X99A
GODLIKE GAMING
ONE BOARD TO RULE ALL
New technology introduced to the world
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The X99A GODLIKE GAMING features a lot of world premiers;
Worlds 1st MB with RGB LED controlled by a mobile APP
Worlds 1st MB with Audio Boost 3 Pro featuring a 6.35mm Golden jack out
Worlds 1st MB with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Worlds 1st MB with Sabre HiFi ESS DAC
Worlds 1st MB with 2 x next Gen Killer LAN chips
Worlds 1st MB with Killer WiFi AC 1535 adapter with ExtremeRange
Worlds 1st MB with Killer Double Shot X3 Pro
Worlds 1st MB with USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C combo connector (2x FASTER)
Worlds 1st MB with Impregnable Steel Armor PCI-E slots
Worlds 1st MB with Turbo U.2 add-in card (for 2.5 NVMe SSDs)
Praise from media
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X99A GODLIKE GAMING, the best motherboard of Computex 2015
Overclocking records broken
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Not only for GAMING, but also meant to
break overclocking world records!
HWBOT Prime
9761 GPUPI for CPU
2min16.938s
Cinebench R11.5
25.82pts Cinebench R15
2381pts
Catzilla 720P
81947
Catzilla 1440P
32408
Record Breaking GODLIKE Performance
Worlds 1st RGB LED motherboard: Mystic Light
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With 2048 different colors and 7 different LED
modes, Mystic Light provides infinite
possibilities for gamers to personalize their
gaming rig.
Isolated
Audio PCB
Nippon
Chemi-Con
Audio
Capacitors
6.35mm Golden
Dedicated
Headphone Out
High Quality
EMI-Shielded
HD Audio
Processor
Golden Audio
Jacks
Dual Headphone
Amplifiers Rear & Front Dedicated
AMP switch
ESS
ES9018K2M
DAC
Nahimic
Sound
Technology
Audio Boost 3 Pro with Sabre HiFi ESS DAC
+127 dB DNR
-120 dB THD+N
What devices adopt ESS 9018K2M?
Portable USB Headphone Amplifier
Pioneer XPA-700 ($553)
Portable USB Headphone Amplifier
Audio-Technica AT-PHA100 ($453)
Preamp & DAC
Paresound Halo Integrated Amplifier ($2,495)
Mark Levinson N585
Paresound Halo Integrated Amplifier ($12,000)
Gaming comes to life
Sound is a major part of your gaming experience. Live, feel and become
invincible, thanks to a unique sound. boosts your PCs audio with
the most advanced sound enhancement effects and unique features for gamers.
NAHIMIC IMMERSIVE AUDIO CREATES
AN AMAZING IN-GAME SOUND
USB Audio Power
Enhances USB Audio Quality
Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
True GAMING with dual KILLER LAN
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Worlds 1st motherboard with 2x Killer LAN to allow for even more game
traffic prioritizing.
ExtremeRange Technology
Others
Killer wireless AC 1535 on M9 Cutting edge 11AC performance
Lag and Latency Reduction
Advanced Stream Detect
Visual Bandwidth control
ExtremeRange Technology
External Amplifiers
Mu-MIMO
Beamforming
Killer Double Shot X3 Pro
Killer DoubleShot-X3 Pro allows the 2x Killer Ethernet connectors and the
Killer Wi-Fi adapter to work together for the ultimate high speed attack
resulting in 2867 Mbps bandwidth.
X99A GODLIKE GAMING Z170A GAMING M9
Double Shot X3 Pro Double Shot Pro
2x Killer LAN E2400 1x Killer LAN E2400
LAN Protect LAN Protect
Killer AC 1535 Killer AC 1535
Killer Shield
GAMING Optimized Bandwidth Management
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The Killer Network Manager;
Automatically prioritizes games above other appplications
Allows you to change applications traffic priority
Allows you to customize each applications bandwidth
Game protected with LAN Protect
15KV anti-surge protection
Shield against lightning strikes and static electricity
Red LED inside the LAN connector to highlight protection
Dragon Heatsink
Impregnable Armor slots Enhanced Heatpipes
Comprehensive Armor
Heavy plated armor
USB 3.1 Type-A & -C
2x FASTER USB 3.1
Unique combo connector
Type-A for compatibility
Type-C with reversible design
Excellent USB 3.0 design
4x Front USB 3.0
Easy access
USB REDRIVERS
Better cable signal with
ESD PROTECTION
Secure your data USB 3.0 SUPERCHARGER
Fast Charging & Data transfer
Impregnable Steel Armor
To protect against damage from
heavy VGA cards. Steel Armor
features a heavily strengthened
metal cover and has more solder
points on the PCB for more strength.
Others MSI Steel Armor
Storage ready; Turbo U.2 and NVMe
SATA EXPRESS
10 Gb/s
PCI-E Gen 2 x2
TURBO M.2
32Gb/s
PCI-E Gen 3 x4
Turbo U.2
32Gb/s
PCI-E Gen3 x4
with Redriver !
Turbo U.2
With SATA Express already dead, M.2 will become
even more popular
Turbo U.2 host adapter with redriver for better
performance included in X99A GODLIKE GAMING
Use on M.2 Gen3 x4 slot for best performance
SFF8369 SSD from Intel, Samsung, OCZ
Intel SSD 750 400G Via Turbo U.2
NVMe
Samsung SM951
256G M.2 Gen3 x4
Kingston 2280 480G M.2 Gen2 x4
Designed for Overclocking
Extreme Socket
Design OC Thermal
Design
Power Phases Overcurrent
protection OC PCB DIGITALL
POWER
With a rich history of breaking
world records inherited from
MSIs legendary Overclocking
motherboards, the X99A
GODLIKE GAMING has OC
running through its veins.
Patented Turbo Socket
Provides extra pins (up to 2036) from PCB to connect to CPU
Higher DDR4 memory frequencies, lower latencies and enhanced stability
while overclocking
X99A GODLIKE GAMING / X99A GAMING 9 ACK / X99A XPOWER AC
Regular Socket
(LGA2011)
Turbo Socket
(LGA2036)
OC Engine Overclocking with the speed of light
Thanks to a integrated Clock Generator, MSI
motherboards support more flexible BCLK adjustments
opening doors to achieve the maximum overclock.
The next generation Clock Generator
can be found on GODLIKE, offering
even lower jitter and power
consumption resulting in even
higher stability under extreme
conditions.
OC Essentials
EASY BUTTON 3 DEBUG LED
V-CHECK POINTS 2
CLEAR CMOS BUTTON
MULTIBIOS II SLOW MODE
Gaming Device Port
Technical benefits
3x more gold than regular connectors
10x longer lifetime when plugging/un-plugging
Prevents oxidation
Gaming benefits
More responsive
Smoother gameplay
Faster reactions
Gaming APP: Overclocking made easy
Outperform your competition with the MSI
GAMING APP which allows simultaneous
control of both your Motherboard and
Graphics Card's overclocking.
Simply select your preferred mode with
the click of a button:
Silent
Gaming
OC
This allows you to tune the system to your
pleasure without any technical
knowledge of overclocking.
Blazing fast RAMDISK
MSI Command Center integrates an
unlimited RAMdisk. With a RAMdisk you
can create a virtual drive from your
system memory enabling speeds 25x
faster than a modern SSD.
Speed up system performance
Load complete game images
Speed up games, apps and
browser
Premium Streaming Experience XSplit Gamecaster and XSplit Broadcaster
lets you easily record, stream and share
your gaming sessions with fellow gamers.
Its simple, can be activated quickly and
kickstarts your career as game streamer.
Webcam Chroma key Share your broadcast Real-time notes Record & Upload
1 Year Premium License!
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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Enhanced Heatsink DDR4-3400 (OC)
1.6X Thermal
1.3X Performance
1.6X Performance
128GB Supports
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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Mystic Light USB 3.1 Type A+C
2X Faster
2 Sides Reversible
2048 Colors
8 LED Effects
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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DoubleShot-X3 PRO 4-Way Multi-GPU
2.9X Bendwidth
3.5X Lower Latency
3.4X Performance
SLI/CF Supports
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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Audio Boost 3 PRO Turbo M.2
-120dB THD+N
384KHZ 32 - bit
3.2X Bendwidth
NVMe Supports
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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Turbo U.2 Host Card Dragon Armor
Better EMI Protection
Fully Physical Protection
U.2 Supports
NMVe Supports
Why GODLIKE GAMING?
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DoubleShot-X3 PRO
Audio Boost 3 PRO
Mystic Light
4-Way Multi-GPU
Turbo M.2
USB 3.1 Type A+C
Turbo U.2 Host Card Dragon Armor
Enhanced Heatsink DDR4-3400 (OC)
GODLIKE Spec and PCIe Switching
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CPU support Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition / i7 Processors
CPU socket LGA 2011-3
Chipset Intel X99 Chipset
Graphics interface 5 * PCI-E 3.0 x16
4-Way NVIDIA SLI / AMD CrossFire support
Memory support 8 DIMMs, Quad Channel DDR4-3400(OC)
Expansion slots 1 * Bluetooth module slot for MYSTIC LIGHT
M.2 / SATA 1 * M.2 32 Gb/s, (Turbo U.2 Host Card including)
10 * SATA 6 Gb/s (2 ports reserved for SATA Express)
SATA RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Available on SATA1 to SATA6
USB
1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C,
1 * USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A,
8 * USB 3.1 Gen1, 6 * USB 2.0
LAN 2 * Killer Gigabit LAN, Killer 1535 BT/Wi-Fi AC
Audio 8-channel(7.1) HD Audio with Audio Boost 3 PRO
X99A GODLIKE GAMING
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