The MSI B150 Gaming M3 LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard comes with two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots as well as an Intel B150 chipset and an LGA 1151 socket so you can build a gaming desktop. This combination of features enables you to create a Windows system running on a 6th-generation Intel processor and up to two graphics cards linked with AMD CrossFire technology. For a non-dedicated graphics build, integrated Intel HD graphics can deliver up to 4K visuals through the motherboard's HDMI and DVI-D ports. There are also four DIMM slots that can accept up to 64GB of DDR4 2133 MHz memory modules.
MSI has equipped this motherboard with a single SATA Express port and an M.2 slot along with six SATA III ports for connecting optical and storage drives. Other ports offered are four USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0 ports as well as a PS/2 combo port. To access a network, a Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet port is onboard. Audio is handled by the built-in Realtek ALC1150 processor that delivers 8-channel sounds through the motherboard's six jacks. Furthermore, three PCI slots and two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots allow you to add additional capabilities and ports to this motherboard.
With the increased size and weight of high-end graphics cards, MSI has designed the PCIe slots with reinforced soldered points that help strengthen the connection. A red LED light near the 24-pin power connection lets you know that protection is activated to prevent overvoltage and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. When the system does not function properly, three LED lights help you determine if the CPU, memory, or graphics need replacement.
- LAN Protect - safeguards the LAN adapter from a 15-KV anti-surge
- Slow Mode - temporarily decreases the CPU's ratio below stock settings, creating stability for booting to Windows
- Gaming Device Port - supports the high DPI resolutions of high-end gaming mice
- LAN Manager - automatically prioritizes the online traffic for your applications
- Gaming Hotkey - assigns functions or macros to any key on your keyboard
- Click BIOS 5 - provides EZ and Advanced modes to help you boost your system's performance
- MSI Gaming App - overclocks the processor and graphics card's performance
- CPU-Z - displays key information such as processor speed, Memory speed and timings, motherboard BIOS version, and more
- RAMDisk - creates a virtual drive from your RAM