Reviewers Liked
- Premium feel and aesthetics
- Well-equipped storage options
- Brimming with extra features
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Fan headers could be better
- Red and black may be a bit old now
MSI Z170A Gaming M7
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$450
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechSpot
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80
Looking at the most featured-packed boards, it was a close fight between the Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7, Asrock Z170 Extreme7+ and MSI Z170A Gaming M7.
By TechSpot
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Intel unveiled its Skylake architecture two months ago with the top Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K chips. Today, a locked and lower clocked version of the 6700K, the 6700 is also available, as are the Core i5-6600, 6500 and 6400. As of writing, we are...
By Kitguru.net
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85
The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 is a well-designed motherboard that is very effectively tweaked to deliver what typical enthusiast gamers desire most. From the motherboard layout and PCIe lane distribution to the UEFI options and bundled software, MSI's focus...
By Benchmark Reviews
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The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 is a solid, high-end gaming motherboard that effectively leverages the new features of Intel's Z170A chipset without going overboard on “tack-on” features. Probably the only thing that struck me as silly was the rather flimsy...
By TechRadar
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80
This high quality motherboard has plenty going for it, boasting a sterling feature set and aesthetics to match – though whether the outlay can be justified in performance terms is down to the...
By Guru of 3D
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80
& conclusion MSI is offering one of the best performing products out there in the Z170 segment, it lacks a few features though. I do miss AC WIFI and perhaps a second Ethernet jack preferably from Intel to that user can choose either an intel or E2400...
By techPowerUp!
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99
The MSI Z170A GAMING M7 will be available for around US$229. Built to game, even at the limit of stability USB 3.1 Gen2, Twin Turbo M.2, dual SATA Express are all present Excellent software package tailored around GAMING Game Boost knob for maximum...
By HardOCP
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The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 is nothing short of an excellent motherboard that has value going for it as well. It is not a "kitchen sink" motherboard, and honestly we tend to like that sort of design a bit better as it drives cost down, but not engineering...
By hardwareasylum.com
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“Gaming” or “Game Ready” is a common buzzword in hardware marketing as a way to help define what that particular bit of hardware is designed to do. When it comes to motherboards this would normally indicate an upgraded audio solution followed by some...
By Neoseeker
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Having already worked with the Z170A Gaming M7 during the Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake review, I had a good idea about the levels of performance to expect from MSI's motherboard. After going through the testing process with the MSI Z170A GAMING M7 as my...
By AnandTech
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At the end of the day, MSI might struggle to sell this for $230 MSRP. The market will have other motherboards to play with that offer more features with less marketing buzz (Killer/Nahimic) at the same price or lower, perhaps pushing users towards the Gaming M5 and below.
By Play3r
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MSI have done away with their ‘XPOWER' range of motherboards and they have replaced them with an all-new brand – the ‘GAMING' series. As it currently stands, the M7 is the one of the highest specced board currently available from MSI for the Intel Z170...
By Overclockers Club
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As the board I used to test the 6th Generation Core i7 6700K, I was impressed yet again with what MSI has brought to the table. Constantly evolving the package to improve the brand is the name of the game, and MSI has done that with the Z170A Gaming M7....
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