The MSI Z170A SLI Plus is a full sized ATX board with a lot of space on it, providing not only nice clean looks but also space for air to flow around components. It is available for around $140, a decent price for the feature set it comes with. There are three x16 PCIe 3.0 slots, six SATA 6Gbps and an x4 M.2 slot which will accept U.2 with the proper adapter and a USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port offering the full benefits of the new standard. The Tech Report loved the simple design of the board and were more than impressed with the manual overclocking potential; check out their full review here.
"MSI's Z170A SLI Plus is a mainstream board that gives builders everything they need and nothing they don't—at least on paper. We reviewed this board to see whether its real-world performance lives up to its promising spec sheet and relatively friendly price tag."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
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- ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 @ TechARP
- MSI Z170A Tomahawk @ Kitguru
- ASRock Z170 Extreme4 @ TechARP
- Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 @ Kitguru
- GIGABYTE X99P-SLI LGA 2011v3 @ [H]ard|OCP
Does anyone else like the
Does anyone else like the simplicity of circuit boards with only functional components on them and not a bunch of bright plastic fins?
No, 2 eggs. The classic “it didn’t cook me dinner” con (lol) and I can’t match the LED color to my Republic of Gamers edition inkjet printer power supply brick glowing under my desk.
Nope, you are not alone in
Nope, you are not alone in that!
People should be buying
People should be buying boards like this and saving their pennies for better CPUs and GPUs.