MSI launches ICE-COLD Z270/B250 Arctic Gaming motherboards
MSI has just announced the second generation of ARTIC motherboards with the new ARTIC white Gaming motherboards, the Z270/H270 TOMAHAWK & H270M/B250M MORTAR ARCTIC. The latest ARTIC series motherboards not only inherited the unique ARCTIC design, it has also adopted a plethora of features from other 200-series GAMING motherboards for an improved gaming experience.
MSI Z270 and H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
These new motherboards support Twin Turbo M.2 (32 Gb/s, Gen3 x4) with Steel Armor allows you to connect ultra-fast storage devices. It also ready for Intel Optane Memory for the game changing performance to memory and storage devices.
The new MSI Z270 and H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC feature the latest USB 3.1 Type-C connector, controlled by ASMedia 2142 chip. Offers up to 8Gb/s transfer speed when connecting multiple USB devices at the same time. Additionally, MSI’s X-Boost software is available to boost USB performance up to 20% faster.
The MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC is now available for RM 770 in retail.
MSI H270M & B250M MORTAR ARCTIC
Fans of smaller motherboards should pay some attention here. The new MSI H270M & B250M MORTAR ARCTIC are powered by Intel Gigabit with LAN Protect for smooth online gaming experience with super low latency. MSI GAMING LAN, powered by Intel, is optimized to reduce CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput.
Both motherboards also feature MSI Audio Boost to providing true high fidelity sound. Isolated and shielded audio PCB and golden audio connectors, it offers a pure sound experience. Locate your enemies with easily using Audio Boost.
Like the TOMAHAWK models, MORTAR series also come with the latest literation of DDR4 Boost. To protect from both physical damage and electrical overcurrent, all the DIMM slot are protected with MSI Steel Armor.
The MSI B250M MORTAR ARTIC is now available for RM 490 in retail.
Comparison table:
Motherboard | Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC | H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC | H270M MORTAR ARCTIC | B250M MORTAR ARCTIC |
Socket | 1151 | |||
CPU (Max Support) | i7 | |||
Chipset | Intel® Z270 Chipset | Intel® H270 Chipset | Intel® B250 Chipset | |
DDR4 Memory | 2400/ 2133 MHz | |||
Memory Channel | Dual | |||
DIMM Slots | 4 | |||
Max Memory (GB) | 64 | |||
PCI-Ex16 | 3 | 2 | ||
PCI-E Gen | Gen3 | |||
PCI-Ex1 | 3 | 2 | ||
SATAIII | 6 | |||
M.2 Slot | 2 | 1 | ||
RAID | 0/1/5/10 | N/A | ||
TPM (header) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
LAN | 10/100/1000*1 | |||
USB 3.1 ports (Front) | 4(Gen1, Type A) | 2(Gen1, Type A) | ||
USB 3.1 ports (Rear) | 1(Gen2, Type A),1 (Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A) |
3(Gen1, Type A), 1(Gen1, Type | ||
USB 2.0 ports (Front) | 4 | |||
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) | 2 | |||
Serial ports(Front) | 1 | |||
Audio ports (Rear) | Realtek® ALC892 Codec | 6 | ||
DisplayPort | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
DVI-D | 1 | |||
HDMI | 1 | |||
DirectX | 12 | |||
Form Factor | ATX | Micro-ATX | ||
CrossFire | Y |
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