Biostar recently announced their new series of motherboards that were based on Intel’s Coffee Lake processors. MSI went ahead and announced their new series of Coffee Lake compatible motherboards B360, H310 and H370 that introduce many opportunities for boards if you are a gamer and interested in buying some nice hardware.
A good thing about these new motherboards from MSI is the pricing. All boards in MSI’s 300 series will be compatible with Intel’s Coffee Lake-S series and they will also not be very expensive. In fact, it is possible that these motherboards will well be in your budget range.
MSI offers more PC Customization tools through the Mystic Light App, that will allow you to change your PC colors and choose from a lot of options.
MSI boosts that through these 300 series motherboards, gamers will be able to enjoy a more pure audio experience during gaming. HD Audio processor, audio capacitors and dedicated amplifier are all physically isolated from the motherboard circuitry which allows for a pin point accuracy in terms of audio signals. The new Coffee Lake compatible motherboards MSI H310, H370 and B360 feature several USB 3.1 options that deliver files faster than ever.
MSI H310, H370 and B360 Motherboards Specifications for Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake:
Here are some of the options you can choose from in the new series of MSI motherboards
MSI H370 Series:
- MSI H370 Gaming Plus
- MSI H370 Gaming Pro Carbon
- MSI H370M Bazooka
MSI B360 Series:
- MSI B360 Gaming Arctic
- MSI B360M Mortar Titanium
- MSI B360M Mortar
- MSI B360-A Pro
- MSI B360-A Pro VD
- MSI B360-A Pro VH
MSI H310 Series:
- MSI H310M Pro-M2
- MSI H310M Pro-VD
- MSI H310M Pro-VH
The following table shows comparative specifications for new MSI Motherboards
| Model Name | H370 GAMING PRO CARBON | H370 GAMING PLUS | B360 GAMING PLUS | B360M PRO-VH | H310M PRO-VH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU Support | Supports 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron processors | Supports 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron processors | Supports 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron processors | Supports 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron processors | Supports 8th Gen Intel Core, Pentium and Celeron processors |
| Chipset | Intel H370 Chipset | Intel H370 Chipset | Intel B360 Chipset | Intel B360 Chipset | Intel H310 Chipset |
| CPU Socket | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 |
| Memory Support | 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4 4000+ MHz (OC) | 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4 4000+ MHz (OC) | 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4 4000+ MHz (OC) | 2 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4 4000+ MHz (OC) | 2 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4 4000+ MHz (OC) |
| PCI-E X16 | 2 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 2-way CrossFire | 2 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 2-way CrossFire | 2 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, 2-way CrossFire | 1 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots | 1 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots |
| PCI-E X1 | 3 x PCI-E x1 slots | 4 x PCI-E x1 slots | 4 x PCI-E x1 slots | 2 x PCI-E x1 slots | 2 x PCI-E x1 slots |
| Legacy | n/a | 1 x Serial, 1 x Parallel | 1 x Serial, 1 x Parallel | 1 x Serial | 1 x Serial |
| Display Interface | DisplayPort, HDMI | DisplayPort, DVI | DisplayPort, DVI | VGA, HDMI | VGA, HDMI |
| SATA | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports | 5 x SATA 6Gb/s ports | 5 x SATA 6Gb/s ports | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports | 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports |
| M.2 | 2 x M.2 slots | 1 x M.2 slots | 1 x M.2 slots | 1 x M.2 slots | n/a |
| USB 3.1 Gen2 | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type A+C) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type A+C) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type A+C) | n/a | n/a |
| USB 3.1 Gen1 | 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 | 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 |
| USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 | 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Audio | Realtek ALC1220 Codec | Realtek ALC892 Codec | Realtek ALC892 Codec | Realtek ALC887 Codec | Realtek ALC887 Codec |
| LAN | Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN | Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN | Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN | Realtek 8111H Gigabite LAN | Realtek 8111H Gigabite LAN |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | ATX | m-ATX | m-ATX |
Coffee Lake Compatible Motherboards MSI H370, H310 and B360 Price:
While we do not yet have official word on how much money would be required to buy one of these motherboards, we do know that their price will be somewhere between $100 to $200. Stay tuned, as soon as we get any more information, we will let you know.