Kao što smo spomenuli u recenziji i7 7700K procesora, MSI nam je uz njega poslao svoju Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon ploču koja spada u srednji tržišni razred. Riječ je o ploči namijenjenoj igračima koja donosi podršku za 2-way SLI i 3-way Crossfire, ima kvalitetnu audio jedinicu, “gaming” LAN, dva M.2 socketa i USB 3.1 Gen 2 konektore. Šlag na torti je Mystic Light RGB LED osvjetljenje, koje pokriva višestruke zone na ploči.
Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon – prvi dio
MSI trenutno ima četrnaest Z270 ploča u ponudi, od najjeftinije Z270 PC MATE pa do najskuplje Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM. Gaming Pro Carbon kakvu danas testiramo dolazi u dvije verzije – sa i bez AC WLAN kartice, a naša je bez. Ploča sjedi otprilike u sredini ponude, tj. u srednjem tržišnom razredu, a za cilj ima ponuditi sve moderne tehnologije po relativno prihvatljivoj cijeni. MSI je za ovu seriju ploča unaprijedio dizajn grafike na kutiji, te je u prvom planu McLaren 675LT HS, baš kao i prilikom POST-a ploče. Ovdje je jasna poveznica karbon, kojeg je ovaj automobil prepun, a ploča donosi plastične elemente u dizajnu karbonskih vlakana.
Unutar kutije je ploča sasvim adekvatno zaštićena, a bundle se nalazi u donjem dijelu kutije. Bundle nije naročito bogat a sastoji se od vodiča za brzu instalaciju, debelih korisničkih uputa, DVD-a s alatima i driverima, jednog seta naljepnica za označavanje kabela, registracijskog listića, zaštite za stražnji I/O, SLI mostića, dva SATA 6Gbps kabela te produžnog kabela za dvije RGB LED trake.
Crni PCB ploče je standardnih ATX dimenzija, a na njemu su vrlo logično i s dobrim layoutom posložene komponente, utori, konektori i ostala elektronika. Ploča je karakteristična po metalnim okvirima oko DIMM utora i dva PCIe x16 slota koji imaju ulogu očvršćivanja istih. Karakterističan je i limeni pokrov, tj. zaštita za donji M.2 socket, tj. uređaj koji ćemo smjestiti u njega. Tri su hladnjaka raspoređena po ploči i sva tri imaju plastične umetke s dizajnom karbonskih vlakana. Dva su hladnjaka na VRM dijelu (na MOSFET-ima), a jedan je na PCH-u, odnosno Z270 čipu. Hladnjaci su dobro dimenzionirani i ne pregrijavaju se ni prilikom overclockinga. Još jedna karakteristična stvar za ovu ploču je i plastični pokrov za stražnje I/O portove, koji također ima plastični umetak karbonskog dizajna, ispod kojega je sklop RGB LE dioda, a koji je dio Mystic Lights osvjetljenja.
Specifikacije MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
Podržani
procesori
Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel Core i7 processors/ Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core™ i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package
Čipset
Intel Z270 Express
Memorija
• 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 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2133 MHz*
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Utori
za proširenja
• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)
• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Grafika i Multi-VGA
podrška
• 1 x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30Hz(7th CPU), 4096×2160@24Hz(6th CPU), 2560×1600@60Hz
• 1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz• Supports 3-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology
• Intel Z270 Chipset
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
– Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s - Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card**
– 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
• Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core processors* M.2 and SATA ports combination details please refer user manual.
** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.
• Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices*
* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2 GENIE. Please refer user manual 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 panel
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port on the back panel• Intel Z270 Chipset
– 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
– 6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
BIOS
2 x 128 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
Support for Q-Flash Plus
* The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drive.
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Format
• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
• ATX Form Factor
Interni I/O portovi
– 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
– 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
– 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
– 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 RGB LED connector
– 1 x TPM module connector
– 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
– 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Jedinstvene značajke
DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
VR Ready and VR Boost: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness
Mystic Light and Mystic Light Sync: 16.8 milliom colors /17 effects controlled in one click with GAMING APP or mobile devices.
Lightning Fast Game experience: Twin Turbo M.2, Steel Armor, M.2 Shield. Intel Optane Memory Ready, Lightning USB 3.1 Gen2
Audio Boost 4 with Nahimic 2: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Intel® : The best online gaming experience with lowest latency and bandwidth management
Military Class 5, Guard-Pro: Latest evolution in high quality components for best protection and efficiency
