Most of the Gaming 9 AC’s specs are standard fare, such as its support for up to 32GB of memory, as well as its multi-GPU support. Internal: 4x USB 3.0 (Intel), 4x USB 2.0 (Intel)ġx 1Gbps LAN, 8x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 1x Optical S/PDIF, 6x Audio Jacks, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, Wi-Fi connector, PS/2Īudio Boost 2, USB Audio Power, Xtreme Audio DAC, XSplit Gamecaster, SteamOS-ready, Killer E2200 Gamer Networking, Guard-Pro, OC Genie 4, Click BIOS Does this shielding matter for the performance or quality of the board? Nope – not at all. Not only does the audio portion at the bottom left-hand side of the board have shielding, but so does the I/O panel. Even on the gaming front, though, it’s not often that we see so much shielding as we do here. With its black and red color scheme, MSI’s Gaming 9 AC definitely fits the bill as a gaming motherboard (as if its name didn’t solidify that fact enough already). I’ll talk more about these features later, but for now, let’s get into the hardware. The board even includes a six-month subscription to XSplit Gamecaster, a game recording suite. Included here is advanced networking via Killer Ethernet as well as a full assortment of audio toys. This board’s aesthetics helps distinguish itself as a gaming board right out-of-the-gate, but it’s of course the feature set that matters, not its pretty face. Given its price-point, you can likely expect what kind of feature set the board brings to the table, and you’d be spot-on if you guessed that this was one very robust offering. The Gaming 9 AC’s price hovers around the $300 mark, but I’ve seen it dip as low as $270 when mail-in rebates are brought into the equation. As far as MSI’s Z97 gaming offerings go, that model finds itself at the bottom of the ladder, whereas the board that I’m looking at here, Z97 Gaming 9 AC, enjoys a sweet view from the top. In August, I took a look at MSI’s Z97I Gaming AC, a mini-ITX motherboard that while small, proved to be very mighty.
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