Question 1

Does DDR3 work on this board?

Accepted Answer

No, DDR4 only.  The listed speeds are shown in the description of the product but I will also paste them here.

DDR4 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133

Question 2

what is the best case to choose from to fit this MB. any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

I chose a full size ATX case even though the next size smaller would work. My pick for a brand was the Fractal Design - XL (Full Size ATX) R2 Titanium. QUIET and oh so versatile. Choose a quality power supply and you won't hear any fans running. Hope this helps. My MSI MB has been running flawlessly now for 4 months!

Question 3

does this have Bluetooth?

Accepted Answer

No because it’s not wireless which usually has Bluetooth integrated in it

Question 4

Will this board run the i7 - 7700 Kaby Lake 4.2 ?

Accepted Answer

No- According to MSI the 300 series motherboards including the MSI Z370 Gaming 5 are made for the Intel Coffee Lake family of processors like the i5 8400 or the i7 8700k.  Not for the Kaby Lake family like the i7 7700k you mentioned.  You need a Z270 mobo for that i7 7700k processor.

Question 5

is there only rgb lighting in that one part in the picture or is the wording on the rest of the board lit up aswell
?

Accepted Answer

The Dragon Logo ,"MSi", "Gaming M5", "Enthusiast", and "Gaming" fonts are just printed on and do not light up.  There is also a thin line of RGB on the left side of the board, but most of that lighting will be obscured by the various Graphics Cards or PCI-e devices that you attach to the motherboard.  Most of my case lighting comes from the RGB Ram and RGB 1080ti.

Question 6

Can the lights be disabled on this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

I haven't installed the MOBO yet, as it's a Christmas gift. But on MSI graphics cards, you can use the MSI Gaming App to disable lighting. I imagine it will work on the MOBO's also.

Question 7

Does this board have a dual bios switch?

Accepted Answer

ther are only one bios rom of this board. no dual bios for switch/backup purpose.

Question 8

Any issues still plaguing Killer lan?

Accepted Answer

After about a week and a half, only using the rig for productivity and very light gaming, I have experienced no issues with lan performance.

Question 9

Will the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO block any RAM slots or require the use of low profile RAM on this board?

Accepted Answer

I am using the 212 EVO, and it's cooling my I5-8600k just fine.  I have 2 x 8 gig sticks of XPG memory installed (AX4U300038G16-DRG).  In a 2 stick config, there are no problems with the 212.  In a 4-stick config, there could be a problem with the memory slot closest to the CPU, depending on the height of the heat sinks on your memory.  The other 3 slots are not affected by the 212 EVO.   With my XPG heat sink height and a nudge up to the cooler fan, I could do the 4 stick config with no issues.

Question 10

Can this board be used with a 6th gen Intel i7-6700 with LGA1151 Socket?

Accepted Answer

NO, IT CAN ONLY BE USED WITH 8TH GEN .YOU WOULD NEED TO BUY THE Z270 BOARDS.  GL

Brand	MSI
Model	Z370 GAMING M5

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151 (300 Series)
CPU Type	Supports 8th Generation Intel Core Processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron Processors for Socket LGA1151 * Not backward compatible with older generation of LGA 1151 CPUs

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)
PCI Express x1	3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* * The SATA1/ SATA5 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M.2_1/ M.2_2 slot. The SATA5 and SATA 6 ports will be unavailable when M.2 PCIe SSD module has been installed in the M.2_2 slot.
M.2	2 x M.2 slots (Key M) - Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s - 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
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

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Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1-Channel Supports S/PDIF output

PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ45
DisplayPort	1 x DisplayPort
USB 3.1	1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A port 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
USB 1.1/2.0	3 x USB 2.0 ports *1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ port
USB Type-C	1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	5 Ports

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 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 RGB LED connector 1 x TPM module connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED 1 x LED power input connector

Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	Killer E2500
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

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