MSI offers best-in-class features and best-in-class technology with their Z97 Gaming 3 Socket 1150 motherboard. And it includes the XSplit Gamecaster which, at the click of a button, allows you to record and stream your gaming session. It also has SteamOS ready out of the box.
Modern games have great graphics but it’s the awesome sound effects that completes the thrill. This motherboard has a built-in dual headphone amplifier to give you studio level sound quality up to 600Ω that is most rewarding through high quality gaming headphones or speakers. It also has Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2 and a dedicated power input to Audio Boost 2.
The MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Socket has all the other gaming essentials:
– Killer E2200 Gaming Network,
– FPS boost with the MSI gaming app,
– optimized for multiple graphics cards (CrossFire certified),
– Super Ferrite Choke for better overclocking power stability,
– M.2 and SATA Express data transfer through PCI Express (up to 10 Gb/s, making it 67% faster than SATA 3.0 solutions), which you can activate with an optional M.2. expansion card.
MSI Z97 Gaming 3 specifications
Chipset: Intel® Z97 Express Chipset
CPU (Max Support): i7
M.2 port: 1
FSB / Hyper Transport Bus: 100MHz
DDR3 Memory: 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) MHz
Memory: Channel Dual
DIMM Slots: 4
Max Memory: (GB) 32
PCI-Ex16: 2
PCI-E Gen: Gen3 (16)
PCI-Ex1: 2
PCI: 3
USB 3.0 ports: (Front) 2
SATAIII: 6
USB 2.0 ports: (Front) 4
RAID: 0/1/5/10
LAN: 10/100/1000
TPM: 1
USB 3.0 ports: (Rear) 4
USB 2.0 ports: (Rear) 2
Audio ports: (Rear) 6+Optical SPDIF
Display Port: 1
VGA: 1
HDMI: 1
DVI: 1
VGA Max Share Memory: (MB) 512
DirectX: 11
CrossFire: Yes
Form Factor: ATX
MSI Z97 Gaming 3 official page
You’ll find the MSI Z97 Gaming 3 at R2 499 R1 809 in the Socket 1150 section of the Essential IT Solutions online shop or at our store on 89 George Street, Strand. For more info, do not hesitate to call us on 021 853 4790.