Initially, sound from my front left and right speakers was weak (I use a 5.1 speaker set), but my center, sub, and rear left/right were fine. Z170A changes 2 USB 2 ports into 2 USB 3.1 ports. ![]() Overall Review: - Very small price difference between Z170 Krait and Z170A Krait (~$5). If you SLI/CF and use 2 SATAs for HDD/SSD(s), then this motherboard is sufficient Has a simple debug LED for CPU/Memory/VGA to help booting troubleshootingĬons: - 4 SATA ports are blocked if using ~8 inch graphics cards in SLI/CF, and thus you are limited to the M.2/SATAe/2 SATAs. Has 1 M.2, 1 SATAe, and 4 SATA (SATAe backward compatible to 2 SATA, for a potential maximum of 6 SATA) One of the cheapest motherboards to support 8x/8x SLI/CF, although with a caveat Black & White color seems almost unique contrasted with other Z170 motherboards (Asus Z170-A is the only possible alternative I believe), although looks are subjective Has Realtek ALC1150 codec, which is better than ALC892 and important if relying on onboard audio BIOS is easy to use, with an EZ Mode that allows "gameboost" (overclocks i7-6700k to 4.4 GHz, i5-6600k to 4.1 GHz), easily change boot priority Pros: - Manual was very thorough, includes a quick installation guide along with detailed installation for each part/slot, very helpful for a first timer builder (me) ![]() Learn more about the MSI Z170 Krait Gaming Model BrandĬore i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1151)ĭDR4 2133/ 2400/ 2666/ 2800/ 3000/ 3400+ (2133+(OC))Īdditional Information Date First Available
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