With a unique look and feel, packed with exclusive gaming features, MSI ENTHUSIAST GAMING motherboards offer the best possible gaming experience.

Z270 GAMING M5

MASTER LEVEL GAMING

• GAMING Device Port
• Lightning USB 3.1 Gen2
• VR Boost
• Killer® GAMING LAN
• Golden audio jacks with S/PDIF
• Full gaming I/O cover
• Stunning looks, protecting the I/O ports
• Solid heatsink with RGB LED
• Delivers best cooling, with RGB LED to customize colors
• DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor
• Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
• PCI-E Steel Armor
• Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI
• Turbo M.2 with Steel Armor
• NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4
• M.2 Shield, ready for Intel® Optane memory
• Thermal enhancement for M.2 devices for best performance
• Audio Boost 4 with amplifier
• Optimized gaming audio using best components, with Nahimic 2

MYSTIC LIGHT

PERSONALIZE YOUR GAMING RIG

Customize and set up your own color scheme with RGB Mystic Light. Select any of the colors from the palette using your smartphone or the MSI Gaming App to match your system style. Bored of the same colors? Simply change the complete look of your system in 1 second!

COOLING

STAY COOL WHILE GAMING

Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.

LOOKING COOL WHILE KEEPING COOL

High quality materials and smart fan optimizations contribute to cooling all essential components, which is key to making sure your system runs stable at the best performance during long gaming sessions.

FULLY CONTROLLABLE FAN HEADERS

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans, giving you full control to set up a cool & silent system. The fan headers are conveniently placed with the most popular CPU coolers in mind.

AUTODETECT DC OR PWM MODE WITH HYSTERESIS

MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

TOTAL CONTROL IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE

Total Fan Control allows you to take control of your fans and check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING

Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & custom water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 2 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked 'keep-out-zone' allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.

GAMING FEATURES

YOUR IN-GAME ADVANTAGE

Outsmart and outperform your opponents in-game using an array of unique MSI GAMING tools. Clever hardware & software tools, created to keep you one step ahead of the competition and boost your skills.