Question 1

Do i need to update the bios for this? Because i don't have another cpu.  Right now i have a gigabyte h110m-a motherboard and im looking to upgrade to a nzxt s340 case.

Accepted Answer

When I set up my computer with this motherboard and an i5-7600K Kaby Lake processor, I did not need to update or flash the BIOS. If you were to try to use an 8th-generation Intel processor on this motherboard, the board would not support it, and no amount of BIOS updates would fix that. However, if you are using a 6th or 7th-generation Intel processor, you should have no problem migrating the processor to this motherboard.

Question 2

Is this compatible with 8th generation processors? Or only 6 & 7?

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I’m currently running an eighth gen i5

Question 3

Does this Motherboard support two monitors?

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I used my gpu for connecting to the monitor which is standard when building a computer. If you want to use the display using mobo with a gpu. You would have to turn on integrated graphics which is off at default. It does support two monitors but the gpu is the most important part when trying to figure that out.

Question 4

will this support a GDDR5X video card?

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As far as I am concerned yes. memory type of the GPU should have nothing to do with the MB. As long as it has a full size PCI slot you should be fine. All you have to check for the gpu is if the gpu itself is compatible with the mobo and the ram with the mobo. I am using a MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X on this mobo. everything works fine. Let me reiterate this is in my experience.

Question 5

wil be able to connect all the fans from DEEPCOOL KENDOMEN?

Accepted Answer

You man need to check the spec of DEEPCOOL KENDOMEN. thx

Question 6

Do you have to hook up any cables or something to control the RGBs?

Accepted Answer

Other than the cables from the PSU needed to power the motherboard, you do not need any additional cables to operate the RGB lights on this motherboard. Instead, when you set up a computer which uses this motherboard, you will have to insert the included driver disc to get all the necessary drivers for the computer into a DVD reader. On this DVD is also some included utilities from MSI. One of these is the MSI Gaming App. Through this app, you can control the color, intensity, and pattern of the RGB lights on the motherboard, as well as any attached MSI graphics cards that also have programmable RGB lights.

Question 7

What is the difference between this and the krait gaming one besides the colors?

Accepted Answer

Google is your friend .....

The Krait has a better chipset and the bios has more features .... like the memory in Krait can run faster and has crossfire support. Do a google search for Z270 vs B250

Question 8

is it really difficult to add bluetooth to this motherboard ?

Accepted Answer

Well adding it to a finished computer is easy. If you just buy a usb bluetooth dongle then you can easily set up bluetooth. The only downside of this is using up a usb port. Also, this does not have wifi. There is a way to get both with buying a wifi card which you connect to one of the pci slots like you connect your gpu.

Question 9

do i need to do a bios update if i have a i5-6500 skylake processor?

Accepted Answer

When I configured my PC with this motherboard and an i5-7600K (7th-generation) processor, I did not have to update my BIOS; this motherboard supported my processor right out of the box. While your processor is 6th-gen instead of 7th-gen, this motherboard supports both 6th-gen and 7th-gen processors, so I don't think you'd have to update the BIOS.

Question 10

I'm going to be pairing this motherboard with an intel core i5-6500, can I only use DDR4-2133 or can I use 2400,2800,3000, etc?

Accepted Answer

It appears that your processor (an i5-6500) supports only 2133MHz and 1866MHz DDR4 RAM, and this motherboard supports only DDR4 2133MHz RAM for 6th-generation processors. The only overlap between the two is DDR4 2133MHz RAM. Unfortunately, with your current specs, you can only use DDR4 2133MHz RAM.

Brand	MSI
Model	B250 GAMING M3

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 6th Gen (LGA 1151) / Intel Core 7th Gen (LGA 1151) / Pentium
Supported CPU Technologies	* Not Compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	7th Gen processors support DDR4 2400/ 2133 6th Gen processors support DDR4 2133
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x16/x4 mode) * * The PCI_E4 slot will be unavailable when an M.2 SSD module has been installed in the M.2_2 slot.
PCI Express x1	4 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	2 x M.2 slots (Key M) - Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s - Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card - M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices - M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices - Intel Optane Memory Ready for all M.2 slots The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.

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PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports	1 x DVI-D port
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ45
USB 3.1	1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
USB 1.1/2.0	2 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	5 x OFC audio jacks

Onboard USB	2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
Other Connectors	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1 x 4-pin water pump fan connector 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x Front panel connectors 1 x LED connector 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x Serial connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Killer E2500
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	24 Pin

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