MSI PRO B760-P II (911-7E29-007)

MSI PRO B760-P II is an affordable and well-equipped ATX motherboard, specially designed for the LGA 1700 platform. According to the manufacturer, it will be an excellent choice for users who are looking for an affordable and well-balanced solution for assembling a PC based on the Intel LGA 1700 hardware platform. Thanks to the use of high-quality components, a 1700 processor socket and a highly efficient 14-phase power converter, it is capable of undergoing several upgrade cycles from a conditional Core i5-12400, which will eventually stop performing the usual load volumes, to a much more powerful and modern Core i7-14700K.

Moreover, DDR5 memory and SSD drives with PCIe 4.0 will not lose relevance in a few years. The board is based on the mid-range Intel B760 chipset and is equipped with an LGA 1700 processor socket. The classic ATX form factor means that the board is best used with spacious Midi Tower cases, in which the components will not have to be too cramped. The board is equipped with 4 slots for installing high-speed DDR5 RAM modules with a maximum frequency of 7000 MHz.

At the same time, the maximum RAM capacity can be not 128 or 192, but all 256 GB. The presence of 2 M.2 slots makes it possible to assemble a high-speed disk subsystem for gaming or professional work on the basis of this board. Five PCIe 16x slots provide the ability to install additional extensions and devices, and steel PCIe slots guarantee reliability and durability. The built-in Realtek ALC897 audio chip supports 7.1-channel sound and an optical S / P-DIF output. The board also offers a fair amount of connectors for system cooling: seven fan power connectors, including one 4-pin CPU Fan and one 4-pin CPU/Water Pump Fan.