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Oh gasps today we're checking out our first V 270 board on the channel and by proxy going over all of the new features that come with Intel z2 70 chipset that's right all two of them this is the MSI V 270 gaming m7 which as you can see sports built-in customizable RGB light then again so does this coffee mug holder but rest assured there are bigger features than dancing LEDs afoot so let's see what this new board and chipsets have to offer as most of you guys know z2 70 supports until ATIS seventh gen KB like processors which support the LGA 1151 socket meaning this board is backwards compatible with skylight CPUs if you happen to only be interested in upgrading your chipset one of the main draws of the 270's that it packs for more PCIe gen3 lanes than v 170 giving you 24 lanes via the chipset alone factor in the 16 lanes available through the cpu and you've got 40 PCIe lanes at your disposal for things like graphics cards of course and storage devices this is good news for heavy storage users since ports no longer have to share lanes as readily as they did on z170 meaning more connections on the motherboard can be utilized simultaneously it's no surprise then that we find generous storage options on the m7 including a uq connector and three m2 nvme SSD slots with raid zero support all natively controlled by the chipset one of the slots even includes a metallic shield with thermal padding underneath to help reduce heat and thermal throttling which can be an issue for certain m2 SSDs when they become available this is also where you could slot in an Intel obtain drive to be used as a cache for super fast access time as of now this high-speed caching feature is only supported by V 270 though most modern ship sets will allow opting to be used at a regular storage device staggered about the m2 connectors is a trio of reinforced PCIe by 16 slots which support 2-way SLI and 3-way crossfire and apart from four dimm slots supporting up to 64 gigs of DDR 4 at 4,000 megahertz overclock you get six SATA six ports a pair of USB 2 and 3.0 headers and another welcome addition found on select c 270 boards a USB 3.1 header for chasis that are fitted with front panel USB type-c granted there aren't many right now but with onboard integration hopefully we'll start to see more cases ships this year with our new favorite reversible port next of the surface mounted power and reset you'll find an overclocking knob with incremental levels of aggressiveness for automatically increasing the voltage and frequency of your CPU with the system powered off I slipped a dial somewhere on the uppity scale and upon my next boot my 7700 K was clocked at a stable 5 gigahertz at 1.3 a 2 volts if you find the knob inconvenience users have the option to auto overclock from within the BIOS as well which is just as quick and easy some other onboard mentions included debug LED 6 PWM fan headers and a 4 pin RGB header for 50/50 LED strips that can be controlled in the MSI gaming app as you might have guessed this also controls the onboard LEDs with a number of effects to choose from and don't worry you can disable them entirely if you like color accuracy of the LEDs is spot-on with certain colors and way off with others so it's too bad the desktop app only lets you choose between 7 preset colors when the lights are off however I do appreciate the m7s color neutrality for a stealthy subdued appearance MSI's mystic light app lets you play RGB God from your smartphone or tablet so the app wasn't finding my PC for some reasons though I couldn't try it out firsthand on the bright side MSI's apps support a growing list of third-party RGB products that can be synced in harmony for a cohesive color scheme circling back to the hardware plenty of connectivity options lined the rear i/o including a ps2 port 3 USB 2 ports one supporting BIOS flash back a clear CMOS button display port an HDMI killer Ethernet LAN 2 USB 3.1 gen2 USB 3.1 gen2 one of which is using a type C connector s/pdif out and eight channel audio powered by an isolated audio boost sound ship after spending about a week with the gaming m7 after all it was the board I used for my 7700 K review my impressions of it are mostly positive due to the solid build quality and plethora of storage options the board has no issues taking a 7700 K to 5 gigahertz assuming your chip isn't a silicon dud and I'm always a sucker for those little onboard touches like surface mounted power and now USB 3.1 like most motherboard manufacturers though the software and LED color accuracy have much room for improvement also at around 250 bucks MSRP there are definitely cheaper z2 70 motherboards out there so if you don't think you'll be using most of these features I would suggest looking at MSI's gaming m5 model or at least some of the other entry-level offerings from other manufacturers otherwise this board brings a lot to the table that should satisfy the needs of most modern-day enthusiasts but that is going to do it for this first looks guys feel free to share your thoughts on the board in the comments below and also let me know if there's V 270 board out there that you currently have your eye on also feel free to toss me a like on the video if you enjoyed it as always I'm Talib itwith thank you guys for watching subscribe to the channel if you haven't already and I will see y'all in the next video