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Name: MSI - Z490-A PRO (Socket 1200) USB-C Gen 2 Intel ATX Motherboard PCIE Gen 2
Brand: MSI
SKU: 6436464
Price: 129.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (230 reviews)

MSI - Z490-A PRO (Socket 1200) USB-C Gen 2 Intel ATX Motherboard PCIE Gen 2

Model:: Z490-A PRO; |
SKU:: 6436464

User rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars with 230 reviews.

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QuestionWill this motherboard work with lower end Nvidia video cards? I can only find info showing it supports crossfire..
Asked 4 years ago by James84.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 4 years ago by BHall
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Questionis this motherboard good for overclocking i7 10700k and running the 3060ti?
Asked 5 years ago by eliasissuffering.
- Answer it does run well for overclock for the price
  Answered 4 years ago by pinky
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QuestionIn the specifications, memory slot type is listed as 240 pin. I thought it was supposed to be 288pin for DDR4 ram?
Asked 5 years ago by danny.
- Answer Must be a typo.. it does use 288 pin ddr4.
  Answered 4 years ago by Drowsy1234
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Questionis this compatible with a i7-8700k?
Asked 5 years ago by rob.
- Answer No. Only 10th and 11th gen CPUs are compatible
  Answered 5 years ago by Farkeytron
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Questionhas connector for ssd m.2?
Asked 5 years ago by beto.
- Answer Yes two
  Answered 4 years ago by Mchandler
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Questiondoes this have a ethernet?
Asked 5 years ago by brainnt.
- Answer Yes. 2.5Gbit ethernet (compatible with 1Gbit)
  Answered 5 years ago by Farkeytron
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QuestionIs this motherboard compatible with Intel i7 6700 proccesor?
Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No. Only 10th and 11th gen CPUs (like the i5-10600K or the i9-10900K for example)
  Answered 5 years ago by Farkeytron
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QuestionIs this product compatible with the Intel i7 10700k?
Asked 5 years ago by Benjamin.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 5 years ago by Farkeytron
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QuestionDoes it support i3 10100
Asked 5 years ago by Xion.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 5 years ago by Farkeytron
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QuestionWhat graphics card is compatible with this mother board?
Asked 3 years ago by Matt.
- Answer Anything PCIe 4 and 3 will work fine
  Answered 3 years ago by Shadesofkin
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QuestionHow many fan headers are there?
Asked 4 years ago by Dw.
- Answer The Z490-A Pro is equipped with 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector, 1x 4-pin water pump connector and 6x 4-pin system fan connectors.
  Answered 4 years ago by Geno
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QuestionIt is compatible with the 11th generation specifically with the i5-11400
Asked 4 years ago by marambio.
- Answer Yes it is when you do the bios update on www.MSI.com comes with the CD etc you will see it!!
  Answered 3 years ago by Tunes89
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QuestionDoes this motherboard support a 9th gen cpu?
Asked 5 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No. 9th gen CPUs use a different t socket (LGA 1151)
  Answered 4 years ago by Zach
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QuestionDoes it have any HDMI inputs, vga, dvga, headphone jack, rca , optical, and what is the total usb (both high end, and low end).? Thank you
Asked 5 years ago by Mike.
- Answer It has HDMI and DisplayPort for integrated graphics. Six audio outputs (not optical though); 6 usb ports (2 usb 2.0, 2 usb 3.0, 1 usb 3.2 gen 1 type A, 1 usb 3.2 gen 1 type c. It also has lightning gen 4.0 support along with pcie 4.0(future bios update) and one m.2 gen 4.0 x4 (future bios update). There is another m.2 slot... I do not know if that will be updated to gen 4.0 standard in the future.
  Answered 4 years ago by Drowsy1234
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QuestionDoes this work with a 3rd generation i7 ( i7-8700 )
Asked 4 years ago by dooo1.
- Answer The Z490-A Pro does not use an 1151 socket, so the i7 8700 will not be compatible.
  Answered 4 years ago by Geno
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Questions & Answers

MSI - Z490-A PRO (Socket 1200) USB-C Gen 2 Intel ATX Motherboard PCIE Gen 2

Q: QuestionWill this motherboard work with lower end Nvidia video cards? I can only find info showing it supports crossfire..

Q: Questionis this motherboard good for overclocking i7 10700k and running the 3060ti?

Q: QuestionIn the specifications, memory slot type is listed as 240 pin. I thought it was supposed to be 288pin for DDR4 ram?

Q: Questionis this compatible with a i7-8700k?

Q: Questionhas connector for ssd m.2?

Q: Questiondoes this have a ethernet?

Q: QuestionIs this motherboard compatible with Intel i7 6700 proccesor?

Q: QuestionIs this product compatible with the Intel i7 10700k?

Q: QuestionDoes it support i3 10100

Q: QuestionWhat graphics card is compatible with this mother board?

Q: QuestionHow many fan headers are there?

Q: QuestionIt is compatible with the 11th generation specifically with the i5-11400

Q: QuestionDoes this motherboard support a 9th gen cpu?

Q: QuestionDoes it have any HDMI inputs, vga, dvga, headphone jack, rca , optical, and what is the total usb (both high end, and low end).? Thank you

Q: QuestionDoes this work with a 3rd generation i7 ( i7-8700 )

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QuestionIn the specifications, memory slot type is listed as 240 pin. I thought it was supposed to be 288pin for DDR4 ram?

Questionis this compatible with a i7-8700k?

Questionhas connector for ssd m.2?

Questiondoes this have a ethernet?

QuestionIs this motherboard compatible with Intel i7 6700 proccesor?

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QuestionWhat graphics card is compatible with this mother board?

QuestionHow many fan headers are there?

QuestionIt is compatible with the 11th generation specifically with the i5-11400

QuestionDoes this motherboard support a 9th gen cpu?

QuestionDoes it have any HDMI inputs, vga, dvga, headphone jack, rca , optical, and what is the total usb (both high end, and low end).? Thank you

QuestionDoes this work with a 3rd generation i7 ( i7-8700 )