So today, we turn to MSI for a detailed look at what they have to offer in the form of the Z370 GAMING PLUS – a motherboard equipped for Intel’s 8th Generation of CPUs codenamed Coffee Lake. If you’re wanting basic functionality and a passage to Intel Z370, while keeping the costs down, then this motherboard could be for you.
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We recently saw Intel launch their 8th Generation Coffee Lake CPUs, and to use one of those CPUs you will need a Z370 chipset motherboard. All the major vendors have released Z370 chipset motherboards, but none of them went all-out with models that would be considered pinnacle creations within their own right, except MSI.
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It’s normal not to see any enthusiast-level features such as onboard buttons or a debug screen, but MSI does provide basic troubleshooting via four LEDs lined up by the 24-pin power port. The LEDs signify the debug status for the CPU, memory, GPU, and for boot, so should they stay on one of the first three, you know where the likely failing point is.
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MSI splits the SATA connectors to enable better case cabling. A group of four, split into two pairs, are resident by the southbridge whilst a couple of rotated ports line the left-hand edge of the board. Most folks will only use a couple, so at least there is some flexibility in what you use and where.
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The MSI X299 SLI Plus is a budget friendly way to get into the high performance LGA 2066 socket, while offering great features. For testing in this review I will be using the Intel Core i5-7640X which has an unlocked multiplier, runs at 4 GHz, and features quad cores and threads.
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The MSI X299 Gaming M7 ACK is part of the company’s Enthusiast Gaming-based boards and sits pretty high up in the X299 product stack. These boards are packed full of useful features that set the brand apart, such as PWM controlled fan headers, a 2-amp header for use with a water cooling pump, DDR4 Boost, Steel Armor on the PCIe and DIMM slots, Mystic Lighting support, Killer Network hardware, and so very much more.
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In our hands today, we have the MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC which, as its name suggests supplies us with 802.11ac functionality straight out of the box. Along with the WiFi capabilities, this board also arrives with dual M.2 slots, trademark MSI features like Audio Boost 4 and MYSTIC LIGHT RGB functionality.
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Feature-packed motherboards often exceed the ATX specification out of necessity, and the Z370 Godlike Gaming follows that concept with a slew of slots and on-board controllers packed tightly on a 10.7”-deep board. Because it’s over an inch beyond the 9.6” (or 9.625”) depth of standard ATX, MSI affixes the EATX label so common among boards around this size.
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The new hexa-core “Coffee Lake” processors for the mainstream platform require new motherboards on the Z370 chipset. The MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC is the first of those new motherboards to go under the KitGuru microscope.
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ith support for SLI and CrossfireX via 4 PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots it could form the backbone of even the most extreme gaming system, whilst the combination of three Gigabit LAN ports and AC WiFi keep you connected no matter how strenuous the situation. Elsewhere some blistering DDR4 speeds and a wide selection of USB ports ensure that you will never run out of bandwidth.
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