MSI unveils its new X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

MSI has officially unveiled its new X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC motherboard, with its freakin' beautiful - and super unique look.

The new X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC sports 4 x PCIe x16 slots, 2 x PCIe 1x, and 2 x M.2 slots. MSI's TOMAHAWK range is the company's mid-range series, so this doesn't have all of the bells and whistles that the high-end/enthusiast motherboards will have. We do have MSI's own Mystic Light feature, which will light up the board - and in that white theme, it'll look crazy good in the right combination of RGB LEDs, graphics card/s, and case/fans.

MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC

• Model Name: X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
• Segment: Arsenal GAMING
• CPU support: Supports New Intel® Core™ X-series Processor Family
• CPU socket: LGA 2066
• Chipset: Intel® X299 Chipset
• Graphics Interface: 4 x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot, 3-way SLI / CrossFire
• Memory support: 8 DIMMs, Quad Channel DDR4-4266+MHz; Dual Channel DDR4-4500+MHz
• Expansion slots: 2 x PCI-E 3.0 x1 slots, SATA / M.2 / U.2 8x SATA 6Gb.s ports, 2x Turbo M.2 slots, 1x Turbo U.2 connector
• Intel® Optane™: Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• USB 3.1: Gen2 3 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-C+C)
• USB 3.1: Gen1 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1
• USB 2.0: 7 x USB 2.0
• LAN: Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN
• Audio: 7.1 Channel

Features

• M.2 SHIELD FROZR: Strengthened built-in M.2 thermal solution. Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.
• Designed for Extreme Performance: TURBO SOCKET with GAME BOOST, DIGITALL POWER Design
• Lightning Fast Game experience: TWIN TURBO M.2 with M.2 Shield FROZR and Intel Optane Memory
• Ready, Turbo U.2, LIGHTNING USB 3.1 GEN2
• GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Intel® : The best online gaming experience with lowest latency and bandwidth management
• AUDIO BOOST 4 with NAHIMIC 2+: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
• MULTI-GPU: With STEEL ARMOR PCI-E slots. Supports 3-Way NVIDIA SLI™ & 3-Way AMD crossfire™
• SYSTEM SAVER: 3 easy to use options to successfully boot your system again.
• VR READY and VR BOOST: Best virtual reality game experience without latency, reduces motion sickness. Supports Nahimic VR & TriDef VR.