Description

• PROCESSOR

  Supports 9^th / 8^th Gen Intel^® Core™ / Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors for LGA 1151 socket

  See supported processors

  CHIPSET

  Intel^® Z390 Chipset

  MEMORY

  • 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB
    • Supports DDR4 4500(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
  • Supports Dual-Channel mode
  • Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
  • Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

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  SLOTS

  • 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
    • Support x16/ x0/ x0, x8/ x8/ x0, x8/ x4/ x4 modes
  • 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

  MULTI-GPU

  • Supports 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology
  • Supports 3-Way AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology

  WIFI & BLUETOOTH

  • Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps
  • Supports Bluetooth^® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0, 5

  STORAGE

  Intel^® Z390 Chipset

  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
  • 3 x M.2 slot (Key M)¹
    • M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
    • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
    • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
    • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready²

  1. M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.
  2. Before using Intel^® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

  RAID

  Intel^® Z390 Chipset

  • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
  • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID5 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

  USB

  Intel^® Z390 Chipset

  • 6 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 Type-C internal connectors)
  • 8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

  ASMedia^® ASM1042 Chipset

  • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB connectors

  ASMedia^® ASM3142 Chipset

  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1x Type-A, 1x Type-C) on the back panel

  AUDIO

  Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

  • 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
  • Supports S/PDIF output

  LAN

  • 1 x Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN controller

  INTERNAL CONNECTORS

  • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  • 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 3 x M.2 slots
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C ports
  • 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 connector
  • 5 x 4-pin system fan connectors
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector
  • 2 x System panel connectors
  • 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
  • 2 x 4-pin RGB LED connectors
  • 1 x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector
  • 1 x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

  BACK PANEL PORTS

  1. Clear CMOS Button
  2. USB 2.0 Ports
  3. Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN
  4. Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
  5. HD Audio Connectors
  6. Flash BIOS Button
  7. USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports Type A+C
  8. USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports
  9. USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports
  10. Optical S/PDIF-Out

  

  DIMENSIONS

  • 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
  • ATX Form Factor

  MOUNTING

  9 mounting holes

  OPERATING SYSTEM

  Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

  BOX CONTENT

  

MEG Z390 ACE

ACE YOUR ENEMY

1. Pre-installed I/O Shielding
2. Clear CMOS & Flash BIOS Button
3. Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN
4. USB 3.1 Gen2
5. Golden audio jacks with S/PDIF

6. Mystic Light Infinity
   Personalize the color with infinity design
7. Solid heatsink
   Delivers best cooling for the ultimate performance
8. Dual Front USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
   Compatible with the latest PC chassis
9. DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor
   Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
10. Triple Turbo M.2 with Shield FROZR
    Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster
11. Game Boost Button
    8 gears for the processor performance
12. Audio Boost HD
    Dedicate audio processor with ESS DAC to optimize sound experience

DIY FRIENDLY

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

IN-GAME ADVANTAGE

EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING

LOYAL COMRADE

DIY FRIENDLY

MSI motherboards been designed with tons of smart features for convenient setup and usage, such as pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and multiple cooling solutions, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.

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Cooling

Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. MSI motherboards feature excellent power design with solid and heavy heatsink. We’ve made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.

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HARDWARE

MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard and gaming rig without any issue.

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Compatibility

Every MSI motherboards are certified by strict mechanic that feature convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location for compatibility with the widest range of components and devices, so DIY user can pick and choose the components they want. More than that, we offer a dedicated Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for the most critical part – memory. Combining with MSI DDR4 Boost technology, we provide the maximum compatibility even over clocking, so you confirm and choose any gaming rig as you want.

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BIOS AND SOFTWARE

Complete your high performance experience with an array of performance enhancing software from MSI. From a loaded yet easy to use BIOS to potent live system tools, get the most out of your motherboard at any moment.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

MSI motherboards featured all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.

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CPU

High-quality power supply components and intelligent fans optimize CPU cooling performance, which is a key factor in ensuring stable and high-speed operation of the system.

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MEMORY

Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. You never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

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Storage

MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

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USB

Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s

IN-GAME ADVANTAGE

MSI motherboards are built with enhanced audio and advanced LAN networking capabilities that turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

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CONNECTIVITY

Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI GAMING LAN. Featuring the highest quality components tuned to deliver the best online gaming experience without lag.

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Audio

Deliver the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components and get the most immersive sound experience when gaming. MSI motherboards let you enjoy breathtaking, gaming-changing sound.

EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING

Each MSI motherboard is built based on the specific topic in order to match different tastes and favors. Furthermore, MSI also adopts the modern style to design the heatsink through huge surface and sleek but simple cuts in order to make the heatsink and appearance looks ripped and powerful. Combined with neutral color, such as black, grey and silver, as the main background, MSI motherboard can perfect fit different RGB LED effects and strongly shows the gamers tunes.

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Industrial Design

MEG series motherboards, taken by MSI Enthusiast GAMING, are designed for maximum performance and extreme overclocking. Exclusive infinity design symbolizes the unlimited performance and power, also represents the sublime position over all the other challengers. The untold power can be obtained from two Z390 motherboards in the MEG series.

LOYAL COMRADE

 With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

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Components

Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, long-lasting and high performance motherboard.