Just like Z87 we get four DDR3 DIMM slots that support up to a whopping 3300MHz. In this photo we have three four pin PWM fan headers, two are up top for CPU fans and the third is a case fan. The area around the CPU is fairly clear of anything that will cause obstructions with low profile coolers or their brackets. Moving over to the top right corner, we have a lot more going on. Surprisingly there isn’t anything else going on up in this corner other than the rear I/O and the cooling that will both be covered later on this page. Starting up in the top left corner behind the rear I/O panel the Gaming 5 has a single 8 pin power connection. The overall layout of the board isn’t any different than past boards, but lets break it down section by section. I have a feeling that this is going to be a little more popular than the previous generation of MSI gaming boards where the dragon theme was a little more in your face. MSI stuck with the same red and black theme for the Gaming 5 but it is very clear that this is a much cleaner design both on the PCB as well as the cooling design.
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