CPU• Supports 7th/6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151 Chipset• Intel® Z270 Chipset Main Memory• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB- 7th Gen processors support DDR4 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*- 6th Gen processors support DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2133 MHz*• Dual channel memory architecture• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)* Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. Slots• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots Onboard Graphics• 1 x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of [email protected](7th CPU), [email protected](6th CPU), [email protected]• 1 x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]  Multi-GPU• Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology Storage• Intel® Z270 Chipset• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*• 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)- Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s- M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices- M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready for all M.2 slots• 1 x U.2 port **- Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors* The SATA1/ SATA5 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M.2_1/ M.2_2 slot. The SATA5 and SATA 6 ports will be unavailable when M.2 PCIe SSD module has been installed in the M.2_2 slot. Please refer to page 33 for M.2 & SATA combination table.** The U.2 port will be unavailable when an PCIe expansion card has been installed in PCI_E6 slot.RAID• Intel® Z270 Chipset• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices** M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE. Please refer to page 51 for details about M.2 GENIE. USB• ASMedia® ASM2142 Chipset- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port on the back panelƒ- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port on the back panel• Intel® Z270 Chipset- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)- 7 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) Audio• Realtek® ALC1220 Codec- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio  LAN • 1 x KillerTM E2500 Gigabit LAN controller  Internal I/O Connectors- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors- 1 x U.2 port- 2 x M.2 slots- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector- 1 x 4-pin water pump fan connector- 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors- 1 x Front panel audio connector- 2 x Front panel connectors- 1 x Serial port connector- 1 x RGB LED connector- 1 x TPM module connector- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper- 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button- 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED  Back Panel I/O Ports- 1 x PS/2 mouse & keyboard combo port- 3 x USB 2.0 ports   *1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ port- 1 x Clear CMOS button- 1 x DisplayPort- 1 x HDMI™ port- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector- 5 x OFC audio jacks Dimension• 12.0 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)• ATX Form Factor