with the ultimate in gaming happiness...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the motherboard. They mention that it has great looks, the red and black heat sinks look amazing, and the layout is great. They also like the splash screen, color scheme, and MSI dragon logo. The neutral PCB color is nice and subtle. Overall, customers are happy with the well-thought-out appearance of this motherboard.
"...The motherboard is well built, well THOUGHT OUT! AND FUTURE PROOF FOR AT LEAST 5 YEAR FROM NOW...." Read more
"...Aesthetically, this board looks amazing with the carbon/greyish theme. It definitely fits my other hardware choices beautifully...." Read more
"...built into the board isn't too bright, but still gives a subtle, professional look.The LED readout on the board makes troubleshooting simple...." Read more
"...But other than that, it's a solid board that's beautiful and unlike anything on the market right now...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the motherboard to be super easy. They mention that the manual is clear and straightforward on how to assemble everything. They also appreciate the easy OC on the product, saying that it makes it simple to OC everything. Customers also say that the UEFI is really easy to use, with a simple one-click operation. They find the manual very easy to understand, and mention that flashing new firmware was easy.
"...made the build that much easier and pleasant. Driver and software installs were seamless and so far everything plays nice together...." Read more
"...Purchased it in May, 2016 from Amazon. The setup was a breeze. Worked flawlessly for 4 months. On Sept 29th the system won't post...." Read more
"...this board is well-built for overclockers, making the process in the BIOS very simple, as well as safe...." Read more
"...The BIOS is great and easy to navigate. You can set up fan curves easily though there aren't any pre-made profiles to choose from...." Read more
Customers like the support of the motherboard. They say it has all the high end features an enthusiast gaming motherboard would expect, and the features are spot-on. They also appreciate the included utilities, which are very helpful for system monitoring. Customers also mention that the board comes with a wonderful collection of software for managing your system and a few useful OC software.
"...Comes with a few usleful OC software to make life easy on you..." Read more
"This board has all the high end features an enthusiast gaming mother board would expect...." Read more
"Looks great, works great, and comes with a wonderful collection of software for managing your system and overclocking settings...." Read more
"...Comes with some great software. I'm usually not a fan of manufacturer software but msi has some stuff that is actually really useful...." Read more
Customers like the value of the motherboard. They say it's a good product for the price, and well worth the purchase. Customers also appreciate the premium components and ports for the money.
"It's a lot of mother board for the price, even though I paid nearly 30 dollars more than it's current price -I got it for $219 Dec 14, 2017,..." Read more
"...point was that I found this MSI board bundled with a i5 6600k for a great price...." Read more
"...When a customer wanted a gaming rig for VR, I found this board at a great price. This does have the heat syncs, and is made for gaming...." Read more
"...have easily tried to RMA this to have it again, it's a good motherboard for a fair price." Read more
Customers find the overclocking ability of the motherboard to be amazing and simple. They say the controls for overclock are easy enough for beginners. Some mention that the board is beautiful and has plenty of overclock options.
"Motherboard is beautiful with plenty of overclocking options...." Read more
"...a client build, and while working with it discovered it's amazing overclocking abilities...." Read more
"...It's so easy to navigate, and the options for overlocking and managing all the details one could need to manage are super user-friendly...." Read more
"...The UEFI is fine, and the overclocking tools are easy enough for a complete newbie to do it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the stability of the motherboard. Some mention that it is incredibly sturdy, while others say that it was unstable with Prime95. Some customers also mention that the board has high VRMs and that it ensures no drops or judders. However, others say they have had issues with stability and reliability.
"...-Awesome and very stable overclocking potential.-Great layout (fan header locations, M.2 slots, etc.)..." Read more
"...windows, but what ever the case, I had a lot shut downs, crashes and blue screen...." Read more
"...VR Boost power 6 pin connector on the board that ensures no drops or judders even when I'm using three sensors, the Xbox one controller, wireless..." Read more
"...However the fact that Bios A is kaput and NIC is dead after 4 months of use - well that's two stars off the product...." Read more
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This Board will probably satisfy 99% of buyers with the small exception of IT guys, corporations, or maybe or PC specialist who require multiple CPU on a single MB or features that 99% of us don't need or know about.
We can get all techincal and sound like smart asses, but the reality is that this mother board really is the sweat spot between offering "EVERYTHING" and Price. Sure you can debate other MB but trying to find MB for this price and these features will be splitting hairs. Multi GPU, M2, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) , Turbo U.2 Triple Turbo M2 water cooling pump fan support, M2 Shields VR BOOST VR READY ETC ETC, it's hard to beat. Seriously.
And to top it all off...it's all usable and all practical.
1- How many GPU can you REALLY actually fit? - 2 huge cards, or 3 smaller cards. It is a legitimate 3 GPU motherboard. I'm currently using Zotac GTX 1070 Extreme AMP ( known as the worlds larges GPU) You will not be able to fit three of the Zotacs 1070 amp extreme. But you will be able to fit two, using the bottom PCI slot. Case and GPU limited what I can use. However, if your running anything small than the Zotac gtx 1070 AMP Extreme, then you'll be able to run two with out an issue and three depending on your tower. For gaming nowadays, a single gtx 1070 or 1080 is sufficient to run anything at max resolution. The only time you'll need a multi GPU is to run multiple projectors and screen at the same time.
2- Is it stable-Yes. I haven't updated anything for bios. don't care to either. I can OC any portion of the motherboard from the BIOS to pump out powered to anything I have hooked up.
Pros-
The little OC button on the board allows you OC directly from the board.
The little button on the rear allows you to clear what ever issues you had with OC and return it to factory form. A huge plus
Motherboard offers a reading of every slot so you can essentially trouble shoot what ever issues you're having
You can do a diagantostic type of OVERCLOCKING. Basically the mtoher baord will find the best OC setting for youre setting
Comes with a few usleful OC software to make life easy on you
You can change the lights to a few different colors
The PCI slots will hold the heaviest GPU you can find for some like myself, we need it. I had my last Motherboard fail on me because of this very same issue.
The motherboard is well built, well THOUGHT OUT! AND FUTURE PROOF FOR AT LEAST 5 YEAR FROM NOW. for $220 at 5 years, that's $44 a year, $3.66 a month, which breaks down to a whopping 0.12 cents a day. If I can get this board to run 2.5 years with no issues, I'm a happy camper.
Cons
For some reason it was a pain trying to get the i7 6700k with the memory set up that I have to run smoothly on the board. Maybe cause I used a preexisting SSD to reinstall windows, but what ever the case, I had a lot shut downs, crashes and blue screen. I'm not sure if what I did solved the issues, but I reduced my speeds down to 4.8 ghz and 3000 mhz for memory and that seemed to do the trick. I suspect, i may need a clean copy of windows 10 on a new SSD
OC can be a pain if you don't know what your doing, luckily they offer a great manual that's detailed on their site.. you have to do a lot of fine tunning if you venture deep into the software of bios to OC and what not. Eventually I gave up and just used to dial to run it at 4.8 and used Memory Extreme. Saved and called it a day.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
This Board will probably satisfy 99% of buyers with the small exception of IT guys, corporations, or maybe or PC specialist who require multiple CPU on a single MB or features that 99% of us don't need or know about.
We can get all techincal and sound like smart asses, but the reality is that this mother board really is the sweat spot between offering "EVERYTHING" and Price. Sure you can debate other MB but trying to find MB for this price and these features will be splitting hairs. Multi GPU, M2, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) , Turbo U.2 Triple Turbo M2 water cooling pump fan support, M2 Shields VR BOOST VR READY ETC ETC, it's hard to beat. Seriously.
And to top it all off...it's all usable and all practical.
1- How many GPU can you REALLY actually fit? - 2 huge cards, or 3 smaller cards. It is a legitimate 3 GPU motherboard. I'm currently using Zotac GTX 1070 Extreme AMP ( known as the worlds larges GPU) You will not be able to fit three of the Zotacs 1070 amp extreme. But you will be able to fit two, using the bottom PCI slot. Case and GPU limited what I can use. However, if your running anything small than the Zotac gtx 1070 AMP Extreme, then you'll be able to run two with out an issue and three depending on your tower. For gaming nowadays, a single gtx 1070 or 1080 is sufficient to run anything at max resolution. The only time you'll need a multi GPU is to run multiple projectors and screen at the same time.
2- Is it stable-Yes. I haven't updated anything for bios. don't care to either. I can OC any portion of the motherboard from the BIOS to pump out powered to anything I have hooked up.
Pros-
The little OC button on the board allows you OC directly from the board.
The little button on the rear allows you to clear what ever issues you had with OC and return it to factory form. A huge plus
Motherboard offers a reading of every slot so you can essentially trouble shoot what ever issues you're having
You can do a diagantostic type of OVERCLOCKING. Basically the mtoher baord will find the best OC setting for youre setting
Comes with a few usleful OC software to make life easy on you
You can change the lights to a few different colors
The PCI slots will hold the heaviest GPU you can find for some like myself, we need it. I had my last Motherboard fail on me because of this very same issue.
The motherboard is well built, well THOUGHT OUT! AND FUTURE PROOF FOR AT LEAST 5 YEAR FROM NOW. for $220 at 5 years, that's $44 a year, $3.66 a month, which breaks down to a whopping 0.12 cents a day. If I can get this board to run 2.5 years with no issues, I'm a happy camper.
Cons
For some reason it was a pain trying to get the i7 6700k with the memory set up that I have to run smoothly on the board. Maybe cause I used a preexisting SSD to reinstall windows, but what ever the case, I had a lot shut downs, crashes and blue screen. I'm not sure if what I did solved the issues, but I reduced my speeds down to 4.8 ghz and 3000 mhz for memory and that seemed to do the trick. I suspect, i may need a clean copy of windows 10 on a new SSD
OC can be a pain if you don't know what your doing, luckily they offer a great manual that's detailed on their site.. you have to do a lot of fine tunning if you venture deep into the software of bios to OC and what not. Eventually I gave up and just used to dial to run it at 4.8 and used Memory Extreme. Saved and called it a day.
Pros: -User Friendly UEFI with a ton of customization and options.
-Awesome and very stable overclocking potential.
-Great layout (fan header locations, M.2 slots, etc.)
-Aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
-MSI Utility Software works wonders.
-RGB Lighting Layout.
Cons: -"RGB" Lighting is very limited. Only a set number of colors are available.
-Fan control within the UEFI is spotty.
-Certain portions of the included manual are very vague.
I built my new Kaby Lake gaming PC using this motherboard just recently. Retired my Ivy Bridge i5 3570K and Z77 platform. So far, in gaming and synthetic benchmarks, it's a significant upgrade.
I have this board paired with an Intel i7 7700K, 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum SE 3200mhz Memory, EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid, Corsair H115i, Intel 600p 512gb NVMe Drive. Packaging of the motherboard was superb and included everything needed for the build. Everything plugged in and booted into the UEFI flawless the first time. The nice layout with all the fan headers, M.2 slots, SATA ports, etc. made the build that much easier and pleasant. Driver and software installs were seamless and so far everything plays nice together.
I've got the 7700K clocked currently at 4.7ghz, with voltage set to 1.30. I've noticed though that the voltage does not exceed 1.276 at this clock speed under heavy load so there's definitely some room there to overclock even more. A lot of people are getting 5.0ghz out of these i7's with ease.
Aesthetically, this board looks amazing with the carbon/greyish theme. It definitely fits my other hardware choices beautifully.
My only gripes are the following, but certainly not deal breakers:
-The "RGB" lighting options, while they look amazing with the layout MSI chose, you're very limited in your colors. There's only a set number of choices available. If you're trying to fine tune a certain color in, you won't be able to do it. You can get close though.
-Fan control inside the UEFI. I'll admit, I need to mess with it some more, but some of the options I've fiddled with, resulted in some erratic fan speeds. And yes, I am running all 4pin PWM fans in my build. The other downfall is you can only adjust fan speeds based off CPU temps. No option for GPU. I know this is probably asking a lot, but would be awesome if it was available. I know most BIOS options don't have any control over GPU temps unfortunately.
-Manual that ships with the motherboard was vague at times. This might not be a huge deal for some people. Other people on their first time builds might take issue.
All in all, I highly recommend going with this board if you're in the market for a new Kaby Lake build. I've used Gigabyte for years, and I've recently switched over and used MSI for my last couple PC builds now. Everything has been flawless.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017
Pros: -User Friendly UEFI with a ton of customization and options.
-Awesome and very stable overclocking potential.
-Great layout (fan header locations, M.2 slots, etc.)
-Aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
-MSI Utility Software works wonders.
-RGB Lighting Layout.
Cons: -"RGB" Lighting is very limited. Only a set number of colors are available.
-Fan control within the UEFI is spotty.
-Certain portions of the included manual are very vague.
I built my new Kaby Lake gaming PC using this motherboard just recently. Retired my Ivy Bridge i5 3570K and Z77 platform. So far, in gaming and synthetic benchmarks, it's a significant upgrade.
I have this board paired with an Intel i7 7700K, 32gb Corsair Dominator Platinum SE 3200mhz Memory, EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid, Corsair H115i, Intel 600p 512gb NVMe Drive. Packaging of the motherboard was superb and included everything needed for the build. Everything plugged in and booted into the UEFI flawless the first time. The nice layout with all the fan headers, M.2 slots, SATA ports, etc. made the build that much easier and pleasant. Driver and software installs were seamless and so far everything plays nice together.
I've got the 7700K clocked currently at 4.7ghz, with voltage set to 1.30. I've noticed though that the voltage does not exceed 1.276 at this clock speed under heavy load so there's definitely some room there to overclock even more. A lot of people are getting 5.0ghz out of these i7's with ease.
Aesthetically, this board looks amazing with the carbon/greyish theme. It definitely fits my other hardware choices beautifully.
My only gripes are the following, but certainly not deal breakers:
-The "RGB" lighting options, while they look amazing with the layout MSI chose, you're very limited in your colors. There's only a set number of choices available. If you're trying to fine tune a certain color in, you won't be able to do it. You can get close though.
-Fan control inside the UEFI. I'll admit, I need to mess with it some more, but some of the options I've fiddled with, resulted in some erratic fan speeds. And yes, I am running all 4pin PWM fans in my build. The other downfall is you can only adjust fan speeds based off CPU temps. No option for GPU. I know this is probably asking a lot, but would be awesome if it was available. I know most BIOS options don't have any control over GPU temps unfortunately.
-Manual that ships with the motherboard was vague at times. This might not be a huge deal for some people. Other people on their first time builds might take issue.
All in all, I highly recommend going with this board if you're in the market for a new Kaby Lake build. I've used Gigabyte for years, and I've recently switched over and used MSI for my last couple PC builds now. Everything has been flawless.
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The only downsides are it's all "Chinglish". The BIOS, while an advanced GUI, has many sections that make you feel like they were written by a guy getting paid minimum wage using google translate. But it functions perfectly fine, it's just not very professional. Oh and there's no RGB, just one extremely bright red LED coming out of the ethernet port that you can only disable using the "MSI Gaming App" in Windows, not in the BIOS.
But I would recommend this as the best sub-$200, non-SLI Z270 motherboard you can get.
Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2017