Motherboards with USB 3.1 are the first to appear from MSI!　Two products: X99/Z97

Motherboards with onboard USB 3.1 ports are now available from MSI.

The two new products are the X99A SLI Krait Edition, an LGA2011-3 compatible ATX motherboard with X99 chipset, and the Z97A GAMING 9 ACK, an LGA1150 compatible ATX motherboard with Z97 chipset.

Both motherboards feature USB 3.1, the latest version of USB, which is backward compatible with the current USB standard and achieves a theoretical transfer rate of 10 Gbps, double that of USB 3.0. ている。 The controller is the ASMedia ASM1142 (manual).

The main specifications of the X99A SLI Krait Edition, which features a black and white design, include four PCI Express 3.0 x16 and two PCI Express 2.0 x1 expansion slots, eight DDR4 DIMM 2133-3333 memory (up to 128GB), and a Gigabit Ethernet interface. Main interfaces include Gigabit LAN, 7.1-channel sound, SATA 6Gbps x 10 (including SATA Express), SATA Express x 1, M.2 x 1 (shared SATA port), USB 3.1 x 2, USB 3.0 x 10 (4 ports have internal pin headers), USB 2.0 etc.

The main specifications of the Z97A GAMING 9 ACK gaming motherboard include three PCI Express 3.0 x16 and three PCI Express 2.0 x1 expansion slots, and four DDR3 DIMM 1066-3300 (OC) memory (maximum 32GB). Major interfaces include HDMI, DisplayPort, Gigabit LAN, 7.1-channel sound, 6 x SATA 6Gbps, 1 x M.2 (shared with SATA ports), 2 x USB 3.1, 10 x USB 3.0 (4 of the ports have internal pin headers), and USB 2.0.

Prices are as follows

X99A SLI Krait Edition
36,800 yen (excluding tax): Dospara Parts Building
39,744 yen (including tax): PC Shop Arc
39,744 yen (including tax): BUY MORE Akihabara
Z97A GAMING 9 ACK
39,800 yen (w/o tax): DOSPARRA Parts Department Store
42,984 yen (w/tax): PC Shop Arc
42,984 yen (including tax): BUY MORE Akihabara flagship store