MSI H370 Gaming Plus, Intel H370 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [7B22-001R]

 The new features compared to the direct predecessor include, for example, the native support of up to four USB 3.1 and 3.0 ports for the first time, so that no additional chips need to be used. In addition, Intel Optane, SATA RAID (0, 1, 5, 10) and up to two of the extremely fast PCIe M.2 SSDs are supported.

The features of the MSI H370 Gaming Plus at a glance:
2x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x4) & 3x PCIe x1
1x USB 3.1 Type A & Type C each
Total 6x USB 3.0 & 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0x4) / 5x SATA 6G
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2.666 MHz
Integrated LED lighting (Mystic Light) with RGB LED header
The MSI H370 Gaming Plus in detail
The MSI H370 Gaming Plus ATX motherboard for the Intel Core 8000 series processors has a total of two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other is connected with four data lines. The board supports AMD's CrossFire technology and offers the option of installing multiple graphics cards. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the board also has four PCIe x1 slots.

Up to 64 GB RAM can be operated in the four DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM in fast dual-channel mode. RAM modules up to a 6666 MHz memory clock are supported by the Coffee Lake CPUs. Furthermore, the motherboard offers an M.2 slot, which is connected to the chipset via four PCIe 3.0 lanes and support the extremely fast NVMe SSDs. The NVMe protocol allows a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs! Five SATA 6G ports also allow you to connect to conventional drives such as SSDs, HDDs, and optical drives.

The MSI H370 Gaming Plus has a particularly thin and two-way plug-in USB 3.1 Type C port and a USB 3.1 Type A port on the I / O panel. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps! Two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect additional peripherals. A LAN socket for the Intel i219V LAN chip and audio outputs for the Realtek ALC892 audio codec are also located on the I / O panel. The external connection repertoire is rounded off by a DVI-D and DisplayPort connection for image reproduction via the integrated graphics unit of the processor.

Internally, the mainboard can be equipped with two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 headers, as well as a chassis intrusion, clear CMOS and TPM header, as well as a serial and parallel port connector and a Thunderbolt add-on card. Come up with a connector. In addition to a 4-pin header for CPU cooler, the board provides five 4-pin headers for case fans. Special features of the MSI H370 Gaming Plus include the MSI Mystic Light LED lighting with RGB header and an addressable RGB header.

Technical details:
Format:
ATX
chipset:
Intel H370
Base:
1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th-generation CPUs ("Coffee Lake"))
R.A.M:
4x DDR4 (Coffee Lake: DDR4-2.666, 64GB max)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1x PCIe 3.0x16
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
4x PCIe x1
Internal connections:
5x SATA 6G
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
4x USB 3.0 (two headers)
4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
1x 4-pin CPU cooler header
1x 4-pin water pump header
5x 4-pin fan header
1x RGB header
1x digital LED strip header
1x front panel header
1x front panel audio header
1x serial port connector
1x parallel port connector
1x Thunderbolt add-on card connector
1x chassis intrusion header
1x clear CMOS jumper
1x TPM header
External connections:
1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
2x USB 3.1 (1x Type A and Type C each)
2x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x DVI-D
1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
1x S / PDIF
5x audio (Realtek ALC892 codec)
Power supply:
1x 24 pin ATX
1x 8-pin ATX 12V
1x 6-pin PCIe connector