Should You Buy MSI Z490-A PRO ATX Gaming Motherboard
PROS
- Comes with a built in heat sink for M.2 drives
- Comes with enough Fan headers for a 6 fan setups excluding water cooling pump
- Provides facility to clock DDR4 memory upto 5000Mhz
- Comes with 2 ARGB headers to be used for LED strips as well.
CONS
- The 5000Mhz over clock only comes into play when you have more 32GB or 64GB of RAM not below. Before that the latency hampers performance and suggested overclocking speed is 3733MHz
- A bit pricey for a small budget build but a good one for low mid to mid range builds.
Full Specifications Of MSI Z490-A Pro ATX Gaming Motherboard
| CPU | Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket |
| CHIPSET | Intel® Z490 Chipset |
| DDR4 MEMORY | 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB 1Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4500+ MHz 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz Supports Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
| EXPANSION SLOT | 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from CPU) Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel® CPU 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from chipset, supports x4 mode) 3x PCIe x1 slots (from chipset) |
| ONBOARD GRAPHICS | 1x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @ 30Hz 1x DisplayPort port supports a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| MULTI-GPU | Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology |
| STORAGE | 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports 1 2x M.2 slots (Key M)M2_1 slot CPU support mode (From 11th Gen Intel® CPU only)- supports PCIe 4.0 x4/3.0 x4 Chipset support mode-supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices1 M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices 2 Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready 3 Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 slot. 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® Z490 Chipset Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices |
| USB | Intel® Z490 Chipset 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-A port and 1 Type-C port on the back panel) 7x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB connectors, 1 Type-C internal connector) 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) |
| AUDIO | Realtek® ALC892/ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio |
| LAN | 1x Realtek® RTL8125B-CG 2.5G LAN Controller |
| INTERNAL CONNECTORS | 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports) 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1x 4-pin water pump connector 6x 4-pin system fan connectors 1x front panel audio connector 2x system panel connectors 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x Clear CMOS jumper 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors 1x serial port connector 1x TPM module connector 1x TBT connector |
| BACK PANEL PORTS | Keyboard / Mouse 2.5G LAN Audio Connectors USB 2.0 HDMI™ DisplayPort USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A + Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A |
| DIMENSIONS | ATX Form Factor 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) |
| MOUNTING | 9 mounting holes |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Support for Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Note | Specifications and Features can change at any time without notice |
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