990FXA GAMING Motherboard INFOKIT v1.02 MB Product Marketing Devine Chao & Martijn Boonstra
Gaming market The overall gaming market is growing fast. The PC Gaming software sales outgrows the console sales and the future of PC Gaming is brighter than ever before. 2
MSI GAMING success In 2014, our GAMING series won a record breaking 350+ awards and numerous Product of the Year 2014 awards. With this, MSI s motherboard market share skyrocketed. Yes the red and black colour scheme is the most used of 2014 in components and literally every brand now has a red and black gaming series but no-one does it better than MSI PLAY3R December 31, 2014 3
No Compromise Some think that that applying a gaming look & feel is enough to make your product a gaming product. Hardware.info about Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X: From all the specific gaming features only the headphone pre-amp remained, so we may conclude that this is actually a standard AMD board with a green color scheme 4
1 st AMD USB 3.1 GAMING Motherboard Till now we completed our USB 3.1 GAMING line-up covering not only Intel & AMD but also ATX, matx and ITX segments. 5
990FXA GAMING Feature Overview Gaming Device Port OC Genie 4 Military Class 4 Socket AM3+ USB 3.1 32GB DDR3-2133(OC) Killer Ethernet Slow Mode Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Smart Fan Control Heat-sink with Heat-Pipe 6 x SATA 6Gb/s 2-way SLI/CrossFire Click BIOS 4 Audio Boost 2 Front USB 3.0 6
Speed 7
USB 3.1: 2X FASTER Transferring your favorite games, music and movies over USB has never been faster. USB 3.1 allows for speeds up to 10 Gbps, making it 2X FASTER compared to USB 3.0. 8
PCI-E x16/x16 Multi-GPU Optimized Optimal placed PCI-Express x16 slots for better fitting and airflow allow you to enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping off from your screen when running a NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire gaming setup. NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire compliant Perfect fit for MSI GAMING graphics cards PCI-E x16/x16 full bandwidth 9
Gaming Device Port Optimized for high-rate gaming keyboards and mice, MSI Gaming Device Port is built to last thousands of plug inserts and ejects at gaming events while offering maximum performance each and every time. Triple gold plating for extreme lifetime 1000 Hz USB polling Support PS/2 supports N-Key rollover Gaming keyboards 10
Traditional LAN solutions fall short 11
Killer Game Networking All MSI GAMING motherboards feature Killer Game Networking for the best online gaming experience: Killer automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic Experience smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge Game with the lowest latency, most stable connection on the most controllable network hardware available You are in control, set your priority! 12
Faster in gaming and streaming Gamers play games and stream them at the same time, this is where Killer Game Networking excels compared to traditional network solutions. Gaming Streaming Up to 50% faster small packet (gaming) performance Up to 300% faster large packet (video streaming) performance Killer E2205 Intel LAN UDP Throughput (Mbps) Performance over Packet Size 13
Latency (lower is better) Killer latency testing by Qualcomm Killer Game Networking has an extreme low latency compared to traditional networking solutions. Up to 30% lower latency than Intel Dramatically reduces Jitter for a more stutter-free game experience Intel Killer 14
True competitive gaming Killer Game Networking can send very small packages of data while other solutions first need to buffer. Input processing Game PC = Keyboard/mouse Input = Bullet Packet Game Server Killer E2205 t 0 t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 t 5 t 6 t 7 t 8 LAG Other ethernet solutions LAG t 0 t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 t 5 t 6 t 7 t 8
Media testing confirms Killer Game Networking has lower latency and faster data transfers by independent media testing. The performance gains from Killer will come alive in the game, through more FPS, compared to Intel & Realtek Hermitage Akihabara Up to 50% lower latency than Realtek Up to 35% faster data transfer than Intel Latency (lower is better) Bandwidth (higher is better) Sandra 2013 network test JPerf 2.0.2 http://www.gdm.or.jp/review/2013/0426/27747/8 16
OC Genie 4 With a simple push on the OC Genie button you will overclock your PC automatically. This extra performance will translate into higher FPS and more eye candy. LAGGERS OC GENIE 120% 17
Slow Mode Slow Mode decreases CPU ratio to 8x*. When using CPU vcore Adaptive Mode, Slow Mode will also drastically decrease vcore to 0.8~0.9v. This single option helps to skip Windows loading bottleneck making subzero overclocking a bit easier. Enable Slow Mode to pass through high loading of Windows booting sequence. Disable Slow Mode to restore CPU overclocking setting after booting. Enable Slow Mode CPU Loading CPU Ratio 8x CPU vcore 0.8 70x 2.0 *CPU lowest ratio vary on different CPU model 18
Sound 19
Audio Boost 2 The ultimate audio solution for gamers, powered by Creative Labs Sound Blaster Cinema 2. Isolated Audio PCB Creative Labs Sound Blaster Cinema 2 EMI Shielding Dual AMPs Japanese High Quality Audio Capacitors Golden Audio Jacks 20
Isolated Audio PCB With traditional onboard audio the signal is distorted by electro magnetic signals from the rest of the PCB. Audio Boost 2 acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry which is separated by a red LED path. Less interference gives a more clear audio signal. 21
Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Thanks to Creative Labs Sound Blaster Cinema 2, you're getting amazing surround sound with just stereo headphones or speakers. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Cinema 2 enables you to clearly hear specific sounds in gaming environments. Hear your enemies perfectly, make your ears a decisive tool to finish on top. 22
EMI Shielding To shield the audio core from EMI distortion caused by other add-in cards the audio chip is protected by a special designed EMI cover for isolation. This way gamers experience crystal clear sound with Audio Boost 2. 23
Dual Amplifiers Prepare for an eargasm with the built-in front & rear dual OPA1652 headphone amplifiers. Reward your high-end headphone with the most amazing studio level sound quality. Featuring: Completely independent circuitry for lowest crosstalk and freedom from interactions between channels. Low 4.5 nv/ Hz noise density with an ultralow distortion of 0.00005% at 1 khz. 24
Audio Capacitors Japanese high quality audio capacitors are specially designed for audio purposes; Providing the highest possible audio signal filtering. Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism. 25
Golden Connectors With the golden audio jacks you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion. Superb signal conductivity and will not wear over time. Dedicated amplified output (red) optimized for studio-grade headgear Up to 600Ω crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics. 26
Stability 27
Military Class 4 These high quality components ensure extreme reliability and 100% stable performance. SFC 60 Amp Supper Ferrite Chokes which give 20-50% more current. Dark CAP Perfect stable under extreme (up to 260 C) conditions. 28
Focus on quality We put extra efforts on increasing customer satisfaction. Our RMA rate has drastically decreased in the last few years. The MSI GAMING motherboards are developed by the most senior engineers on advanced production lines. 29
Double ESD Protection Each I/O Port on MSI's AMD GAMING motherboards are protected by a Dual ESD protective ICs. This prevents any possible ESD damage from plugging/unplugging. 30
BIOS & Software 31
Click BIOS 4 New smoother interface Easy to use OC Genie button Total fan control and monitoring Visually explore your settings 32
Board Explorer Information for each highlighted item Configuration information per item Shows fan speeds etc. in real time Mouse over to show: connected devices 33
Hardware Monitor Hardware monitor allows you to take control of your system through Total Fan Control and check your primary system characteristics in an easy graphical interface. Smart Fan Target temperature Graphical fan curve CPU & System temperature Connected fans and fan speeds Minimum & Maximum fan speeds CPU Core DRAM System (3.3V) System (5V) System (12V) Voltage readout Voltage Histogram 34
Command Center MSI s Command Center is THE tool to configure your system on-the-fly. Whether you re a Pro or a N00b, the intuitive interface with simple slider control or precise keyboard value entry makes it easy to change everything. 35
Software: RAMDisk The fastest way to load games is FREE. 20x faster than SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs Image files make your RAMDisk persistent Start your games faster than everyone else Speed up browsing/everyday computer use 36
Others 37
Smart Fan control Smart control over all fans with onboard fan connectors. Layout optimized and approved by enthusiasts Set your own fan profiles Use the automatic fan wizard Real-time Fan control (no reboots!) Fan speed logging Voltage logging Temperature logging Control via Command Center Control via Click BIOS 4 38
SteamOS gaming MSI is committed to PC Gaming and that is why MSI GAMING motherboards support SteamOS by default. 39
M-Shield Our new I/O shield not only comes with many improvements but also in black to match your gaming chassis. Back side of I/O panel Force Absorbing Layer EMI Shielding Steel Shielding 40
Box content What's in the box? Besides a plethora of necessary cables and connectors you also get: A slick gaming case badge Do-not-disturb door-hanger Easy labels to sort your storage cable 41
MSI 990FXA GAMING READY FOR BATTLE